Music, a lifebuoy

"A sad fact widely known 

The most impassionate song 

To a lonely soul 

Is so easily outgrown 

But don't forget the songs 

That made you smile 

And the songs that made you cry 

When you lay in awe 

On the bedroom floor"

- Rubber Ring by The Smiths

Music is a rubber ring saving us from drowning in the sea of bad feelings raging in our minds. A life preserver that rescues all regardless of age or gender. A shaft of sunlight illuminating the most desolate of hearts. A spark of fire igniting the darkness that clouds the brain. You get it. Enough of the fancy language then.

Being a voracious listener of modern music (rock in particular) for the last 4-5 years, I've found it to be a savior in the lowest and a companion in the highest points of my life. The songs I've heard have made me smile, cry, and lie in awe on my bedroom floor. They've spoken to me in ways the musicians would've never intended them to. Given me new perspectives and all that. By sharing them here on oscillate Wildely, I hope they never outgrow me and I never forget them. I'll write about some of my favourite songs/album/how they made me feel/what makes them good as well as recommending some of them. So this is like a personal music blog, if you will!

Don't dismiss me as a pretentious, show-offy snob just yet. Cast all notions and ideas you've had about music (especially pop music) aside and enjoy the ride. Put on your headphones and oscillate wildly to the sound of music!

PS. Oscillate Wildly is a brilliant instrumental by The Smiths (you must've guessed my favourite band by now :D) whose title is a play on Oscar Wilde (another figure I deeply regard) and a call to immerse in the music by grooving to it without inhibition - hence the name of the blog.