What is in a Song?

What is in a Song?

What is in a song?
That makes us feel this way?

The rhythm of the words touches us
Making us feel whole for just one moment.

Or is it the melody?
Its magic slowly healing our souls.
Making us feel it
In a way that we can feel nothing else.
Making us move
Making us sway

A song is the sustenence
from which your soul draws nourishment
without it,
your soul dies
dead and dull
its luster faded

In a way, songs are like paintings.
The authors spilling words across the canvas
bringing it to life with music
making it fly off the page and into our hearts.

We carry them with us always
We sing them to our children
Just before bed
Giving them sweet dreams.
Innocent minds are lulled to sleep
to dream about tomorrow.
Songs light the way to a better day.