3 songs with social relevance

Bob Marley: War
This song is obviously about war, but it also speaks a lot about discrimination of all kinds such as race and class. There is a line that states, "Until the colour of a man's skin Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes" which I think is a very powerful statement. I think that it is the most powerful line in this song because it is the truth but some people are too ignorant to realize that color of the skin does not matter. Bob is saying that one of the reasons war is created is because of discrimination of rights to people of a certain race. Another reason that war is created is because of "lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality" says Bob. I think that this is a very powerful song that brings out the ugly truth in this world. A lot of people think that racism does not exist anymore, but in some places it still goes on and still continues to be a very serious issue. There are a countless amounts of reasons to why war is started. I don't think that the world will ever live in complete serenity.

Sublime: Date Rape
This song describes how a guy can quickly pursue a girl into having sex with him. I feel that date rape in becoming more and more serious. I think that teenage girls this century are more naive which is the reason why date rape is so easy. Little girls think that having sex with an older man would make them seem cool or feel better about themselves. The rapist in the song is trying to impress the girl by saying he has a brand new car. When she said she had to think about it, he asked if he could buy her a drink. His plan is to get her drunk so she is more open to any suggestion. He asked her if they could have a little fun and she said no let's go home. Obviously, the rapist only wanted it his way and both of them knew that he was going to get whatever he wanted because the girl was drunk and weak. At the end of the song the girl brings the rapist to court and he is sent to jail. Karma comes around and he is now getting raped in jail. No one feels sympathy for rapists being raped because that is what they deserve.

Bob Marley: Redemption Song
This song is about slavery and taking any situation and making it a positive learning experience. This song represents what Bob Marley stood for and believed in his songs. Bob strongly believed in a black man's rights, especially the right of freedom. In the first verse the man is taken by the pirates and sold to merchants. He does not let this defeat him. He takes it as a good experience that made him stronger. This relates to slavery because any situation you are in, like being a slave, it should be looked at as something that can make you stronger, not weaker. A slave is discriminated so they immediately feel like they're on a lower level then the rest. The first emotion you feel would be defeat, but like it says in the second verse, "none but ourselves can free our minds." Bob is saying that only you can bring yourself peace of the mind and feel stronger after each situation in life. Many blacks are suffering from mental abuse still to this day. I don't think slavery will ever end due to the ignorance of the millions of people. Even if only one person is discriminatory, someone else is bound to follow.

my song

I can't believe how much lazier i feel
My brain is dead and there in no light on in my head

Taking my time, trying to write this rhyme
Procrastinating, god this sucks!

I believe in having no homework
Too tired to do any work
Too many excuses I could choose from now
We'll be partying til Monday comes
I believe in something called senioritis!
It's real!

I wanna forget about homework, and have fun everyday
No homework for me so everythin' is A.OK!

song: I Believe in a Thing Called Love

3 types

Joy: Everything is Gonna Be Alright- Bob Marley

In the Summertime- Shaggy

Friendship: My Friends Over You- New Found Glory

Wannabe- Spice Girls

Comfort: Video- India Arie

Wonderwall- Oasis

six songs

the six songs are about: friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion, and love.

friendship: Graduation- Vitamin C
joy: Don't Worry Be Happy- Bobby McFerrin
comfort: Comfortable- John Mayer
knowledge: Knowledge- Green Day
religion: Golden Train- Justin Nozuka
love: One Love- Bob Marley

song with pun

Armageddon It- Def Leppard


Hey, but are you gettin' it?

Are you getting it and Armageddon it sound the same, aka are play on words which means it is a pun.

song with paradox

Paradoxes- Everon

Rivers run dry, but waters flow
No sun in the sky, but flowers grow
A silent scream that hurts my ears
A friendly word that causes fears

Every line in this verse contradicts itself. Rivers can't be dry if water is flowing through it. If there is no sun, how can a flower grow? If a scream is silent then it could not hurt your ears. Friendly words do not cause fear because they are friendly and nice words not mean and scary.

song with ambiguity

Mr. Brightside- The Killers

But it's just the price I pay

You can literally pay for something, or emotionally pay for something because you can regret what you did and have to pay the consequences.

songs with point of view

1. Comfortable- John Mayer

-first person

I just remembered, that time at the market

I sleep with this new girl i'm still getting used to

2. Poker Face- Lady Gaga

-first person

I won't tell you that I love you
Kiss or hug you
Cause I'm bluffin' with my muffin
I'm not lying I'm just stunnin' with my love-glue-gunning

3. She Will Be Loved- Maroon 5

-third person

She had some trouble with herself
He was always there to help her
She always belonged to someone else

4. Be Be Your Love- Rachel Yamagata

-second person

If I could take you away
What would you say
Would you think I'm unreal

Want to be your love for real
Want to be your everything
If you just stay the night
Please, sir, don't you walk away, don't you walk away, don't you walk away

song with euphemism

Gravity- Sara Bareilles

You hold me without touch.
You keep me without chains.
I never wanted anything so much than to drown in your love and not feel your rain.

She is addicted to this person or drug and this line is basically saying that the thing isn't forcing her to stay but she is so addicted she will stay with it on her own.

song with allegory

Dig- Incubus

We all have a weakness
But some of ours are easy to identify.

These lines convey that everyone has a weakness but with some people in life it is easy to point out people who go through day to day with weaknesses that are noticeable in everyday life.

If I turn into another
Dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me.

These lines are conveying someone changing their personality in a negative way.

song with metaphor

Your Body is a Wonderland- John Mayer

One pair of candy lips and
Your bubblegum tongue

The title itself is a metaphor because he is comparing her body to a wonderland. He is comparing the taste of her lips and tongue to candy and bubblegum.

song with simile

I'm Like A Bird- Nelly Furtado

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is, I don't know where my home is
(and baby all I need for you to know is)
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is , I don't know where my home is
All I need for you to know is

The title is a simile because she is comparing herself to a bird.

song with allusion

I Miss You- Blink 182

Where are you and I'm so sorry
I cannot sleep I cannot dream tonight
I need somebody and always
This sick strange darkness comes creeping on so haunting everytime
And as I stared I counted the webs from all the spiders
catching things and eating their insides
Like indecision to call you
And hear your voice of treason
Will you come home and stop this pain tonight
stop this pain tonight

The singer is apologetic to this girl. He is loosing sleep because he isn't with her. He is very lonely without her and so bored that he is counting spider webs. He is indecisive about calling her. He wants her back so he does not have to feel lonely and lost anymore.

songs with personification

Vultures- John Mayer

How did they find me here
What do they want from me
All of these vultures hiding
Right outside my door
I hear them whisperin
They're tryin to ride it out
Cause they've never gone this long
Without a kill before

In this verse he is comparing people following him to vultures. I think he is talking about the paparazzi. I think that the last two lines are describing how the paparazzi get their shot of celebrities right away but it is taking a while for them to get a photo of him.

Nightcrawler- Rebelution

Yes there's a nightcrawler walking with her fist clenched, now raise up
And feed her some happiness

These lines are comparing a girl to a beast which is a "night crawler." Her fist are clenched like an animal. Happiness is getting the characteristic of food. The name of the song which is nightcrawler is characterizing a girl who is stalking him.