She Listens: Unbreakable Smile by Tori Kelly

When you look back on the past summers, do you ever hear the hum of a song that was playing on constant loop all summer that year? When I first listened to this track not only could I see this song being on repeat for the summer, but I could also see it being a song for me to reflect on for my life in general.

The artist, Tori Kelly, sets the tone for the song as she sings the line, “You’re not breaking me”.

The California native goes on to sing about how her image is dependent on her. She sings about how she wants to “use her name for good and change the game…”.

But she also reminds people that she is still a person. “You see me hanging with my fam, but that don’t mean I’m living in a bubble / You’ll find me at church, but that don’t mean I can’t cause trouble,” she vocalizes.

Kelly is clear as glass in this new song, and the fact that she is open and honest resonates deeply within me. Although, the issues that she sings about in the song are more relatable to a person that is famous compared to myself, she challenges me to be me despite the pressures of the world—and that’s something that I need to be reminded of lately.

Everyone has a song that can be a reminder of where you are or a song that acts as a guide to where you are going. Whether or not this song can be that for you, I hope that you are able to reflect upon choices that you’ve made so that you may grow and create an unbreakable smile of your own.

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