Some Say Love...

Love is a complex thing that is often explored in music. In the article "Pure Sex, Pure Love" provided by Busted Halo, we see that our search for a 'soul mate' may be more ambitious than we could hope for. Not to say that marriage is meant for strangers, but rather that we cannot rely solely on one other person. What happens when there is an argument and you need to vent to someone else? That is why we need to expand our understanding of love from the narrow true-love-and-nothing-else mentality. Here we can turn to music. We see the stark differences in various songs. In "My Heart Will Go On," we hear: "Every night in my dreams / I see you / I feel you." Those lyrics allude that in our dreams, where happiness and peace dwell, we find our lovers. Therefore, love is a dreamlike reality. But we can also see what love is like in Demi Lovato's "Unbroken": "I'm gonna love you like I've never been broken." Here we see that love is a strong feeling that can break one into pieces but also recover a broken heart. It is both a weapon and a medicine. Another song that highlights what love can be viewed as is Bruno Mars' "Just The Way You Are." This song explains how love accepts one for who and what they are, believing that they are more than beautiful as themselves than anything they could force themselves to be. John Mayer's song "Your Body is a Wonderland" explores the physical and intimate side of love, sexual intercourse. It talks about sex as a sea of love that is so deep and caring. The last song that I think really captures what love can be is "A Whole New World" from the Disney Film Aladdin. Love is an adventure that can show us "a whole new world / a new fantastic point of view." It an eyeopening journey of community and commitment. I think that soul mates is a nearly impossible journey. There is someone out there who we can share our experiences with, but that's the point. Our experiences are built off our relationships and levels of love with our friends and family. They help build our characters and personalities, the things that ultimately attract our soul mates to us. Thus, I believe that it is necessary to have a connection to all while looking for someone, not a soul mate, to share your experiences, happiness, and joy with.