There are so many things to love about this song. The first thing is that it's for us: all of us who have been overlooked, talked down to and who were told that what we wanted couldn't be achieved. It's for all of those who may at times feel invisible. Alicia Keys shows that the important thing is that we never give up on ourselves.
The chorus says it all: "This goes out to the underdog. Keep on keeping at what you love. You'll find that someday soon enough you will rise up."
I think there is also a secondary message in this song that I didn't get at first. Keys says twice "The things that change us when we look up sometimes." This is a not so subtle reminder that sometimes we are so into our own lives and our devices that we miss out on what is right in front of us. May we do our part to encourage others. Who knows: it might be just the word they need to keep going.
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