ANVIL CHORUS
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE YOU You are unique. Why would you want to be anyone else. You have a life. You should live it. You are your own person. You belong to you. You can be whoever you want to be. Wear what you want. Save up for the expensive trainers that will go out of fashion in a few months. Buy that shirt your favourite singer wears. Try that new outfit you’ve been scared to wear. If you feel confident then own it. Do what you want with your hair. Shave your head. Dye your hair pink. Just be you. Wear as much or as little makeup as you want. Wear bright yellow eyeshadow everyday. Make your eyeliner as thick as you want. Never wear makeup because you can be who you want. You can look how you want. You have your own style. Get tattoos. Cover your entire body. Get one that means a lot. Get ten that mean nothing. Get piercings. You and your best friend have the same piercings. You are the only one with your nose pierced. Wear an obscene amount of jewellery if it makes you happy. Have rings on every finger. Wear 5 chains around your neck. Because it makes you happy. Follow the trends. Get the jeans that everyone's wearing. Buy the printed shirt the ‘cool’ kids wear. Make your own trends. Have your own style. Follow the crowd. Stand out. Just be you. Be who you want to be. Firstly and always,
‘music makes me smile. it’s the best thing in the world. certain songs make me feel like a pretty cloud. i love maple syrup too.’
tyler, 24
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FOR THE ERADICATION OF SEEMINGLY INCURABLE SADNESS
Artistic expression can come in any form. From the way you style your hair, to the music you hear. We express ourselves everyday. We are all artists in our own right. You don’t have to paint. You don’t need a degree. You just have to be passionate about what you are showing. That itself is art.
WHAT MUSIC MEANS TO YOU
Music is a feeling. It’s a way of speaking your mind without having to say the words as someone is saying them for you. It’s a beautiful form of self expression. Often people don’t understand the influence music can have on people. Sometimes a certain song can be the one thing that stops you from ending it all. These lyrics aren’t just melodic, they’re heartfelt, they have significant meaning. You can hear and feel the artists pain in the way they sing. You really form a bond with the songs. This is more than just a band. These people understand what it feels to be heartbroken, to be lonely, to be lost. They know how I feel and that’s the most comforting thing to know. Someone else understands.
I Love You By Ella Wheeler Wilcox I love your lips when they’re wet with wine And red with a wild desire; I love your eyes when the lovelight lies Lit with a passionate fire. I love your arms when the warm white flesh Touches mine in a fond embrace; I love your hair when the strands enmesh Your kisses against my face. Not for me the cold, calm kiss Of a virgin’s bloodless love; Not for me the saint’s white bliss, Nor the heart of a spotless dove. But give me the love that so freely gives And laughs at the whole world’s blame, With your body so young and warm in my arms, It sets my poor heart aflame. So kiss me sweet with your warm wet mouth, Still fragrant with ruby wine, And say with a fervor born of the South That your body and soul are mine. Clasp me close in your warm young arms, While the pale stars shine above, And we’ll live our whole young lives away In the joys of a living love.