Two posts in a row!!!! It’s an early Christmas folks, or to
be politically correct, happy holidays.
Now instead of beating around the bush with the playful
banter that preempts the main discussion of these posts, lets jump right into
it!
Before that however, today’s WOW word describes the speech
of those filled with rage. An intellectual adjective, the word acrimonious is
the perfect word for any rage inspired moments. An example of this would be,
“The students engaged in an acrimonious debate in regards to whether or not ESS
was a legitimate science.”
Now, completely switching gears, it is time to examine the
lyrical complexity of emotional music and how it succeeds in bringing the
“feels.” The song I have chosen is the angel of a song, Butterfly Kisses by Bob
Carlisle. In a song that delves into the evolving relationship between a father
and his daughter, starting from the key moments of her childhood years to
teenage, young adult and finally marriage. The song succeeds in evoking emotion
in the hearts of the listeners through the music and melody, but more
importantly through his use of lyrics. Written from a first person perspective,
the listener is given the ability to place themselves in the viewpoint of this
father, watching his daughter mature from being “Daddy’s little girl,” to a
fully grown woman. Going from that place of complete dependency on their
“Daddy” to being independent in their own right. Bob creates this conflict of
the struggle the father faces in accepting this as he misses the intimacy they
once shared. This for me allowed me to feel like what a father may feel with
his daughter and is quite the tearjerker.
I recommend you listen to it and cry.
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