Lay Me Down
By Sam Smith
Yes I do, I believe
That one day I will be, where I was
Right there, right next to you
And it's hard, the days just seem so dark
The moon, and the stars, are nothing without you
Your touch, your skin, where do I begin?
No words can explain, the way I'm missing you
The night, this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside
These tears, they tell their own story
You told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you
And I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight
I'm reaching out to you
Can you hear my call? (Who's to say you won't hear me?)
This hurt that I've been through
I'm missing you, missing you like crazy
You told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you
And I don't wanna be here if I can't be with you tonight
Metaphor example. The days just seem so dark. This can show that the days are boring to him when he is missing this one person. It can also show or feel there is nothing going on.
Metaphor example. The emptiness, the whole that i'm inside. That can show that there is nothing going on around you. The song also shows that this person is missing something, and is nothing without them.
Sam, Smith, "Lay Me Down." In the Lonely Hour. Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group 2014. Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind . Google Play Music. Google, 2016. https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tjytzziqk26ovxcgfyzwewswm2a?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics Accessed 6 Nov. 2016.
Heathens
By Twenty One Pilots
All my friends are heathens, take it slow
Wait for them to ask you who you know
Please don't make any sudden moves
You don't know the half of the abuse
All my friends are heathens, take it slow
Wait for them to ask you who you know
Please don't make any sudden moves
You don't know the half of the abuse
Welcome to the room of people
Who have rooms of people that they loved one day
Docked away
Just because we check the guns at the door
Doesn't mean our brains will change from hand grenades
You're lovin' on the psychopath sitting next to you
You're lovin' on the murderer sitting next to you
You'll think, how'd I get here, sitting next to you?
But after all I've said, please don't forget
All my friends are heathens, take it slow
Wait for them to ask you who you know
Please don't make any sudden moves
You don't know the half of the abuse
We don't deal with outsiders very well
They say newcomers have a certain smell
Yeah, I trust issues, not to mention
They say they can smell your intentions
You're lovin' on the freakshow sitting next to you
You'll have some weird people sitting next to you
You'll think "how did I get here, sitting next to you?"
But after all I've said, please don't forget
(Watch it, watch it)
(Watch it)
All my friends are heathens, take it slow
Wait for them to ask you who you know
Please don't make any sudden moves
You don't know the half of the abuse
All my friends are heathens, take it slow
(Watch it)
Wait for them to ask you who you know
(Watch it)
All my friends are heathens, take it slow
(Watch it)
Wait for them to ask you who you know
Why'd you come, you knew you should have stayed
I tried to warn you just to stay away
And now they're outside ready to bust
It looks like you might be one of us
Alliteration Example- They say they can smell your intentions. Say and smell both start with the same beginning sounds.
Assonance Example- And now they are outside ready to bust, it looks like it might be one of us. They have similar vowel sounds, but different endings.
Tyler, Joseph, "Heathens." Twenty One Pilots. Warner Tamerlane Publishing. 2016. Google Play Music. Google, 2016. https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tex4mduyrg7passe6tuhldu72y4?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics Accessed 6 Nov.2016.
Unsteady
By X Ambassadors
Hold, hold on, hold onto me
'Cause I'm a little unsteady
A little unsteady
Hold, hold on, hold onto me
'Cause I'm a little unsteady
A little unsteady
Mama, come here
Approach, appear
Daddy, I'm alone
'Cause this house don't feel like home
If you love me, don't let go
Whoa, if you love me, don't let go
Hold, hold on, hold onto me
'Cause I'm a little unsteady
A little unsteady
Hold, hold on, hold onto me
'Cause I'm a little unsteady
A little unsteady
Mother, I know
That you're tired of being alone
Dad, I know you're trying
To fight when you feel like flying
But if you love me, don't let go
Whoa, if you love me, don't let go
Hold, hold on, hold onto me
'Cause I'm a little unsteady
A little unsteady
Hold, hold on, hold onto me
'Cause I'm a little unsteady
A little unsteady
Hold, hold on, hold onto me
'Cause I'm a little unsteady
A little unsteady
Alliteration Example- Hold, hold on, hold onto me. The beginning sound with the "h" is used multiple times.
Simile Example- Cause this house don't feel like home. It is showing how he doesn't feel in a safe place, and it can show how he is feeling, sad.
X, Ambassadors, "Unsteady." VHS Peermusic Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group 2016. Google Play Music. Google, 2016. https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tklscmt77snhsyc2j6y6fjvamdi?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics Accessed 6 Nov.2016.
My Own Poem
By Lauren Raubenstine
Life is a book
You are the author
Everyday is a new page
Some days are out of this world.
There are new chapters,
like when something new happens in life.
There can be bumps on the way,
just like a ripped page in a book
But you have to get passed those pages,
because there is always gonna be something new.
*Metaphor examples, Similes, and hyperboles.
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Created with images by Byron World - "Flower" • Unsplash - "holding hands couple couple holding hands" • Philo Nordlund - "Heathen" • woodleywonderworks - "balance in all things" • ivanolambertucci - "background yellow floor"