My 2020 in a Playlist

Best Day of my Life – American Authors

This is what we thought of 2020 on January 1st…

It’s The End of the World As We Know It – R.E.M.

…and this is how we felt on January 2nd.

All By Myself – Celine Dion

Just a couple weeks into quarantine I started missing my friends and family very much, even the family living in my own house because we had to quarantine from each other as well when my dad got sick.

We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

Besides COVID we also had to deal with other problems like forest fires, murder hornets, and natural disasters.

Jesus Take the Wheel – Carrie Underwood

It gets to a point where you can’t do much more than pray.

When Will My Life Begin – Mandy Moore

I turned 18 during the pandemic, and began to feel like my favorite Disney Princess Rapunzel: locked up and just wondering if my life was going to be like this for much longer or if things were ever going to change, longing just to go outside.

Viva la Vida -Cold Play

This song makes me feel reminiscent of the life we had before this year, and how I felt I had control over my own life…

Pompeii – Bastille

…and this one captures how little control we really have because everything can come crashing down in an instant. But I insist on being an optimist…

Wait For It – “Hamilton” Leslie Odom Jr.

…because I am ready to wait for things to get better. I have faith that they will.

Be a Light- Thomas Rhett

I am choosing to be a light in a world of hate, division, and darkness.