This is what it sounds like

At first, I thought it was just another catchy soundtrack on loop in the car.

But somewhere between kinder runs and dinner prep, I realised I was still singing one of the songs long after she’d gone to bed.

What It Sounds Like has well and truly worked its way under my skin.

It’s funny how music finds you like that.

You don’t go looking for it, it just lands.

Beneath the polished pop sound and cinematic energy, there’s something raw in this one.

It’s about breaking, healing, and finding beauty in the mess of being human and unifying as a collective to fight for good.

I broke into a million pieces, and I can’t go back.

But now I’m seeing all the beauty in the broken glass.

That line captures something we all understand, that feeling of being cracked open by life, yet somehow still standing.

It’s not a sad lyric.

It’s an honest one.

And there’s a strange kind of hope in that.

The scars are part of me, darkness and harmony.

My voice without the lies — this is what it sounds like.

I love that. The idea that we can’t separate our strength from our scars, or our confidence from the times we fell apart.

Maybe that’s why the song hits home.

It’s not pretending to be positive, it’s real.

And maybe that’s what positivity actually sounds like these days.

So much of what we’re surrounded by tells us to tidy up the rough edges, to post the good bits and hide the rest.

But songs like this remind me that the real stories, the ones that stay with us, are the ones that make room for both.

The dark and the light.

The falling and the getting back up.

And then there’s the bridge, that hits deeper:

We’re shattering the silence, we’re rising, defiant.

Shouting in the quiet, ‘You’re not alone.’

We listened to the demons, we let them get between us,

But none of us are out here on our own.

That lyric says everything.

It’s about community, friendship, and the quiet comfort of knowing someone else understands.

We’ve all had moments that broke us down, but also people who stood by when we needed it most.

That’s the heart of it, the reminder that we don’t have to face the noise alone.

So we were cowards, so we were liars,

So we’re not heroes, we’re still survivors.

It’s honest, a little messy, and beautifully human.

No pretending to be perfect, just a collective, “Yeah, we’ve all been there.”

I think that’s why I love the entire soundtrack — every track carries this sense of strength and connection.

And I love that my daughter’s generation is growing up surrounded by stories like this.

Films that sound fun on the surface, but quietly plant seeds of resilience, empathy, and belonging.

That kind of positive messaging in kids’ movies is powerful, and I’m completely here for it.

Maybe that’s what regeneration sounds like.

Not perfect or polished, just true.

The sound of people finding harmony in who they are, and standing together through it.

And if that’s what’s coming through the speakers these days, I’m all about it.