Words and Music: Cruising Teenage Dreams

It may be because I am about to go hang out with two dear friends from junior high/high school, but this cycle of Music Week has me reliving my teenage relationship with music, as well as the fantastical dreams and ideals I had created in my head around the artists I loved. At that age, there are so many things that can make us feel separate from the people we encounter in our daily lives that it is a wonder we are able to remain connected. We are on the verge of figuring out who we want to be, but we hold the belief that we already know--and that’s usually how we try to portray ourselves. These conditions set us up to easily become defensive when we feel vulnerable or when our sense of self seems challenged or at risk in some way. Our feelings can become our enemies as we struggle to conceal the ones that don’t feel good.

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