Dear Music,
Thank you for all the years you’ve helped me through. From just helping add a good vibe to something, to holding my hand through the toughest times. For helping me escape the realities of what was going on around me and pulling me out of my head, away from thoughts I didn’t want to have to have. You gave me so much inspiration, aiding in my creative drive and showing me different stories, being one of the world’s universal languages.
Thank you for teaching me how to connect with people through common interests, online and in person, and showing me that it isn’t all bad. I learned a lot about how to talk to people because of you since the first thing people usually ask is “So what kind of music do you listen to?” I never really have an answer, since I love all of you. Every genre, every lyric, every beat and note is important. Each song tells a different story, and albums expand on those stories. Getting to talk about those stories and meanings is a conversation starter. I respond with “I listen to everything,” because it’s true. I have listened to every one of your genres and they all speak to me. That alone helped me develop ways to conversate with people and relieve the immense social anxiety I have, and although it’s still hard, I can connect with people a lot easier now because of you.
Thank you for giving me that little confidence boost before I get up and talk about something important. You’re like my hype-man, the person who cheers me on and gives me that pep talk before I have to do something totally nerve-wracking. You ease me when I’m nervous and get me pumped up when I need the hype. You help me focus when I have stuff that needs to get done, like when I need to clean my room or finish writing an essay. You help my brain focus when I’m trying to take notes or edit a story, whatever I need to do you help me do it.
Thank you for helping me express my feelings when I can’t put things into words, you always seem to know the right things to say for me. You’ve been such a big part of my life since I can remember, sitting on the floor next to my sister where she introduced me to you for the first time.
So many times I’ve not had the right words to share what’s going on in my mind, but somehow you always have just the thing that helps me understand what I’m trying to say. You help me speak, teach me words I never knew, share my feelings with people, help me organize my thoughts and ideas through the creation of playlists. So many ways you help me get what’s stuck in my head out, so I’m able to shout out what I’m feeling because you helped me sit and think about it.
Thank you for all your help, I don’t plan on going anywhere without you for the rest of my life. Thank you to the artists who create you, the people who post you, analyze you, translate you, and make you the thing you are. Thank you music.
Yours truly,
Kaii Campos
