Reflection

Reflection

Writing “Go Natural” to the tune of “Dance Monkey” was a wonderful piece to work on between my piano teacher and I. The positivity of “Dance Monkey” made it the perfect fit for my version, indicating the hope we have for our planet in the future. Honestly, my hope for pollution in our oceans was pretty low until I wrote these lyrics. I learned that - at least trying to - inspire others can actually inspire yourself too. My emotions were quite mixed throughout the creation process: sometimes I got frustrated with the mouthful of lyrics I had to spit out and spent a while figuring out the right fit. Sometimes I would be full of pure joy from just singing “Go Natural” over and over again. After experiencing all of this, though, I realized that this is how we should feel about not just music, but climate change in general. It even motivated me to do more research projects in and out of school on this issue. Evidently, this song has helped me, and hopefully many other people to not just talk about ocean awareness, but to actually make an impact. So go natural and boo pollution!