The isolation of the pandemic had me searching for soft comforts amidst global uncertainty. I rediscovered my love for the High School Musical trilogy...terrified that transitioning in appearance and name would diminish my ability to retain certain aspects of myself.
I needed music to keep me going during long workdays stuck at the computer. Their hits had been on my iPod as a child, and they found their way into my headphones when I needed them most. Nickelback sang about a willingness to cut his hair...Daughtry insisted on 'going to a place where love and feeling good don't ever cost a thing.'
Instead, I found a series of stories, some as silly as Saturday morning cartoons and others as earnest as found family. I eventually discovered Daughtry's 'As You Are,' where the lead singer lovingly embraces his family with interspersed clips of various relationships.
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