let's see if i can follow the philosophical crescendo that this concept has created in my mind, with words. (contention: linguistic relativity [contention:i don't believe in that theory])
so here we go...
the train of thought started off a comment from someone. i'll leave the name blank.
"____ said he liked all the different references because it proved i clearly understood the lyrics and song meanings"
i don't believe that there is one set meaning to music, songs, lyrics, or art in general. yes, in the creation of art there is usually a purpose or exigence or story behind the work. and yes, deciphering that story or intended meaning of the artist creates a greater understanding of the work for the audience. however, i believe that art is created to be interpreted. the true meaning of artwork is not what the artist intends, it's how the piece makes the reader/listener/audience feel and think. art is what we see it to be, it is how we interpret the world.
say, for example, i listen to a song about a boy and a girl who break up and how sad the boy is about the break up. That is the latent content of the song, but to me it means nothing. What means something is the sentiment, the feeling the song gives me. If i were to close my eyes and ears and just listen to the songs and rhythms and beats and euphony and just completely feel the song, what i feel is what the song means. nothing else matters.
thus, the way to truly understand art, is just to observe it. Yes, a deeper understand of true intent of the artist may change the meaning of
it's not hard to understand art
nor is it hard to make art
there's too much beauty and truth in the world not to create art; even if you're not consciously making a sculpture or writing, you're living. you're contributing through every emotion you feel and idea you think and word you say and movement you make.
the reason i believe this is because of my philosophy on life. All of our experiences and memories and genetics affect who we are as people. People change, it's a fact. But there's also much continuity in people. thus, we all have different outlooks on life. we all see the world in different shapes and colors, in passionate red, in calm green, in bubbly circles, in sharp corners. we all have different perspectives, and with these perspectives we create our worlds.
i am the god of my universe.
i can control what i see. i can choose to see or not see the obvious, or to overanalyze the world and objects within it. i create and destroy in my world.
my existence is the only thing promised to me, to this world.
i am the only continuous factor in this universe, and even i am constantly changing.
because i have control over everything. i control the world.
events don't happen to me, i happen to events.
this is the strongest internal locus of control one can have; and the most important.
i am the god of my world.
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