Journal 16 - Song

Demi Lovato’s version of Let It GoLet it go, let it go Can't hold it back anymore Let it go, Let it go Turn my back and slam the doorThe snow glows white on the mountain tonight Not a footprint to be seen A kingdom of isolation and it looks like I'm the queen The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside Couldn't keep it in Heaven knows I triedDon't let them in, don't let them see Be the good girl you always have to be Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know Well now they knowLet it go, let it go Can't hold it back anymore Let it go, let it go Turn my back and slam the door And here I stand And here I'll stay Let it go, let it go The cold never bothered me anywayIt's funny how some distance makes everything seem small And the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all Up here in the cold thin air I finally can breathe I know I left a life behind but I'm too relieved to greiveLet it go, Let it go Can't hold it back anymore Let it go, Let it go, Turn my back and slam the door And here I stand And here I'll stay Let it go, let it go The cold never bothered me anywayStanding - frozen in the life I've chosen You won't find me, the past is so behind me Buried in the snowLet it go, let it go Can't hold it back anymore Let it go, let it go, Turn my back and slam the door And here I stand And here I'll stay Let it go, let it go The cold never bothered me anyway... (let the music go on)And here I'll stay Let it go, let it go Oooooh let it go.

Idina Menzel’s version of “Let It Go”The snow glows white on the mountain tonight Not a footprint to be seen A kingdom of isolation, And it looks like I’m the Queen
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I tried
Don’t let them in, don’t let them see Be the good girl you always have to be Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know Well, now they know
Let it go, let it go Can’t hold it back anymore Let it go, let it go Turn away and slam the door
I don’t care What they’re going to say Let the storm rage on, The cold never bothered me anyway
It’s funny how some distance Makes everything seem small And the fears that once controlled me Can’t get to me at all
It’s time to see what I can do To test the limits and break through No right, no wrong, no rules for me I’m free
Let it go, let it go I am one with the wind and sky Let it go, let it go You’ll never see me cry
Here I stand And here I'll stay Let the storm rage on
My power flurries through the air into the ground My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast I’m never going back, The past is in the past
Let it go, let it go And I'll rise like the break of dawn Let it go, let it go That perfect girl is gone
Here I stand In the light of day Let the storm rage on, The cold never bothered me anyway

            Transcendentalism was a philosophy where there are many different beliefs. They believed in ideals like being your own person and not conforming to anything.  Two famous transcendentalists writers are Emerson and Thoreau.  There are many current songs that contain transcendentalist ideas like  “I Am What I Am” by the Jonas Brothers, “Say” by John Mayer, “Breakaway” by Kelly Clarkson and “It’s My Life” by Bon Jovi. These are only a few songs that contain transcendentalist ideas.

This song is called “Let it Go” by Idina Menzel, it is featured in the new Disney movie Frozen. This song features the transcendentalist idea of not conforming to society. When she says “let it go let it go. Can’t hold it back anymore” she is admitting that she does not want to be act different anymore. She does not want to conform to her society and acts as if she does not have the magical powers that she does.  She expresses many time throughout this song that she wants to be her own person and does not care what people are going to say “ I don’t care . What they’re going to say. Let the storm rage on, The cold never bothered me anyways.”.  One of Thoreau’s famous quotes is “ This world is but a canvas to our imagination”, this song demonstrates that Elsa, who is the girl singing the song feels that she now ready to feel free and  not allow anything to keep her down, she can do anything in the world and she believes that she has the opportunity to do great things. She now has the chance to live up to her full potential. She can be free and express herself through her power.  Emerson is another famous transcendentalist writer , one of his famous quotes is “write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.”. This song connects to that an aphorism because Elsa does not care what people think about herself and she is now living for herself. She is living the way she always wanted to, not being afraid of what others think and expressing herself with her powers. She is living each day like it is the best day ever and live the life that you are happy with. This song express the idea of not conforming to the ideas of each other.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHue-HaXXzg  (Demi’s version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk (Idina’s version)