Mac Miller Remember Analysis

When I first listened to the song “Remember” by Mac Miller, it brought back so many unforgettable memories I had with my best friend Taegon who passed away. The main reason I picked this song was because it really taught me not to take things for granted and just to appreciate every moment you have with the ones you care most about. I first heard the song “Remember” about a week after Taegon passed away, while a couple friends and I were just hanging out in my car. My friend asked to see the aux cord and put the song on. All of my friends and I just went quiet and just sat there, and listened to the song. It was just so crazy how that song could relate to Taegon so much. In one of the lines, Mac Miller sings, “It’s a dark science when your friends start dying, like how could he go he was part lion”. This line just really hits me hard because Taegon loved lions, and had drawings of them all over his room and car. It just made a connection with him that I have never felt before. From this terrible outcome, I have learned that art has the power to heal, and music can help people through the grieving process of losing a friend. The entire song really touched me, but there were a few verses that stood out that were especially meaningful. When Mac Miller sing’s the line, “Life goes on tears …show more content…
Taegon was always all about going outside and hiking and doing outdoor stuff. He realized you don’t need money to have fun and he lived like that till the day he died. Obviously, money doesn’t grow on trees, so not many of our friends had a ton of money to go spend on fun, so we had to make do with things that were free. Even though money is what pays for our bills, people should stop caring about money so much and just start enjoying the time with friends and family even if that means just sitting in a car or a