How do you stop yourself from being desensitized by a song that really strikes a chord with you?
Is it inevitable? Or are there certain separation tricks you can use so the song and its lyrics stay just as effective when you hear it for the 5th, 203rd, or 1,000th time?
One of the main things people tell me to do when I bring up this topic is to just not listen to it as often as I would like. But where is the fun in that? Obviously I like the song enough to where I want to listen to it a couple of times a day or week, why should I have to “punish” myself in a way and stagger listening to it?
But on the other hand, they have a point. If getting a chill on the back of my neck when I listen to “Taking Chances” from Glee, or butterflies in my stomach every time I listen to “Chicago is so 2 years ago” by Fall Out Boy means that much to me and I never want to lose it, taking a break from listening to those songs constantly might be my only hope.
It’s not that I get sick of these songs, I just lose that instantaneous feeling of excitement and joy from listening to something that I relate to, enjoy and wish I could replicate (Lea Michelle’s voice is amazing). But even if I have lost the “butterflies in my stomach” feeling I’ve gotten from these songs before, I know that it will only take a day or two of me not listening to them for the feelings to come back. Which I know doesn’t seem that long, but, sometimes it is, for me at least.
But luckily I have an i-pod full of other songs that make me just as happy, and possibly as touched as the 2 songs I’ve mentioned, so I think in the end I’ll make it. I just wish there was an easier way.
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