High School/Night Visions

Whoever said that high school would be the best years of your life was a dirty liar. My high school was so cliquey -yes that is a word according to Google definitions- and I didn't fit into any of the cliques. I was alone 90% of the time in high school, and I was okay with that. I did have a few friends but they all played different sports so they hung out with their cross country or volleyball friends. Not being in a clique was my fault too. I didn't want to fit in and conform to their beliefs. Like the belief that you couldn't wear the same pair of jeans twice in one week, and the belief that Justin Bieber would be the ideal boyfriend.

I know only God can judge us, but seriously anyone who wants a boyfriend that says "Swaggie" on a regular basis needs to re-evaluate their priorities. Anyhow, I didn't start out being an outcast in high school. At first I was popular. When I walked into school on my birthday Freshmen year, the whole Freshmen hallway said "Happy Birthday Andee!" really loudly. Its pretty ironic, then I was chubby, had short frizzy hair, and braces filling my mouth and people liked me, but senior year when I wasn't chubby, had long gorgeous hair and perfect teeth, people didn't want anything to do with me. That's because sophomore year this boy started a rumor about me and it got around the whole school within two class periods. It was a very vulgar, explicit story that wasn't true. It is so bad that I'm not comfortable typing it. Thinking about it still makes my throat burn from holding back tears. I did the uncool thing and cried and talked to the counselor about it, and then my dad, who is a teacher in my old high school, talked to him. My reputation of being the perfect teacher's daughter was ruined. Everyone thought I was a slut and a "snitch" for telling on him. From then on I was a loner. I had few real friends, but many fake ones who just pretended to  like me but they really were just all making fun of me when I wasn't there. I was depressed. Whatever, who needs friends-I had music. Imagine Dragons specifically. Their Night Visions album was my go-to album whenever I started to get bummed about being a loner. 

The whole album just has this vibe of "keep your head up", which was obviously relevant to my situation in high school. It seemed to make me feel important and strong and made me realize that there are so many bigger problems in life. The album came out in 2012, and I just heard "Demons" play on the radio earlier this morning. That is the song that reminded me about this story, and inspired me to share it on my blog. When I prayed to God to help me get through high school, it is the song I would quote. "Your eyes, they shine so bright

I wanna save that light I can't escape this now Unless you show me how." This album helped me get through high school, so if you're having a tough time in high school or any situation, I highly recommend it. Please watch the video below!