Living
life to the fullest; commonly being said, but do we really understand what that
means? Phoenix, perhaps just an imaginative magical creature in a fiction, but
it inspires me so much in some ways. When its time has come, a phoenix will
burn itself, in order to be reborn again from its ashes. It depicts one thing
about human life; people aren’t born strong and beautiful, instead, the strong
and beautiful ones are rising from the downfall. They have to know how it feels
to be defeated, to lose, to be broken, to be in hurt and pain, to stumble.
Therefore they will know how it feels to raise and stand up again, to light up
and shine again. So, living life to the fullest, I will take it as making the
best out of the present. Yup, the now that we live in.
“When
the light started out they don’t know what they heard. Strike the match, play
it loud, giving love to the world. We’ll be raising our hands, shining up to
the sky, ‘cause we got the fire.” –Ellie Goulding, Burn
Time
flies, Readers, and now we already reach the last day of May, which means it’s
the last song for Free Spirit. For
this special occasion, I review a pop song titled “Burn”, performed by English
female singer-songwriter, Ellie Goulding. The song was released on July 5th
2013 and served as the lead single from “Halcyon Days”, the reissue version of
Goulding’s second studio album, “Halcyon”. “Burn” was written by Goulding
herself along with Ryan Tedder, Greg Kurstin, Noel Zancanella, and Brent
Kutzle.
Everyone
is born different. Everybody is born special. There are no two same exact
people, even a couple of identical twin have their differences. When we are
born to be outstanding, then why are we trying so hard to blend in? The lyrics
of “Burn” speak about encouraging people to live life to the fullest. “We don’t have to worry ‘bout nothing,
‘cause we got the fire, and we’re burning one hell of a something. They gonna
see us from outer space, light it up, like we’re the stars of the human race.”
The past has already passed. The future has yet to come. All we have is the
present. So make the best out of it. Light it up and let your spirit be free. “We don’t wanna leave, no, we just wanna be
right now. And what we see is everybody’s on the floor acting crazy, getting
loco ‘til the lights out. Music’s on, I’m waking up, we fight the fire, then we
burn it up. And it’s over now, we got the love, there’s no sleeping now.”
The
art of living lies in how we grasp the now, how we make every moment matters,
how we make every second worth it. People say, don’t let it slip through your
fingers when you know the right time to grasp it. The world is already filled
with people who spread hatred. So rather than pouring salt into the cut, why
don’t we put a bandage onto it? Let’s be a part of those few who spread the
love. Everyone has their own power to stand up. It’s just a matter of whether
they realize what kind of power they have. “When
the light started out they don’t know what they heard. Strike the match, play
it loud, giving love to the world. We’ll be raising our hands, shining up to
the sky, ‘cause we got the fire.” Even a little spark of sincerity could be
felt and spreaded out if we’re firm about it. “We can light it up, so they can’t put it out.” Just have a will
and believe, and there’s no stopping us. “And
we gonna let it burn.”
The
accompanying music video for “Burn” was directed by Mike Sharpe and premiered
on July 7th 2013. The song and video was nominated for British Single of the Year and British
Video of the Year consecutively at the 2014 Brit Awards. It was a commercial success and many music
critics praised it as one of Goulding’s most mainstream and more radio-friendly
singles to date. Besides, they also praised her glowing and ear-pleasing vocal
throughout the song. Miss Goulding is indeed burning it up with “Burn”.
“We
don’t wanna leave, no, we just wanna be right now. And what we see is
everybody’s on the floor acting crazy, getting loco ‘til the lights out.
Music’s on, I’m waking up, we fight the fire, then we burn it up. And it’s over
now, we got the love, there’s no sleeping now.” –Ellie Goulding, Burn
“We,
we don’t have to worry ‘bout nothing
‘Cause
we got the fire, and we’re burning one hell of a something
They,
they gonna see us from outer space, outer space
Light
it up, like we’re the stars of the human race, human race
When
the light started out they don’t know what they heard
Strike
the match, play it loud, giving love to the world
We’ll
be raising our hands, shining up to the sky
‘Cause
we got the fire, fire, fire, yeah we got the fire, fire, fire
And
we gonna let it burn, burn, burn, burn, we gonna let it burn, burn, burn, burn
Gonna
let it burn, burn, burn, burn, we gonna let it burn, burn, burn, burn
We
don’t wanna leave, no, we just wanna be right now, right, r-r-right now
And
what we see is everybody’s on the floor acting crazy, getting loco ‘til the
lights out
Music’s
on, I’m waking up, we fight the fire, then we burn it up
And
it’s over now, we got the love, there’s no sleeping now, no sleeping now, no
sleeping
We
can light it up, up, up, so they can’t put it out, out, out”
Wrote by Mashita Fandia