The mystery of music

Music is so powerful, like a thousand thoughts and emotions fighting for your attention. its almost like you are coming closer to something you only imagined, and yet it is still so far away. Only few can conceive the depth of written work, of composed tunes. men like Ludwig Van Beethoven and Sebastian Bach could only scratch the surface- and yet see how deep they went. look how much talent they exhibited.

When I hear a good song, it is almost like someone just whispered a secret in my ear and ran away just as quick- there is a lust to hear more, and yet you can never hear enough. You sill long absorb enough of the words to put you at rest.  In many ways music is the language of the soul- the part of us that none can stab or kill. That is why it has to be heartfelt and only few can be fortunate enough to produce it.

Contemporary artistes have made some progress in this respect- cold play's 'viva la vida' is a legend in many ways ranging from the beautiful beats (piano) to the articulate words which would  mean different things to many people. The phrase 'viva la vida' literally means 'death and all his friends' but it is a many flavoured song- each taste leaving the trace of a mystery to be solved.

We hear so many songs everyday that I believe if we put them together they tell a story about life. And this is why I say that music is the language of the soul- because it is how we humans communicate when words have failed us and passion overwhelms us.

Duby