The song that I have chosen is "No Boundaries" sung by Kris Allen.
Here are the lyrics:
"No Boundaries"
Seconds, hours, so many days
You know what you want, but how long can you wait
Every moment lasts forever when you feel you’ve lost your way
What if my chances are already gone
Started believing that I could be wrong
But you give me one good reason
To fight and never walk away
So here I am — still holding on!
With every step you climb another mountain
Every breath it's harder to believe
You’ll make it through the pain
Weather the hurricanes
To get to that one thing
Just when you think the road is going nowhere
Just when you’ve almost gave up on your dreams
Then take it by the hand and show you that you can
There are no boundaries
There are no boundaries
I fought to the limit to stand on the edge
What if today is as good as it gets
Don't know where the future's heading
But nothing's gonna bring me down
I've jumped every bridge and I've heard every lie
I've risked being safe but I always knew why
I always knew why
So here I am - still holding on!
With every step you climb another mountain
Every breath it's harder to believe
You’ll make it through the pain
Weather the hurricanes
To get to that one thing
Just when you think the road is going nowhere
Just when you’ve almost gave up on your dreams
Then take it by the hand and show you that you can
You can go higher
You can go deeper
There are no boundaries
Above and beneath you
Break every rule cause there’s nothing between you and your dreams
With every step you climb another mountain
Every breath it's harder to believe
Yeah
There are no boundaries
There are no boundaries
With every step you climb another mountain
Every breath it's harder to believe
You’ll make it through the pain
Weather the hurricanes
There are no boundaries
There are no boundaries
There are no boundaries
Personal Feelings/ Reflections
Just like what the title suggests, "No Boundaries" is actually implying that we should not let anything hold us back from achieving our goal, and that we must persevere and strive for the best. After all, nothing can stop us once we put our heart and soul into doing it, and that's just how strong human potential is. No human being knows what the future holds for him, but he can choose to create a better future for himself, it's just a matter of whether he wants to or not. Just like how love has no boundaries, life has no boundaries too, it's up to us, human beings, to change our lives for the better and achieve our goals.
Analysis
The song starts with "Seconds, hours, so many days", suggesting that time is involved in the song, however the purpose is not stated yet. In the following lines, we finally understand that the songwriter nearly gives up on something, as he does not want to waste time, however because of a certain reason, he is able to "fight and never walk away", never giving up and "still holding on".
In the second verse, the songwriter talks about how he could not believe that he could actually persevere, and finally reach his goal. This was stated in the sentence, "Every breath it's harder to believe, You'll make it through the pain", finally getting "to that one thing".
The third verse states how the songwriter actually wanted to give up, "almost gave up on your dreams", but he persists, not allowing anything to hold him back as "There are no boundaries".
The songwriter mentions in the fourth verse about how surviving today could be the last straw, "What if today is as good as it gets", not even knowing what would happen tomorrow or in the future, but despite all this, he still does not lose hope as "nothing's gonna bring me down".
The fifth verse includes the songwriter's past experiences and the motive as to why he risks his safety.
The verse that starts with "You can go higher" talks about how the songwriter thinks that he can achieve anything he wants as "There are no boundaries", thus anything is possible.
Personal Response
Addition of lyrics:
Just believe in yourself and you'll see
How cool reality can actually be
You've made it through the pain
Now come and face the day
There are no boundaries
There are no boundaries
There are no boundaries
Parent's Response
I agree with what Guo Yue thinks of himself, having no boundaries to hold him back and being able to strive for the best. He has proven his point that he can actually work harder and aim for success in his studies, though I have noticed that his English standard
seems to be dropping, however I believe in him and I know he will not disappoint me.
Sorry for the late post.
I faced problems doing my blog on Friday and Saturday while using the laptop.
