Hi there, my name is K. SONGA and welcome to Radio Headspace. It's a lovely Tuesday.

This week I'm diving into my mindful music segment where I discuss specific song lyrics

that for me pertain to mindfulness and or life lessons. And then I reveal the song at the end

of the episode. Alrighty, let's get into today's lyrics. They go like this. Some day, yeah,

we'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun. Some day when the world is much brighter.

So, what do these lyrics mean? What do they speak of? Well, for me, it can be summed up in one

simple but powerful word. Hope. I first really noticed this song when I heard it in the classic film

by John Singleton called Boys in the Hood. The scene from the movie that the song is attached to

is one of despair and tragedy, which is appropriate because the song speaks of continuing to be

hopeful, even in the face of tragedy or despair. The song states that some day will walk in the

rays of the beautiful sun, meaning that that day is not here yet, implying that there is some sort

of negativity or ugliness that's present. I interpret this as a metaphor representing the

continuous turmoil from war to racism to homophobia to power struggles to environmental issues and

the list goes on and on. My personal belief is that the world will always be dealing with some

kind of issue. So, when I hear the lyrics, some day will walk in the rays of the beautiful sun.

I don't necessarily interpret this as the one day being a state of perfection. I feel this is

talking more about their being improvement, a decline in the negativity that's present in the world.

The second set of lyrics goes, some day when the world is much brighter. Notice it didn't say

when the world is perfect. I think this is a huge point to really pay attention to, as we may

often find ourselves striving for perfection in our own lives or expecting there to be complete

peace and tranquility in our lives or even in the world when perhaps the wisest and emotionally

healthy approach may be to set an intention for self-improvement or just showing up as our best

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