Song Analysis Of 'Grow Old' By Florida Georgia Line

Since their debut single “Cruise” was released in 2012, Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line have been busy proving themselves to the music industry with their incredible fusion of country, rock, hip-hop, and pop. The duo has earned several awards-including three consecutive Vocal Duo of the Year titles from both Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music. Their third studio album, Dig Your Roots, was just recently released in August 2016 including songs like “Grow Old”. “Grow Old” is argumentatively one of the utmost significant songs on this album. The rhythm, symbolic comparisons used, theme, and story the song tells is what makes this song poetry. Comparison is a strong literary device that helps poetry create imagery. In the song, “Grow Old”, Florida Georgia Line uses several similes and metaphors to help create that strong image. For example, when they sing “It’s gonna hurt like hell when we lose our moms and dads/ so let my shoulder hold your tears,” the simile, “hurt like hell” emphasizes the amount of pain the loss of a family member may cause. The metaphor in the line afterwards, does not mean that his shoulder is going to hold her tears. What he is saying is that they can get through difficult times and he will be there for her no matter what because he wants to spend the rest …show more content…
It is what drives the music and keeps the song going; It allows the listener to learn the lyrics faster and easier. This was significant during the civil rights movement because people would join the protests and would be driven to learn the songs that were being played quickly. Examples of rhythm in “Grow Old” are: bad and dad, family and me, and tears and years. Not only does this make the song more clear and allow the listener to learn the song faster, but it adds support to the comparisons and imagery that are used by the writer. Without rhythm, all other poetic devices would be