Lyrics

views have altered the perception of country music misogyny, and ideas that generalize half of the nation are not applauded as they once were. Despite this progress, however, country music artists still seem to get a “pass” as far as misogynistic lyrics are…

Leaves,” he adapts Lewis Allan’s poem “Strange Fruit” to add a modern and personal twist while also thinking of the past. West’s lyrics read “we could’ve been somebody,” explaining his thoughts about the population of African Americans that don’t receive a fair chance at becoming something, because of race and cruelty. In the later part of the song, West shifts the lyrics to “you could’ve been somebody,” narrowing down the group to himself, presenting a more personal struggle. With two of these…

Up” by Macklemore uses symbols to convey the theme. The lyrics read,” Hold your head up, there’s a light in the sky. I know you’re fed up but you must try to survive”. The light in the sky symbolizes hope and Macklemore is saying that we should continue with hope even though we might be fed up. Another example of a symbol being used occurs in the lyrics when…

in as so called American History today. The elements work together to push the meaning because in the song the singer has tone and prospective to get you to understand the message of the song. There is a lot of facts of black power coming from his lyrics and it draws the audience attention to his appeals of black history in the earlier years. Also, he uses a slow rhythm and harmony to set the mood of the…

gender stereotype. In the past, when the concept of gender equality was still not common, males always thought that females were just a kind of accessories for them; therefore, males could control the females, change the females. But in the song, lyrics like "I'm not just one of your many toys", "Don't say I can't go with other boys", "Don't tell me what to do", "Don't try to change me in any way" are mentioned, there is also a repetition of "You don't own me" (MetroLyrics - Own). All of these…

breathing in the evilness of the world, therefore, he realizes that an apocalypse has happened and that this is how the world is going to be unless he tries to change it, so, therefore, he is trying to start a revolution to create a new era. In the lyrics “I’m breaking up, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus” (Imagine Dragons), I think that the composer is trying to convey to the public that he is trying to break free from this world of disaster that he is currently stuck in. As Dan…

defiantly Best Coast. The debut album, Crazy for You, from has a very beach vibe to it and the melodic lyrics of Bethany Cosentino just make me want to get outside as soon as possible and spin in circles. Cosentino's lyrics are just the perfect icing on the cake for the mult-instrumentalist, Bobb Bruno. Bruno really sets the mood though. The jangle pop…

he demonstrates in his lyrics that two people who go through hardships together, even though sometimes it doesn…

“From your love my heart has been forged” implying that his homeland has left a permanent impression to his identity. The following line “Eternal nights, to ever-light” suggests that even as time passes, the narrator will not forget the North. The lyrics of “Songs from the North” differ from earlier examples most obviously due to the fact that the chorus is written in Finnish. The first person perspective is kept, however the language change could insinuate of a change of the narrator. The…

Like many of U2 songs they were motivated by political events in certain countries, however they are still able to touch the listeners as if it's about their personal problems. As reported by a website called song facts "The lyrics were inspired by Bono's experience with Jubilee 2000, a benefit urging politicians to drop the Third World Debt. Bono describes the song as about "a man who has lost everything, but finds joy in what he still has". The whole song gives different examples…