song idea for essay three

I have always loved to listen to country music since I was a little girl. For the most part, every country song has some type of message in it. For my song I choose the House that built me by Miranda Lambert. Miranda has an amazing voice and always includes some social problem or input on something throughout her songs. This certain song talks about the impact her home as a child has on who she is now. I think this is a good song to write about because there’s many ways I can interrupt her message. I plan on connecting it to homeless children in today’s world and the impact that may have on their future and who they grow up to be. In the song Miranda talks about her old house and needing to walk through it one last time because she forgot who she really is. She uses the house as a metaphor for who she is or wants to be and since she feels like she lost herself she needs to go back to find the person she is. Using the home figure has a strong emotional effect because when most people think about home they think about family and their childhood. All the components of home mold the person you become in the future. I feel like taking apart this song and unfolding the social issue she refers to will make a great paper and show how strong the impact of her song actually is.