This has got to be one of the smartest big brain topic ideas I have. Making an article for each day of this challenge. EZ content lmao 😎
The 30-Day Song Challenge. I’ve been seeing it on a lot of my friends’ Instagram Stories, and at first I just ignored it because everyone was doing it and I got spammed with people’s stories left and right about it, but now since most people already finished this, I won’t be as influenced of my choices when I see their answers. So last time it was Day 1.
Time for Day 2.
Day 2 is pick a song you like with a number in the title. Off my head I chose Jimmy Eat World – 23. I think it’s only been a few years since I heard about this song, although this song is already 20 years old (Yes, this is part of Jimmy Eat World’s 2004 album Futures) of which I haven’t even listened to.
Back when I was streaming bass guitar playthroughs on Twitch, my cousin requested this song and while playing it, I immediately knew that this song is beautiful and sad. It’s one of those songs where I can do some bass riffs and stuff because of its long instrumentals. That’s all good and dandy but..
There’s something about this song that gets to me, so I decided to do some googling about the meaning of this song and why the band wrote it in the first place.
Of course, no better way to Google than typing what you want to know then add the word “reddit” to the end lmao.
So I was looking through other people’s interpretation of the song and one redditor struck with me: “Very, very much coloured by where I’ve been emotionally for some time – for me I interpret it as talking to your anxious/sad self about how you’re beginning to heal and move on. So for me it’s about how you are still in a stage of fear and confusion as you go through this process – you’re unsure about exactly where you are heading, you’re mourning the opportunities missed already, or regretting/feeling guilty about decisions made and facing that fear/sadness you feel, but also you are coming to realize recognising there’s a life ahead and anticipating it with a little excitement and growing strength.”
No wonder it struck me. As someone who’s far from 23 now, this hits on a level that is only comprehensible as someone who’s far from 23, or living a life of fear and confusion no matter how old you are, but still going through it because that’s life.
It is what it is.