Me and Music

On weekend mornings to my evening walks, I am always with music. I have loved music from a very young age. I don’t even know when exactly I fell in love with it. Since my school days, we had a music system at home, and we played songs almost every day. From CD tracks to YouTube playlists, the love has only grown over time. From those early days until now, I’ve always had music systems with me and I still enjoy music deeply.

As I said, I always love to listen to music. During my commute, on slow mornings, at the gym, while having food, in the car, almost everywhere, music has been there with me. My taste varies from English to Malayalam, rock to classical, background scores to ambient sounds.

By listening to music, I try to escape from reality. Sometimes I find myself dreaming about things that may never happen, and I still enjoy it. I don’t know if anyone else does this, but I do. Other times, I just immerse myself in the music and live inside the beats. Both give me a sense of enjoyment and relief.

But recently, I noticed something. When music is playing, there’s no room for thinking. The lyrics block the flow of my thoughts. New poems, fresh write-ups, and creative ideas - they all come from the quiet place in my mind. Deep thinking and going over ideas again and again is what brings something new. But when I constantly feed my mind with songs, that process doesn’t happen. It feels like it’s making my mind tired.

So now I want to reduce the amount of songs I listen to. Instead, I might switch to rain sounds or lofi music without lyrics, something that gives my mind space to think. Or maybe I’ll stop listening to music for a while and just see how things turn out.

I hope this gives me more room to think about new things and to create something meaningful.

As someone said, “Maybe in the silence, I’ll find something I’ve never heard before”.