Song Analysis: Wasted by Cartel

Just because I have pretty much nothing better to do, I was thinking about writing about a song I just recently got addicted to :) Anyway, here's a link to the song if anyone out there wanted it; I'm not exactly sure if this type of song will be too popular out there, but you'll never know if you don't check it out first right? xD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOAmKy0SRxw

Right below are the lyrics to the song!

It's 2:45, the baby takes his first breath
The mother never knew he only had a few left and
The father gets a call in the middle of the night
His breath gets short and his chest gets tight

But he's 16, and he's driving too fast
Takes a turn to the left, it would be his last
Nobody knows what happens if he turns to the right
Nobody in the car would've died that night

But he's 32 and invincible.
The cancer he had it was visceral
He never saw it coming...thought he had his whole life
Sick in the morning and he died in the night.

We're all so...
We're on the run.
We're all, we're all
We're wasted, no no no
We're all wasted
We're wasted, no no
We're all wasted

7 years old, got his bat in his hand
He’s looking for his father and he doesn't understand
'Cause dad's too busy, got some deals on the way
His son sits alone as the children play

And he's 18 he couldn't wait to move out
His parents wonder what all the rush is about
They never bothered with his dreams
Only thinking of theirs.
Wonders why he doesn't call and why he doesn't care

But he's 32 and invincible
With everything he is based on principle
He never had a truly happy moment in his life
He didn't want the kids and he didn't want his wife.

We're wasted, no no no
We're all wasted
We're wasted, no no
We're all wasted
We're wasted
We're all wasted
We're all wasted, no no
We're all wasted

23 now got his life in his hands
He's looking all around and he doesn't understand
'Cause life's too busy, things get in the way
We all feel alone every single day

And I'm 18 couldn't wait to move out
It's been 5 years and now I'm starting to doubt...
Whether all my dreams are just aimless stares
Looking off to someplace that isn’t there

When I'm 32 will I be miserable?
With everything around based on principle
Will I have a clue, oh wouldn't it be nice
to never be alone in this wasted life.

We're wasted, no no no
We're all wasted
We're wasted, no no
We're all wasted
We're wasted
We're all wasted
We're all wasted, no no
We're all wasted.

Analysis:

What I think about this song is it really isn't about alcohol at all. It's more like an outlook on life. The song explains how life is wasted in so many ways, such as being forced to pursue a dream that isn't actually yours, living life with cancer, etc. etc. There are plenty of ways to interpret this, but I think the overall message is talking about life. If you actually read the lyrics, the song is a bit sad; the outlook on life isn't exactly the happiest, if you get what I mean xD

And that's pretty much it for this super short post! If you come up with any other way to analyze this, please drop a comment down below :D

~Chichi

Mainstream Music...A Real Ear Sore

Mainstream music? You mean that catchy pop music that all that popular radio stations play 24/7? Well, apparently the majority of Americans in our society love this type of junk music playing on the radio ALL THE TIME. Here, I'm going to give you my opinion on the music, and let you know why it's so horrible. Down below is a perfect example which shows exactly where I stand on this subject:

Anyway, here are a few reasons why mainstream music is horrible and why the radio now sucks...

1. The same genre. The same songs.

Most "popular" radio stations suffer from this very thing. The lack of VARIETY and/or ORIGINALITY. Let me paint you a scenario that has happened to me countless times:

*In the car*

Me: -Justin Beiber song playing- HURRY CHANGE THE SONG BEFORE I LOSE MY MASCULINITY!

Brother: -switches stations-

Me:.........THE SAME THING IS PLAYING ON THIS STATION TOO! FML. x.x

As you can see, our society gets caught up in all the famous pop stars and their music that pretty much the majority of the radio now plays only pop music. Another example of songs replying themselves over and over again is when, for instance, I get into a car to go somewhere and hear a song on the radio. I then leave to go do whatever I needed to do, and when I get back into the car the same exact song is playing again. More recently, this has been happening again and again, and it bothers me so much that I pretty much want to kill my radio (which is pretty insane, because I'm a music obsessive).

Radio stations only focus on playing pop and rap music, and little to none of any other type of music. Basically, their only playing the mushy mainstream crap that everyone seems to love to listen to. Don't get me wrong, I don't exactly hate the music that they're playing, it's just that the same genre with no classic rock (or any rock music at all, for that matter) seems a bit boring and repetitive.

2. Excessive overplaying? Just a little.

Like I said before, the same music is overplayed WAY too much. Rap and pop music seem to be the only type of music that is played, with no other type of genre besides the occasional rock song. The thing about the songs that they play is that they're actually decent! (The majority of them, at least.) But once you hear a song for the 50th, 100th, or even 200th time...you get disgusted with the song. Songs that I used to love before they became popular on the radio I now hate, mostly because I hear the song every single day on the radio. I haven't been the only one experiencing this though, many of my classmates also complain about discovering a song long before it was popular, and then hating it once it did become popular.

Typically I would write much more, but right now my brain isn't exactly functioning correctly, so I'll just end my rant here :) If you agree or disagree, drop a comment below!

~Chichi

How to Download Music for Free (YES ITS LEGAL)

Ever since Limewire got its butt kicked and got shut down, TONS of people have tried to look for other ways to download music without actually paying a dollar per song using Itunes. Below is a free and completely legal way of downloading music. Although it might take a little longer than Limewire, this is a great method of downloading music if you're a stickler for rules and frugal at the same time. :)

1. Find a song on Youtube, and get the link for the video

On Youtube, you can find virtually any song you want, even if it's in a different language! Using this method, you're basically going to be copying the audio of the video (but its legal because you're not violating any copyrights or anything).

2. Go to zamzar.com (ew its a dumb site with advertisements ><)

Personally, I hate going on stupid sites like these (its a file converting site) because they have a crapload of advertisements, but this site gets the job done and is pretty efficient.

3. Go to the tab that lets you convert videos

After you get to the tab, post your link in the first column, choose "mp3" in the second column, and then enter your email in the last column. (The reason they need your email is because they're going to send you the link to your converted video, as far as I know, they don't spam you with advertisements or anything.)

4. Convert the video!

Press convert then wait for the file to get transferred. If you have a lot of songs, its easier to search for the next song you want to convert on Youtube while your first song is converting, and after your first video is finished, press backspace and then repeat step 3.

5. Go to your email

Once you've converted all the songs you want, go to your email and you'll have all the links waiting for you in your inbox. Just open the email, click on the link, then press download. Once the file is finished downloading, the music should automatically transfer to your Itunes. (This will happen if Itunes is set as your default music player, if it isn't then I'm not exactly sure where it will go...xD)

Tada! That's pretty much it for converting your music. I know its really lengthy and annoying, but once you get used to it, the conversions seem to go by much faster. I hope you found this guide useful! :)

~Chichi