Love has been the main guiding thread of discographies since time immemorial. Emotions ranging from falling in love to breaking up have been embodied in songs that have taken over entire albums and soundtracks. However, in recent times the way of reporting heartbreak through music has changed. The interpreters have banished the melancholic ballads in favor of up-tempos to vindicate self-esteem.
Although it has some predecessors, perhaps someone has never narrated a toxic relationship as Shakira and Bizarrap have done in their 53rd session. Far from all subtlety, the Colombian explicitly alludes to her ex-partner, the soccer player Gerard Piqué, in her lyrics, in the same way that he did not hesitate to tell how he met him in I fell in love. In addition, the real stories that are hidden behind the songs, especially when the protagonists belong to the world of show business, exceed the limits of the radio formula to be debated on social networks and analyzed on couché paper. Curiousness is a new incentive to connect with heartbreak songs, but why do you empathize with them?
The reasons that cause the ruptures are varied. From monotony: It will be that our life is no longer different, we do everything the same as the rest of the people; to the loss of sexual and affective desire: I haven’t felt anything doing it with you for a long time. But more than with the reasons, people identify with the emotions that these types of songs express. That an interpreter is able to explain in words what you are feeling or have felt before is a really satisfying fact.
Seeing yourself reflected in the lyrics of the songs helps to feel understood and to give naturalness to a sentimental break. Music intercedes in certain physiological processes and contributes to mental balance. That’s why songs that evoke the sadness or frustration of heartbreak please your brain. Thanks to them it is possible to go back over your experiences, let off steam and get yourself together after going through a similar situation.
Breakups generate great emotional turmoil. Listening to heartbreak songs not only accompany you during the duel, but knowing that others have gone through the same thing allows you to control the anger caused by infidelity, for example. This way of assimilating a breakup and condensing it into verses or images helps ease and refocus feelings.
Songs about heartbreak no longer seek to delve into suffering, but rather are a source of inspiration to empower and rebuild after the end of a relationship. Currently, the lyrics of the songs try to show that, despite the pain, a failed love experience is a learning experience and an opportunity to find the most strengthened and independent version of oneself. And it is that love no longer dies
