Butterfly Kisses Essay

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“Butterfly Kisses” Music is very complicated to define. For me, music is universal. Sometimes we use it to get something done. Some people listen to music to change their mood, make them feel relax and inspire them in any way. I myself like a particular song, because it makes me remember one moment in my life and be thankful for it. The song I am talking about is called “Butterfly Kisses” by Bob Carlisle. It’s a song about a father’s love for his daughter. The song suits me perfectly because I love my daughter so much just like how Bob feels the same for her daughter. The song was so popular it won two major awards. The first is Dove (Christian Grammy) in 1997 and second is a Grammy in the Country Category in 1998. Bob said about the song, “It is a song that allows the listener to be imperfect. It shows honesty and self-depreciation of a man who is grateful for the moment of a child’s life” (Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle, songfacts.com). The first time I heard this song, my wife just gave birth to our daughter. I was so happy at the time because everything went so well. At the same time, I was so worried with my family because we were so young and doesn’t know anything about raising a child. My wife just graduated from High School at the time and I don’t have a very good job then. After I listened to this song, it made me so proud of being a father. Even though I had nothing, young and doesn’t have a stable job, it made me wanted to become a very good father. It changed me how I see my life will go on at the time. The song was so perfect for me at that time especially the first line that says “There’s two things I know for sure; "She was sent here from heaven and she was daddy’s little girl,” because for me she's an angel sent from heaven and she's my baby girl. Of all the songs I heard in my life, this one I can relate the most. Every

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