by @zenigiri

Music is more than just a sound; it's a silent best friend that walks with us through every step of our journey. If there was ever a song you’d name at any time, what would it be? Would it be a song that replayed over and over in your mind after hearing it multiple times on the radio? Or would it be a tune that carried the fond memories you'd never forget?

There is always that one song that got you through the good and the bad, serving as a reminder of something or someone. Without you realising, our music has been one of those that has been a “best friend” to us all in the ups and downs of our journey as we walk this earth.

Music is a universal language that everyone around the world could connect to, and it has the ability to make us happy, sad, or experience a whole rollercoaster ride as we ride through our playlist. It transports us to a whole other universe in that very moment as we slowly immerse ourselves into its melody that is built by its composition of sounds layered from a once-empty track into a soulful mix of melodies and voices to form its masterpiece.

At any point in time, music has always been there. In your favourite films, at that restaurant you’re dining in, at the supermarket or even just within your reach — your device. It’s the music that got you on your feet to dance, the lyrics that hit the spot, and accurately express your thoughts and feelings. There were nights that went on, crying our hearts out while our playlist just went on and on, and nights that you blasted the loudest music you had in your playlist because you were frustrated.

It is a melody that remembers it all, connecting us back to that time. Do you remember a time when that song held and comforted you through those unbearable moments? Surely that one song popped up in your mind! The ambience that the music itself brought up, bringing life into your day, be it an upbeat pop song, an orchestra at a formal event, a romantic song to express your love or even an emotional song that got you through that unbearable night.

“It’s better to be held than holdin’ on” 

— “She’s in the Rain” by The Rose

Despite having never experienced an imagination-like scenario, the combination of each lyric and melody brings you into a first-hand experience of it, feeling its emotion as if you are living in the shoes of the character in the song.

“후회하지 않도록 지금 이 순간 최선을 다해 널 사랑하는 것” 

Translation: “With no regrets, I will love you with my best at this very moment”

— “Mortal” by ENHYPEN

With music being present at every point in our lives, it carries our memories. It is a carrier, a journey, a best friend, who holds us in both the good and bad moments.

“Yes, they’re sharing a drink called loneliness but it's better than drinkin’ alone” 

— “Piano Man” by Billy Joel

If you were to pick a song you’d hear for one last time in this life, what is your tune?