Listen to this when
Ordinary People
Fighting doesn't always mean it's over. Sometimes it just means you're ordinary people. 🎹
Who it's for
The song describes a couple who argue and reconcile and admits they don't know how things will turn out, which normalises conflict as part of real love.
Confused→Clear-Headed
Feelings it meets
What it is
A piano-and-voice ballad written and produced by John Legend and will.i.am, from Legend's debut album Get Lifted (2004) and released as a single in April 2005. The song explores an emotionally turbulent relationship marked by contradiction, guilt, doubt and fear, and Legend has described it as a general statement that relationships are difficult, have uncertain outcomes and require compromise.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available).
Before you start
Age: Ages 12+
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding;Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Giving”
