There are certain places I have been that, when I visit them, I feel something different, something I may not have felt in years, perhaps for as long as I have been there last. Not all of these places are physical. There are also times in my life that, when I think about the person I was and the things that I had in my life that now shape my experiences, I feel something different when I experience something nostalgic from that time.
When times seem gloomy, because it does feel that way even to the best of us sometimes, one just feels or experiences something from a place or time way different from the present by either being there again or reliving a memory or something. It has happened to me across different parts of my memory, resurfacing at times.
Songs like those of Big Time Rush (BTR), Victorious, Rags, and many other Nickelodeon shows I was always engrossed in watching as a kid, as well as snippets of films and cartoon shows I loved then, take me back to times from way back in my childhood when my passions and aspirations began to form and also times when things were much simpler and less complex, like now.
I sat one time, listening to many of the songs I loved as a child, and I realised just how and when I began to love music and the influences that led me down the road of wanting to learn and play music someday. Some other cartoon shows that I used to watch then, seeing a few kids watch them now, or perhaps talking about them with people that loved them as kids, remind me of a time when I didn't worry as much as I do now.
The earliest memories I have are from the first home I ever remember living in. The closest companion I had then was my brother. And then I was a pretty free-spirited kid. I didn't hold back as much as I do now. I didn't care much about what others thought of me. I didn't overthink things. I was just Jay, but little, young, and free. And when I visited that place, where I once called home since we moved at one point, some memories came back strongly as I passed through the places I had fun as a child, remembering the silly things I did as well as my inventive endeavours.
End of Beginning, a song in the background of a TikTok video a loved one sent to me, grasped my attention strongly. The part of the lyrics I found was intriguing, and the sounds I heard from the instruments drew me in. In no time, I found it, and I have had it on repeat several times ever since. In short, the song evokes certain emotions in me.
The lyrics at almost every point of the song say something powerful. The strongest parts of the song remind me of all that I have mentioned so far.
And when I'm back in Chicago,I feel it
Another version of me, I was in it
I wave goodbye to the end of beginning
You take the man out of the city, not the city out the man
Reminds me of how different I feel when I travel back to those places or times. And that there are certain experiences and environments that are intertwined with our identity that, even when we are removed from such familiar places, still remain a part of us.
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Posts like these serves as a wonderful reminder of how similar our childhoods are. I remember how smitten I was by the songs of these Nickelodeon stars. So it's nice that there's someone that loved them just as much, if not more than me.
I was sha thinking you're an old man. How old are you, Comrade?😄
So similar, that it's almost like we grew up together. I still get surprised when you concur with some cartoon and TV shows...😂
If you multiply seven score and divide it by eleven dozens and add ninety-nine sticks, you'll be close. 🤓
Memories are sparked by the slightest of things: a scent, a scene, a song and so many more. I remember watching big time rush back then; the songs they sang within the movie, the dance and vibes. Life was much more fun back then. I'm glad we've got memories to remind us of the good old days.
I just added the song to my playlist by the way 😁
I see some of my childhood TV stars now growing old, and somehow, it breaks my heart. Some part of me wants them the same way I found and loved them as a kid forever. Such is life anyway...
Now that you have a song suggestion from me, where's yours to me? 🤓
In the case of music, I am not a music lover but I also feel the magical power of music. I also listen to music sometimes based on the situation weather and my mood. the music you shared was new for me and I didn't hear it earlier but it sounds like good music.
Now I wonder what your music taste is. What would you say your favourite song to listen these days is?
In recent days, I haven't listen to any music as well as I can remember😅.
I see. That's okay. 😁
Ohhh nice here is another Nickelodeon baby🥰🥰
Okay. You've caught me. 🙃😁
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