Depending on my mood or the season, my favorite GL song usually changes frequently; however, if I had to narrow it down to one, it would have to be "If You Could Read My Mind." I feel this is the best song ever written. I have yet to hear any music artist or group sing a song that captures my soul like this one does. I will never forget the time when I was mature enough to understand what the song meant. I was probably 14, and I had just been dumped by this girl I was completely in love with (I probably wasn't in love with her, but I was young, naive and a dreamer, and at the time, she was my whole world). My mother had picked me up at school; on the way home, the song was played on the radio. I had heard it many times before, but I had never really payed attention to the lyrics. Right then, I experienced this intense emotional release while the song was being played; I was hanging on to every word. After the song was over, I noticed my mother looking strangely at me, with concern. I finally realized that I had been crying, though never feeling or noticing it. It was a confusing moment for me because I did not feel sad, so I didn't understand why I had cried. Only later did I comprehend that I discovered the true meaning of music.
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