Love Consumed Essay

Love is possibly one of the strongest, most addictive drugs known because there is no addiction that consumes the mind, body and soul like love does. Craving, needing and wanting someone around you can be one of the best feelings a person can experience, but it can also be one of the most terrifying and depressing feelings. Like any other addiction, the user relies on the substance for these feelings of elation, but that deep sense of reliance often results in disappointment. When you are stuck in a relationship with an addiction for someone who does not appreciate you, or breaks your heart, you are going to feel those depressed feelings of withdrawal. The song "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri discusses the dangers of becoming addicted to another person and encourages the listener to break free of the irresistible urge to feed into those addictions. It is, therefore, important to me because I was in a relationship with someone who I loved, and he continued to break my heart but would always try to come back to me. Consumed by my love for him, I was was constantly blinded into believing the lies he told me. This song has been my own form of "medicine" in fighting against the longing I had for his love. The positive message of the song tells everyone that break ups are common and experienced by everyone and that though some can be more difficult than others, we should always remain strong and realize our own self worth. In this certain scenario, you need to cut your "bad habit" and sober up or end that poisonous relationship. Christina Perri knows exactly what this love addiction feels like and explains it in her song "Jar of Hearts."

Perri starts the song with a melodic introduction to the pain felt by those who experience getting over someone and missing the one they loved, but was unhealthy for them:

"And it took so long just to feel right

Remember how to put back the light in my eyes


I wish I had missed the first time that we kissed

Cause you broke you're promises

And now you're back


You don't get to get me back"

In the first line, Perri explains that "it took so long just to feel right" after breaking up with that person. In this brief statement she explains that in every break up, you need time for yourself to move on and feel normal again. I understand this because when I finally realized it was time for me to move on, I was in a rut. I did not know how to move on and I was depressed for a long time. Perri sorrowfully states that she wishes she "had missed the first time that we kissed." In other words, she wishes it had never happened so she wouldn't have to go through all the pain she is experiencing now. She regrets