Day 10 -- A Relaxing Song
"Wild Child" -- Enya, A Day Without Rain (2000)
I don't care if it's considered "cheating" to pick an Enya song. Nearly every Enya song is relaxing. (Probably. I have yet to listen to her entire discography.) Making relaxing music for soaking away your troubles in a bubble bath is exactly Enya's shtick. She owns the genre. Good for her.
While I've heard "Wild Child" before, because it is sixteen years old after all, I recently rediscovered it thanks to Pandora. I was unwinding in a bubble bath after a rather average day, waiting for Tyler to come home so he could join me. (Taking a bath with my love has long been a desire of mine and winter was ending, so I decided to make my move. It was awesome. A super sexy!) Anyway, there was a good 30 minutes before Tyler would be home, so I lit some candles and turned Pandora to the Enya station, because like I said, Enya is the queen of relaxing bath time music.
"Wild Child" was the first song to play. Of course the music was easy going and pleasant, but the lyrics are also quite calming. The title "Wild Child" is totally misleading. The lyrics are about being mindful--something I try to and need to continue to try to adopt--and accepting the day. Living in the present and knowing that everything will be all right. Everything is peachy keen. A sort of new age "Don't Worry, Be Happy", but far less annoying. Whenever I start to get stressed about anything, I take a moment to sing this song in my head. I imagine myself on a big white fluffy couch. I start to calm down. Whatever works, right? Thanks, Enya.
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