Keep It Real

"Living life, life in the fast lane. Not that bad, no I can't complain. Who's to say that we can't keep it real? Hold on tight, don't you dare let go. Now's the time, let the whole world know. You can shine bright but still keep it real." -Jonas Brothers

Yes, I still like the Jonas Brothers. I know all their lyrics and I'm not going to lie, Nick is still very very cute. But the reason why I like the song "Keep It Real" is for a different reason. I like the actual message. As silly as it sounds, I just like the tagline: "Keep it real!" Its something I try and strive for, though others might argue differently. I think out of all the things people can say I am and all the things I know I struggle with I've never failed at being myself. The lady I interviewed with at a modeling agency almost a year ago claimed that I was "A girl with a very midwestern face with an average midwestern girl personality." Thanks? But that's besides the point. I decided to make this blog post a little different. I'm going to pick songs, like Keep It Real, that inspire me. Or songs that have a message that I can identify with. I hope that maybe, just maybe, someone reads this and listens to the songs and maybe feels some of the same things I do. Enjoy. :)

1. Who Says by Selena Gomez and The Scene Now, I'm not the biggest Selena Gomez fan out there. I do enjoy her and I found her first CD very easy to relate to and very energetic. I can't really sum up why I love this song in actual words, though. Its one of those songs that you play with the windows down in your car on a day you feel beautiful. The song itself actually makes me feel worth it and special. Its a weird thing to describe, really. The line that gets me? "Who says you're the only one that's hurting?" I really can't describe this one other than its just very upbeat and uplifting!
2. Beautiful Disaster by Jon McLaughlin I like any songs that I think help me figure out myself or put a name to what I'm feeling. This is one of those songs! The lyrics are something that, to this day, I listen to and think "That. Is. So. Me!" And holy cow, I just re-read the lyrics and literally everything describing the "she" in the song is me. No fooling. I hope that some of you can relate this well to it too. I think, in fact, that it would ring true to a lot of high school girls. "She would change everything, everything just ask her, caught in the in-between; a beautiful disaster.."
 3. I'm Only Me When I'm With You by Taylor Swift Now, I AM a HUGE Taylor Swift fan. But this song has always been one of my favorites for a couple reasons. First of all, I love the romantic aspect of the song. I just like the idea of being excited and being happy to find someone that you feel so comfortable around. Second of all, I like the beat and the energy of the song! It always makes me feel like dancing. Also, I love the music video! Its one of my favorites of hers just because she made it out of videos of herself. As creepy as that sounds, I admire that aspect of the video just because she's putting herself out there in a way that not many artists do. "I'm only me, who I wanna be, yeah, I'm only me when I'm with youuuuu!"
4. 4ever by The Veronicas This songs energy just blows me away! I heard it during a scene in She's The Man. You know when Sebastian/Viola are all over at that carnival? It plays during that scene! I actually really like The Veronicas in general. And I guarantee that most of you have heard their song Untouched. But 4ever rang true to me on a night before the summer of my freshman year, maybe? And it really inspires me to just live. I feel like the lyrics speak for themselves: "So, come on baby, we ain't gonna live forever. Let me show you all the things that we can do."
5. The Climb by Miley Cyrus Cut me some slack, I lived off of Disney. I like this song sort of because it gives me faith that things are going to get better and that I just am in a rough patch. There's always going to be things that stand in the way of getting what you want and reaching your goals and making your dreams come true. You just have to have the mindset to get through those things and come out a stronger version of yourself. I know, all that from Miley Cyrus?! And I'm pretty sure that none of you can lie, you just cant help but feel inspirational when you belt out "Its the climb! Keep the faith, keep your faaaaith!" on top of a desert mountain.

So, thats all for now because Zoology is calling my name. Fingers crossed you like maybe even just one song. :)