Certain pieces of music shake your entire world. 

   Ribs by New Zealand-born Singer Lorde is one of them. With her husky voice, Lorde sings in a melancholy tone about the fear of growing older. 

   In one way or another, every child has some fear of becoming an adult. The realization that life is passing and youth are fleeting is one of the hardest to deal with in early adulthood. Especially in High School, many students are faced with the anxiety of the future and wondering how fast their youth is coming to an end. 

  Lorde perfectly encapsulates this anxiety by her music being softer and filled with nostalgia. She describes scenes in the song that she wants to keep on reliving. Laughing with her friends, being young, something everyone wishes they could enjoy forever. 

   As the song goes on, the music becomes fast-paced and rushed, Lorde starts singing faster and passionately. It shows how nerve-racking Lorde feels about the journey of growing up, how anxious it makes her feel. Lorde shows her thoughts and emotions through her music. She incorporates imagery with her lyrics to make the listeners crave the innocence children in their youths have. 

   The idea of growing older is terrifying, and the thought that everything will change and become different is not the most comfortable. 

   Lorde wants to go back to her youth, and many high schoolers, with the stress of colleges, jobs, and homework, wish to go back to