First the tone, how the instruments are played or how the beat is. then the lyrics.
I want something that touches me, something that takes up real issues that you go through in life.Something that moves me, my soul and makes me feel something.
issues like divorce, problems paying rent, college money, stress in life, breakups.. just something that we all expierience.
through songs i learn so much. And i am also amazed by how personal some songs are, the lyrics, but a lot of people dont notice it because they only listen to the rythm of it and dont see the lyrics. If you look at the lyrics you can usually see where the artist is in life. What bothers them. What makes them happy. I love how a song can be so personal, but still, camouflaged in such musical beauty of tone and beat.