Today we are taking a trip back to 2007. A very interesting time, and when this wonderful song came out.
I think I actually first heard this song on the iCarly album haha. It was during a time when I really needed it. I was struggling with this new anxiety that appeared out of no where and peoples words were affecting me more than I ever thought they would. So when I heard this song it reminded me that we might all see our 'imperfections' but that doesn't mean that we aren't perfect in our own way. We are all individuals with our own beauty, because 'why waste a second not loving who you are'.
Now lets get onto the song. From what I can hear the instruments are just Acoustic guitar and drums. The song starts with the acoustic guitar and slowly brings her voice in and then the drums, then introducing some lovely backing vocals. For some reason Natasha Bedingfield's songs always remind me of summer, maybe I just listened to her a lot in summer as a child. I like that the introduction of the instruments is hard to notice, unless looking for it, it shows that the transition is smooth. It's just a really soothing song, that makes her message even more emotional.
Overall, the lyrics are just really beautiful. They're also relatable to a lot of us, caring too much about what people think about us, which in turn can make us doubt ourselves. But we really need to be able to see the natural beauty within us, because those 'little imperfections make you beautiful, lovable, valuable, they show your personality'. Personally I know that for a while I even disliked my freckles, but listening to this song really made me realise how beautiful they are. The lyrics show that although there might be things that we don't like about ourselves, we should learn to love them as they are our uniqueness, though this is difficult it is definitely an important lesson to learn.
I hope that this song might bring a spark of joy into your day. But also that it might help someone realise how truly wonderful they are. Thanks for reading x
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