Music Without Words

I've recently discovered that I've begun to listen to the music I hear without hearing, let alone understanding, most/all of the words sung by the vocalists. (I've also discovered that I begin numerous blogs with the letter "I", but that's not the point.)

I downloaded a song titled "From Now On, We Are Enemies" off of Fall Out Boy's new Greatest Hits CD. I really loved the song, and couldn't even decipher a single word of any part of it. All of the musical impacts were just perfect, it seemed. After a short period of inquiry, I discovered that Patrick Stump, their lead singer, composes all of their music, and Pete Wentz, their bass guitarist, pens all of the lyrics to their songs (none of which make any sense, by the way). Apart from the fact that Patrick has an amazing instrument in his pipes, I've begun to listen to all of their music again, and realize that I never actually cared about the words; the music was what really got to me, and what really left the lasting impression on me.

After finding my old iPod, I went through several tunes, remembering exactly why I had downloaded that song, and discovered that EVERY SINGLE SONG ON THERE was the exact same way. I really don't care about what the singers have to SAY. I do, in fact, care about how the singers make me feel what they want to get across. That's what's important in the music.