https://open.spotify.com/track/4Y8vb1uy9IjM2V1hqvrAid "Come stop your crying It will be alright Just take my hand And hold it tight I will protect you From all around you I will be here Don't you cry For one so small, You seem so strong My arms will hold you, Keep you safe and warm" - "You'll Be In My Heart," Phil Collins In six days, I’ll be dressed in cap and gown, walking across a stage to receive a diploma representing the fact that this chapter of my life is drawing to a close. It seems so simple – all I have to do is take the piece of paper, move the tassel from the right to the l ..read more

https://open.spotify.com/track/01mWFDRL40UlnbOXya5gqm"She's talking to angels, counting the stars Making a wish on a passing car She's dancing with strangers, falling apart Waiting for Superman to pick her up" - "Waiting for Superman," Daughtry About to begin the fourth week of being quarantined and having to complete school in the confinements of my house, I’m starting to wonder if my senior year is over – if I’ll ever see any of my classmates again. And it feels kind of weird. It’s kind of crazy how the people you’ve spent the past four years with can just be out of your life in an in ..read more

https://open.spotify.com/track/3Yh9lZcWyKrK9GjbhuS0hR "I do my hair toss Check my nails Baby how you feelin'? Feeling good as hell" - "Good as Hell," Lizzo With having to self quarantine and be stuck in my house for the past few weeks due to the current global crisis, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on my life. The problem with me, though, is that when I have spare time, time when I’m not focused on a specific task or my mind isn’t occupied by schoolwork, I tend to begin to feel depressed. I tend to focus on the parts of my life that aren’t the greatest. And for this reason, about a we ..read more

https://open.spotify.com/track/2IHLaN6wwYKQ3S24NsQqpA "'Oh, why do I compare myself to everyone? And I always got my finger on the self destruct I wonder when I love me is enough Why am I always looking for a ride or die? 'Cause mine's the only heart I'm gonna have for life I'm my own worst critic Talk a whole lot of shit But I'm a ten out of ten Even when I forget" - "I Love Me," Demi Lovato It will most likely come as no surprise, but middle school was the worst three years of my life. Well, to be more specific, the year of sixth grade was the ultimate worst. To be honest, I think m ..read more

"I've been thinking about tomorrow Instead of drowning in the past Oh we had good times even back when Dreams were all we had to last So as I wake up this bright morning Nothing's gonna bring me down" - "Still," Seinabo Sey I’m sitting at my desk trying to think about what I want to say, trying to write this post. I stare out the window – my view made up of a towering tree, brownish green grass, the side of an abandoned brown house, grey clouds blanketing the sky. Oh how I wish summer would arrive. My desk is a cluttered mess as usual. Binders and notebooks for school are piled high on my ..read more

https://open.spotify.com/track/5OHUTC4EvTbL0DuZQRIGGX When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do Is take a look at you, then I'm not so blue When you're close to me, I can feel your heart beat I can hear you breathing in my ear Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me got a groovy kind of love Anytime you want to you can turn me onto Anything you want to, anytime at all When I kiss your lips, ooh I start to shiver Can't control the quivering inside Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me got a groovy kind of love - "A Groovy Kind of Love," Phil Collins The Coronavirus invaded Montana about 7 days ag ..read more

https://open.spotify.com/track/2igwFfvr1OAGX9SKDCPBwO“In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there’s nothin’ you can’t do. Now you’re in New York. These streets will make you feel brand new. Big lights will inspire you.” – Empire State of Mind fire escape in the upper east side… 79th street east turning right to central park…. the metropolitan museum of art… a way to express what’s so difficult to say… central park zoo to the south… tourists seeing the world through cameras… following the map… taking 7th avenue… passing carnegie hall… a dream for all stars… straight into th ..read more

https://open.spotify.com/track/184HGdGIscUiPbDuqbvHuN “Something has changed within me Something is not the same I’m through with playing by the rules Of someone else’s game Too late for second guessing Too late to go back to sleep It’s time to trust my instincts Close my eyes and leap” – Defying Gravity, Wicked Eighteen years ago, I came into this world screaming and kicking. Now, as I lay in bed, about to turn eighteen, I can’t help but watch my life play like a film through my head. And I can’t help but feel proud of what I’ve overcome. But, at the same time, I also realize the mou ..read more

“In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there’s nothin’ you can’t do. Now you’re in New York. These streets will make you feel brand new. Big lights will inspire you.” – Empire State of Mind fire escape in the upper east side… 79th street east turning right to central park…. the metropolitan museum of art… a way to express what’s so difficult to say… central park zoo to the south… tourists seeing the world through cameras… following the map… taking 7th avenue… passing carnegie hall… a dream for all stars… straight into the heart… look up… map away… honking taxis… strange pe ..read more

“Something has changed within me Something is not the same I’m through with playing by the rules Of someone else’s game Too late for second guessing Too late to go back to sleep It’s time to trust my instincts Close my eyes and leap” – Defying Gravity, Wicked Eighteen years ago, I came into this world screaming and kicking. Now, as I lay in bed, about to turn eighteen, I can’t help but watch my life play like a film through my head. And I can’t help but feel proud of what I’ve overcome. But, at the same time, I also realize the mountains I still must climb. And I can’t help but to continue to ..read more