Why does music make us emotional?
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Music with lyrics or just instrumental?
If with lyrics, it’s because that is essentially poetry that can tell a story that you either have experienced personally or you can sympathize/empathize/connect with (I wonder if this happens with people who have Aphantasia or no internal voice, or the people who treat vocals as an instrument and thus don’t pay attention to lyrics).
For instance, [a small trend on TikTok a few months ago](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNeSqAxy/) was to use the song ‘I’d rather overdose’ by Honestav to post their own imagery/recording of family members or loved ones who passed away or were in hospital beds due to substance abuse (including alcohol), or posting about their siblings who took over the parental role because the parents left or even parents posting about their sober journey. It doesn’t have to be that devastating to make someone cry, it could even be a metaphorical story about a chicken crossing a road to get a better life (Bo Burnham reference). Some people tear up just from hearing a special quality in the vocals, like some Billie Eillish songs. Some songs have very sad music videos which they could remember. Some people just cry from happiness like to some Taylor Swift songs, especially at concerts.
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