MV Review: Megan Nicole "Escape"

Welcome back to the fourth official blog post of LouBriTri!

If you haven't checked out our previous posts, then may I just say: Why haven't you?! Go ahead, it's a good read. I promise you, it's cool beans. And you're new to LouBriTri, then welcome, and thank you for stumbling across our blog!

It's Tri here, and if you took notice of the title of this blog post, you should know that this week, our post is gonna be all about music.

WARNING: THIS BLOG POST INCLUDES A LOT OF IN DEPTH THINKING AND CHEESY STUFF BY YOURS TRULY. THE LEVEL OF DEEP-NESS AND CHEESINESS IS EXTREME. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. (But life's all about taking risks, so please, read on. I DARE YOU TO.)

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I'm 100% sure that everyone loves music. If you don't, may I suggest that you head over to the nearest astronomy station? You must be living on the wrong planet.

Music is a great source of entertainment, and these days, with all our fancy-schmancy techno gadgets, we have the ability to listen to the latest tunes wherever we go. That is, if your phone has not died yet, of course.

Ranging from pop to rock, R&B to jazz, everyone has their own taste and style in music. Whether it's an upbeat pop song, or an emotional R&B tune, everyone has their favourite category of music. Everyone, including me.

As a major music lover/aspiring music maker myself, I think music means a great lot to me.

Music is a way to connect and express yourself through verses and lyrics, that perhaps, you just can't phrase or express on your own. Surely, there is that one song, in which you can totally relate to and say: "That's exactly, how I feel."

It could be a song about a one-sided crush, a song about feeling good about yourself, a song about trying to help someone who keeps pushing you away.

Somehow, music has a way of getting to you and your innermost feelings. Feelings that are locked up within the deepest corner of your heart. Music is the key to that lock. (Yup, now y'all are seeing my deep side. How do you find it? Cause I personally find it...deep.)

Things that can't be said out loud, can be sung in a song. Through codes, that maybe, only you can crack.

I am grateful to be blessed with the gift of music, it is something I treasure with all my heart, because, without it, I would have still been that shy, reserved girl who never broke out of her shell. I was soundless.

That was who I was, it is in the past, and music has helped me to conquer that obstacle of not being able to speak up.

So today, I'll be reviewing a song, that is quite popular amongst YouTube users.
One of the things I like most about YouTube, is that, you never quite know what is going to happen. You could end up posting a video of you singing your favourite cover of your favourite song, and in the next two months, you'd get a million views. Slowly, but surely, you might even become the next big thing.

The song I'll be reviewing today is not by a big-shot celebrity, but by a singer who started off as a young cover artist before she became who she is now. I present you, Miss Megan Nicole, with one of her most recent releases: Escape. Enjoy.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING. ALL CREDIT GOES TO MEGAN NICOLE AND THE PRODUCING COMPANY, YOUNG ASTRONAUTS.

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Now you're done watching the video, what are your opinions? sound off in the comments!

The song, Escape, is a very simplistic song. A plain jane, some might even say. I'm not going to disagree with you, everyone has their own opinions, but you are right. It is a very ordinary song. 

But you may be forgetting something.

The lyrics. (Btw, if you're interested in learning the lyrics to Escape, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l1DDpyyQQc )

If you had listened closely to the lyrics, you'll find that this song, is actually very expressive and anything but ordinary. It is about running away from the world and about finding who you are. 

It may be your typical feel good about yourself song, like Colbie Cailat's "Try" and Katy Perry's "Firework", but no, it isn't.

This song is about having the world's expectations put upon your shoulders, and you, not being able to cope under all the pressure.

The world wants you to be epitome perfect. People expect you to be flawless. They don't understand that you can't. Nobody can, because everyone has different definitions of perfect, and one person cannot please everyone at once. Nobody is perfect.

Megan Nicole is trying to tell you she needs to find her 'escape' from these expectations. She needs to find the person, whom she used to be, before she was forced to mould into the definition of perfect.

She wants to rewind to the time, before she started changing, when she was herself.

The music video fits the lyrics like a jigsaw puzzle, you'll find. It shows Megan running away-just like she is spiritually, emotionally and mentally, from her troubles. This does not prove any cowardice, just a sense of being too overwhelmed. Sometimes, running away, and taking a break, is all one needs to distress and put the world on silent mode, for a little while.

Much effort went into the video, and that is obvious tot the eye. The location of the video was stunning, as was the outfits, hair and make-up. Kudos to the crew, especially to the director, hair and make-up artist and of course, to the lovely Megan Nicole who came up with such an inspiring song, that I'm sure has left many viewers in awe with our jaws hanging open. I'm no animal lover, but all those majestic animals have done a magnificent job of keeping me entranced throughout the whole video.

I think, this song is a song that some people can relate to, as we all live in a new generation, where times have drastically changed. For better, and for worse. With bigger changes, comes higher expectations.

So my question for the day is: Do you need an escape? If yes, my advice to you would be to go ahead, and take that escape. And when you return, return as the best version of yourself that you can be.

Well, that's a wrap for this post, perhaps LouBriTri will do more music reviews in the future? 

Thanks for reading, and if you haven't go check out Lou and Bri's own separate reviews on BTS's "I Need You" and Big Bang's "Sober", what are you waiting for k-pop fans? Go check em' out! Link is on the right side of this post!

 Be sure to look out for the next update! It could be anytime soon. 

TTYL, xxTri :)