"Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same"

For my project, I researched The Fray. They formed in 2002 when Isaac Slade and Joe King ran into each other at a Guitar Center. They are a four piece piano rock American band that are from Denver, Colorado. Since they began, they have released their very popular album, "How to Save a Life" which became a double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and have been very successful ever since. Throughout their songs, they tend to revolve their lyrics around relationships. For instance, the song "Over my Head (Cable Car)" is about the main singer, Isaac and his brother (nicknamed "cable car" and how their relationship began to fade. In another song, "Look After You" he sings about his first love and how their relationship faded but he would always love her. As you can see, many of their songs are revolved around their lives and how they get by day-to-day. I feel as though this is a value in todays society. Too many people are hung up on pointless things that are going on around us that at some point it is important to realize what takes priority in our lives. I believe that The Fray help to do that. In "How to Save a Life" Isaac sings about how he is a camp counselor at a camp for troubled youth and he is working with a teen addicted to crack. This helps to put our lives in perspective and realize what we need to accomplish. Overall, I truly believe that The Fray is a band that does not get caught up with pointless issues that occur in our lives daily, but focus in on what we should truly value in life which is our relationships with others and the relationships with ourselves.