They say one soundtrack has a memory of its own. How amazing would it be if all our memories were composed into songs!
“I'm on my way
I still remember these old country lanes
When we did not know the answers
And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real
When we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
Over the castle on the hill”
-Castle on the hill, Ed Sheeran
Imagine sitting around a bonfire on a beach late at night, singing songs with your friends while roasting marshmallows and remembering the old days. I’m sure everyone, be it Ed Sheeran or us, wants this to happen at some point in their life. To reconnect with old friends, talk about all those funny, happy and sad moments in life that they shared and wish that they could go back in time to them.
“All of the rumors, all of the fights
But we always find a way to make it out alive
Thought we were goin' strong, thought we were holdin' on
Aren't we?”
-History, 1 Direction
Don’t all of us wonder how far we have come from where we had started and how fast time passes by? We make so many memories as life goes on but sometimes, we forget to hold on to those precious old ones. We make and break various bonds over the years and some day while sipping coffee, we remember those old bonds and smile thinking where they might be now and whether they would still remember us. We forget that those good old days are just a phone call away. 1D just wanted to remind us to hold on to those memories as one never knows when they might come crashing back, all together.
“Let's write our story
And let's sing our songs
Let's hang our pictures on the wall
All these precious moments
That we carved in stone
Are only memories after all”
-Memories, Shawn Mendes
Nobody stops you from making memories and living your life, so let’s try to live our life to its fullest and capture all those memories and precious moments in our hearts.
“We keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts are never broken
And time's forever frozen, still”
-Photograph, Ed Sheeran
All those pictures make me wish we could freeze time and live the same moment again and again. Who knew that when we were dancing in the rain while singing on the top of our lungs, we were making memories?
“He said: "One day you'll leave this world behind
So live a life you will remember"
My father told me when I was just a child
"These are the nights that never die"
My father told me”
-The Nights, Avicii
Stop. Wait and take hold of time as “these are the nights that never die”. Make sure each and every day counts and you make memories worth remembering and reliving over and over again in your mind and heart.
“Here's to the ones that we got
Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
Of everything we've been through
Toast to the ones here today
Toast to the ones that we lost on the way
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
And the memories bring back, memories bring back you”
-Memories, Maroon 5
Here’s an ode to ourselves and all those memories that we have created over the years!
Author: Krisha Raut
Editor: Aryaa Shah