I have never really watched/listen to "In The Heights", but I do know what it is. It's a musical/stage play made by Lin Manuel Maranda, the same man who made "Hamilton". As for the song itself, "Breath", I felt a lot of emotions when I was listening to it. It was mainly about a girl named Nina, who was packing up to go home, trying to calm herself down after she couldn't handle college that well. During the song, she is upset and is worried how her neighbor hood will react to her going back home after doing so much to get into her current position. Nina fears disappointing everyone she knows and loves, including her parents. When the song starts, it's slow and easy to follow. As the song goes on, it gets more chaotic and loud. The same way Nina's feelings are being portrayed, as this is her song. In the background however, there are Spanish speakers telling her that "it's ok, just breath", hence the name of the song. Nina is so worked up that she can't think straight, and she just needs to breath. It's a good song. This reminds me of me in a way, I don't want to disappoint my family for not being able to keep up that I tend to forget to breath. Nina is like me in a way. I also had to drop out of a college at one point because I wasn't actually learning anything (not this one, but I didn't get very far) and now I'm trying again with a job as well. I am so busy that I can't hang out with friends some times.
As for a real world connection: Can I make it to "Hamilton"? It's another play/album made by the same man, Lin Manuel Maranda. My sister used to live this when she first heard it. I think she still does now, albeit not as much.
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