The song I chose for my analysis is “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus. I like this song so much because it is very inspiring, and because I can really relate to it. Every time things start to get hard and I feel like there is no turning back I listen to this song and it gives me hope. A lot of music today doesn’t have a purpose, or at least not a clear one. But in this song it is trying to lift people’s spirits and let them no everything will be okay if you keep your head up and keep believing. This message couldn’t get any better in my opinion because I have been through a lot in my life, and it may have knocked me down but I never let it keep me down. Miley Cyrus helped me understand that life is a climb but when you reach the top the view is beautiful.
In this song Miley Cyrus states “There’s a voice inside my head saying you’ll never reach it but I got to keep trying got to keep my head held high”. This quote is explaining how most of the time the one keeping you down is yourself. When things get hard the easiest way out is to give up which is why there is always going to be something telling you that you will never reach your goal, so why not just give up? Although you may ask yourself this question the easiest way out is not always the best way, which is why you keep the faith and never give up because life is not always easy. Many times I have told myself that I can’t do something and that it is too hard so I’m going to fail at it anyway so why not just make things easier on myself and give up. But then as I sit and think about it I realize I will never know the outcome unless I truly try and put my all into it. So I wipe the tears off my face hold my head up and say “I know I can do this”. I have learned that I can do whatever I put my mind to which is what Miley Cyrus is explaining to everyone.
Miley Cyrus also states in this song “There’s always going to be another mountain, always going to be an uphill battle, sometimes I’m going to have to loose”. She is explaining how in life there is always going to be one problem after another. Once you solve one problem no matter how hard you try and keep issues out of your life they will always seem to find you. She is also letting people know that in reality you cant always win or solve the issue. If everything went the way you wanted it, the world would not be the same place. Sometimes the issues you face in life make you a stronger and better person. People learn from their mistakes so if you never loose a battle how will you ever learn. She is letting everyone know that they are not alone everyone in life faces problems some may be more difficult than others but that is the one thing that brings people together, so it is ok to loose sometimes.
One of my favorite quotes from this song is “Ain’t about how fast I get there ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side it’s the climb”. In this line she is saying how the difficulties and struggles in life we face to reach our goals is what makes it so much better when we finally get there. If everything in life came to us easy there would be no excitement. There would be nothing to look forward to because we already have everything we need. She is saying how life is not a race, there is no prize for the one who reaches there goal the fastest so take your time and accomplish things the right way. If you work hard for what you want when you finally get it the feeling is so wonderful because you know that you deserve it. In this song they used instruments such as piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, and a violin. The music’s sound was very loud and emotional I think that the music tied the whole song in. It made the purpose even more clear because they used so many instruments and it’s like they all came together and made it clear that the mood of the song was inspirational.
Listening to this song made me realize many things. It has made me realize that your biggest critic can be yourself, you can’t win every situation you get yourself into, and that what makes the prize worth while is the struggle it takes to get there. Miley Cyrus has reached out to many people with this song. She understands how hard life can get and she helps people come to be okay with that because things can always get better but it’s all up to you. Just keep faith in your life and understand that when you get to where you want to be the climb is what makes the prize even better.
