a means to an end. to express and feel emotions i am usually too anxious to really feel in their glory. a way to warp the meaning of words to represent events in my life, or feelings that i am feeling, angst, sadness, happiness, anger, whatever, lyricism, along with learning how to play piano and guitar changed my life, now i produce predominantly but i have taken those experiences with music along with me the whole way, there really isnt a genre i havent played in succesfully.... in the small scheme of "popular music" from hardcore to pop to trap to surf rock to whatever, playing music and writing words is like therapy, and it makes someone like me feel productive, like atleast im creating something UNIQUE out of my own mind, expressing my mind, not just holding it all back.