Why Do We Need Music?

Why Do We Need Music?

by Bud Lemire on Jan 3, 2006

"Why do we need music?" asked my brother Clyde

That's a good question, so I searched deep inside

I believe it has something to do with our soul

The touching of our spirit, so that it'll grow

I believe it was around, before our life began

And was embedded in us, to be a guiding hand

But let's get back to the question, posed by my brother

And all of those songs I remember, that were sung by my Mother

Just like food is to our bodies, music is to the soul

It gives us strength to exist, making us feel whole

When our spirit is down, and it is shaken

It mends our souls, and stops all the aching

When food is normal, we add spice to what we eat

When life is mundane, we choose music with a happy beat

When we want to feel something, it's there in any song

Touching us in places, bringing us to where we belong

It'll bring out emotions, we need to set free

I know it does so many things, deep inside of me

The sad songs will give us release, and we will cry

Some songs will touch the soul, and make us want to fly

Why do we need music? God only knows

As it touches and uplifts, so many souls

 

After my brother Clyde posed the question, I decided to see if I could answer it.

Not sure I did, but where it took me in the poem was an amazing journey.

Music has become a very big part of my life. Keep on listening to the music.