Music makes the world go 'round

It always amazes me how music can have such an effect on me. If there is a really good song, it can completely overtake my heart and change my mood. I became fascinated with music at an early age and have had an obsession with it ever since. I would have no problem choosing music over television or internet. I just love how music makes me feel and how some songs hold so much meaning or symbolize a moment in my life. I always thought Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” was such a powerful love song. You can hear her feelings of passion and love pour out with each word she sings. I always envisioned having a love that strong and meaningful, one where all that mattered is that we were together and living in that moment. Then I fell in love with “Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing. It was such a fun and flirty song that pictured me dancing with my love until I could barely move never breaking eye contact as love filled us both. Those two songs are a lethal combination to model a relationship after, though it still continues to be a dream of mine! Then there are classics like my namesake Crystal Gayle, Cher, Patsy Cline, and Conway Twitty who all have pure and raw talent that also captured my attention. They probably hold more meaning to me because of the memories of my childhood where my mother and I would sing an entire album start to finish and I felt so mature and filled with inspiration, like anything was possible. Music helped me through the rough waters of the teenage years. I felt like no one else understood me except for the people playing through my speakers. I loved spending days upon days in my room or outside just listening to music, daydreaming, imagining what each person felt or experienced in every song I heard. As an adult, my thoughts have still not changed, and I value music more than I have before. Every sad song that I heard as a child, teenager, or in my early twenties I hear in a completely different way. A year ago, I could hear the pain in Adele’s voice, but I never fully understood until now. I don’t feel alone, and I actually feel inspired. These people, without even knowing it, are helping me through the toughest time in my life and I am forever grateful to them. There is absolutely nothing like putting on a song that touches your soul when you feel like you are at your lowest. Even something happy and upbeat. I heard a song just yesterday that had such a romantic feel to it, and I could picture myself dancing with a gorgeous man and taking on the feelings of love and overwhelming joy. I need that hope and inspiration. I don’t know where I would be if there was no music left in the world.