I love beautiful lyrics. When I coach singers, I get the most joy digging into the lyric of a song to understand the character’s world. No different than analyzing a story.
Mirel Wagner’s “No Death” paints a vivid picture of a person dealing with death. Mirel’s words paint a picture of a person potentially dealing with the loss of a loved one, and the loss of pride that comes from losing someone.
I never considered “pride” an emotion associated with death. As I think about people in my life and how I might respond to their death, I speculate I may feel my pride hurt. Perhaps that’s where my sadness may stem from? I may morn the loss of that person no longer in my life. That I have lost. That I should expect that person in my life forever. Perhaps that’s why writings of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius all have a central theme of accepting death as a natural part of life.
I’m not a morbid person, and I hope this post doesn’t leave you down. Rather, I hope this post piques your interest in Mirel Wagner, check out Mirel’s song below, and challenges you to appreciate every moment you have on this earth with people that much more.
HT to Brian for the song recommendation.