To The Root by Natalia Lafourcade Song Analysis Essay

The song "To The Root" was created in the summer of 2015 by Natalia Lafourcade. Every time I listen to this particular song, it gives me a lot of nostalgia and a deep feeling. It's not just the lyrics, but her voice and melody all together is what makes this album special. Lafourcade's songs are beautiful masterpieces, but “ to the root” speaks to me specifically, as it expresses the long-standing feelings of who you are, who you were, and where your roots and origins take you. This song develops love ,and not specifically "couple love", but also family love, friendship love , self-love and love for your past. I am a believer that nobody should contradict the reality of the author's lyrics, but these songs are like the poems that each one can interpret and adapt to one's moods.

"To The Root" reveals the importance of never forgetting your roots and origins. It's about the long journey that I feel part of, that same journey that coincides with overcoming oneself, not forgetting who you are and where you come from, it's about loving yourself and healing your past. This journey is not easy for anyone, you feel like you go through a thousand and one things [crossing rivers, walking through forests, loving the sun] , a process that requires time and dedication to overcome, and this song makes me relive many feelings and memories that I need to heal. The part of [ Everyday I keep pulling thorns From the depths of my heart ] touches me a lot because for some reason (not resolved yet) I am not able to remember my childhood, and I know that there are things that I could have experienced that marked my mind and my soul which I still need to heal.We all agree that the path to your own happiness requires going through suffering and overcoming and this song unravels it with perfect poetry.

In the second stanza, it helps me to remember each and every one of the people who have marked my life, whether they are not on this plane with us or there is no mutual communication, leaving behind all the pain [When I look at the sky, in the cruel form of gray cloud, You appear] and recalling happy memories with them, not forgetting their faces, gestures, voices and laughter. Using our dreams as a tool to feel closer to the sad reality that one day made us happy and to be thankful for the lessons they left us. I relate this part more to myself in the sense of being able to see my path and how far I have come. How many people have I met and how many people have left. Environments change in the blink of an eye but what remains the same is still your past.

I notice a lot how her poetry increases and the truth becomes more and more attached to mine in the third stanza. Because as much as I try to change who I am, or as much as the situations in my life make me lose my way, at the end of the day my story is written on my skin and no matter what happens, it will always be the same me from my past. . As I fully heal and discover my purpose and path, I know that no one will be able to make me doubt who I am again. No one can make me feel less or overwhelmed by my goals. Because my roots will remind me how strong I have been and how invincible I become when I know and love myself more.

Analyzing the fourth stanza with the first stanza saying that "I kept crossing rivers, walking through jungles and loving the sun more", with this part of his poetry, he reflects on my life and the uprooting you feel when leaving your country and your culture , the place where I grew up, where those people and those memories and shelters were. Having to learn another language by force, facing uncomfortable or difficult situations alone in an unknown country was not an easy and beautiful path. I identify with those moments in which I have felt that I can't take it anymore but at the same time I keep pushing. In spite of everything, and the fact that many things have changed in me, I know that in my skin, deep inside of me, I carry my childhood self from Venezuela, although I don't remember it, I know that she is healing [I always carry it under the skin, so I protect it]. Still, I accept the United States as my home, too. It has been the land that has seen me grow and fight, laugh and cry.  It's part of me now.