Examples Of Destruction In Relationships

Destruction in Relationships “I think it is time for us to end our relationship.” Remarks like these are notorious when going through the process of a breakup. Individuals tend to turn to music to his/her broken heart. The lyrics and rhythm patterns that various artist use, often aid people on getting over the relationship, acknowledging if they did the right thing, remembering the past relationships, or simply moving on. One topic that many artists tend to touch are toxic relationships. Two musical pieces that mention this dilemma are “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood and “Out of the Woods” by Taylor Swift. Though both, lyrical elements target for audiences going through a rocky relationship, one seems to seek for absolute revenge due to infidelity while the other one tends to mourn and remember the broken relationship. First, both “Before He Cheats” and “Out of the Woods” speaks about a defective couple whose relationship is at a dead end. Even though, fairytales and princess movies tend to tell the public that there is always a happy ending, that is not always the case.

Infidelity leads many people to look for revenge in a relationship while in others do not. For example, …show more content…
"When you started cryin´, baby, I did too, " Swift sings in her song "Out of the Woods" trying to reflect the lament that may be in a broken couple and what she went through when she broke up with her boyfriend. On the other hand, Underwood shows in her song that not in all relationships people regret for a breakup, but it is impossible to not remember or think about it. "I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights." Underwood was remembering one of many memories she had with her ex-boyfriend while they were