Ballads are narrative poems that are meant to be sung. Traditionally, ballads follow common characteristic and themes that identify them as ballads. Some themes found in ballads are unrequited love, heroic deeds, and humorous arguments. These themes differ from one another, showcasing that ballads are very diverse but can be identified. Alternatively, common characteristics found in traditional ballads are the rhythmic schemes, repetition, and narrative. Modern-day ballads still follow these themes and characteristics. Also, modern day ballads are mostly sung rather than being told in a story-like form. In this Essay, I will be arguing that “Demons,” by Imagine Dragons, contains elements of a ballad.
“I wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter …show more content…
Which is, a man who wants to protect and be with his love, but he has a dark battle with himself. When he says “I wanna hide the truth,” and then retracts with “there’s nowhere we can hide” it shows the uncertainty of, if he should be with his love or not. Meaning, he wants to protect this girl from the negativity and dark side of the world, but he can not, his dark side holds so much power over him. In the song, he says, “don't wanna let you down, but I am hell bound,” which in my view means, he wants to do everything for this girl to be happy, but he knows that he can not change and his future is not a good one. In this story, the character is dealing with challenges in life and love. The character wants to be with this girl, but his inner demons will not let him be with her. Overall, the story tells a tale about a man whose only happiness is a girl, who he believes deserve better than …show more content…
Specifically, the tale about a boy who does not believe he deserves the girl he loves. This song speaks about a message, that most people go through. That is, you have to be truly happy with yourself before you can fully commit to one person. As well as, knowing that the person you are in love with, deserve better than you. Furthermore, modern day ballads are used today in rap and pop songs. Now they are fast paced and used to relate to a younger population. Initially, ballads were associated with cowboys, outlaws, folk heroes, and mountain people. Yet, now you tend to see more ballads associated with love
“I wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter …show more content…
Which is, a man who wants to protect and be with his love, but he has a dark battle with himself. When he says “I wanna hide the truth,” and then retracts with “there’s nowhere we can hide” it shows the uncertainty of, if he should be with his love or not. Meaning, he wants to protect this girl from the negativity and dark side of the world, but he can not, his dark side holds so much power over him. In the song, he says, “don't wanna let you down, but I am hell bound,” which in my view means, he wants to do everything for this girl to be happy, but he knows that he can not change and his future is not a good one. In this story, the character is dealing with challenges in life and love. The character wants to be with this girl, but his inner demons will not let him be with her. Overall, the story tells a tale about a man whose only happiness is a girl, who he believes deserve better than …show more content…
Specifically, the tale about a boy who does not believe he deserves the girl he loves. This song speaks about a message, that most people go through. That is, you have to be truly happy with yourself before you can fully commit to one person. As well as, knowing that the person you are in love with, deserve better than you. Furthermore, modern day ballads are used today in rap and pop songs. Now they are fast paced and used to relate to a younger population. Initially, ballads were associated with cowboys, outlaws, folk heroes, and mountain people. Yet, now you tend to see more ballads associated with love