It's kind of funny the way music knows your emotions before you do. It's as if music can see the depths of your soul. Maybe it's just musicians. Maybe musicians can see deeper into the human psyche than most people can. Music washes over you and suddenly, you feel happy or sad or hurt or angry. And the awesome thing is there is music for every single emotion known to man. Turning on the radio is usually a bust because all the mainstream knows are these sappy little love songs. The thing is real people know better. Real people know better than to believe that you can walk up to someone and say "hey, you belong with me, not her", that you can live happily ever after with the person that's just as screwed in the head as you are, or that someone would be willing to accept your "can't be tamed" attitude. Most people know this, granted some people deny it, but that's why mainstream "music" fails.
It's those bands and singers that no one really knows about that are the true musicians. They are the ones that know the human heart and all its quirks. They're not known because they don't sell out by writing crappy songs about "perfect happiness." They know it doesn't really exist. You are going to end up with a broken heart sometimes… or breaking someone's heart. They are well aware that Romeo and Juliet died. They know that all good things come with a sacrifice. Love, happiness, life… it's not easy. In fact, they're difficult. And they aren't neat and tidy, they're messy as hell. But because of that, music… good music can save you from those emotions by providing the words to "get them off your chest." And the best part is, knowing how you feel makes you stronger.
"Love is a not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah."
--- Kate Voegele "Hallelujah cover"
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