Duran duran ordinary world lyrics6/7/2023 ![]() That's the beauty of this song, it can be about anything that you want it to be, anything that moves you and means something to you when you first heard it on the radio. It not only gives me a sense of peace but It also takes me back to when I was a scared 17 year old trying to make sense of it all. I still listen to this song in moments of sadness or reflection. ![]() It allowed me to grieve for the loss of my adolescence, to feel hopeful about the future, and to find the courage to move forward because "any world is my world" and I will learn to survive. I listened to this song religiously that last year of high school. It was ok to be afraid, it was ok to look back at yesterday, to be nostalgic, but ultimately I knew I would find my way, my ordinary world. The lyrics seem to speak to me, giving me comfort, making sense of my thoughts and feelings. And that's when this song found ME while I listened to the radio one afternoon. I didn't really have anyone to talk to about my feelings and sense of confusion. I was afraid of losing my friends, losing the little that was left of my childhood, becoming an adult without really knowing what I wanted to do with my life. I was applying to colleges, taking SATs, and dreading graduation date. When this song came out, I was in my senior year of high school. Therefore, I never associated the song with death and grief. I'm in my 40s now and I still haven't experienced the loss of a loved one. I was a teenager when the song hit the radio stations in LA. However, I didn't truly understand that when the song first came out.
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