Anthem Of Our Dying day
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Title: Anthem Of Our Dying Day
Artist: Story Of The Year |
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Lyrics:
The stars will cry The blackest tears tonight And this is the moment that I live for I can smell the ocean air And here I am Pouring my heart onto these rooftops Just a ghost to the world That's exactly Exactly what I need From up here the city lights burn Like a thousand miles of fire And I'm here to sing this anthem Of our dying day For a second I wish the tide Would swallow every inch of this city As you gasp for air tonight I'd scream this song right in your face If you were here I swear I won't miss a beat Cause I never Never have before From up here the city lights burn Like a thousand miles of fire And I'm here to sing this anthem Of our dying day Of our dying day Of our dying day Of our dying!!! For a second I wish the tide Would swallow every inch of this city And you gasp for air tonight!! From up here the city lights burn Like a thousand miles of fire And I'm here to sing this anthem Of our dying day From up here the city lights burn Like a thousand miles of fire And I'm here to sing this anthem Of our dying day From up here the city lights burn Like a thousand miles of fire And I'm here to sing this anthem Of our dying day Our dying day Of our dying!!! |
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Figurative Language Found:
- Personification:
- "The stars will cry". This is personification because crying is something that humans do, and stars are non-animate objects, rocks in space, you can say. They certainly do not have eyes, and therefore certainly cannot "cry".
- "the blackest tears tonight" is counted as alliteration because the "t" sound in "tears" and "tonight" are repeating.
- “Of our dying day" alliteration because the "d" sound is repeated by the words "dying" and "day".
- "I'd scream this song" is considered alliteration for the "s" sound is repetitive in "scream" and "song".
- "Pouring my heart onto these rooftops". This is hyperbole because you aren't really physically pouring your heart, veins and all onto the roof. If you did so, it would be counted as suicidal. This is an over exaggeration.
- "From up here the city lights burn like a thousand miles of fire." In this part of the lyrics, the city lights are compared to fire, using the word "like". This is simile because similes use "as", "like" or "than" in their comparisons. The city lights and fire are similar in a way, as they an both bring light and allow you to see.
Ding! Dong! The Witch Is Dead!
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Title: Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead!
Artist: Glee Cast |
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Lyrics:
Once there was a wicked witch in the lovely land of Oz And a wickeder, wickeder, wickeder witch that never, ever was She filled the folks in Munchkin Land with terror and with dread Till one fine day from Kansas A house fell on her head And the coroner pronounced her dead And through the town the joyous news went running The joyous news that the wicked old witch was finally done in Ding! Dong! The witch is dead! Which old witch? Well, uh, the wicked witch (Oh) Ding! Dong! The wicked witch is dead! Oh yeah, happy day Wake up you sleepy head Rub your eyes Get out of that bed Wake up, the wicked old witch is dead She's gone where the goblins go below, below, below, yo ho Let's open up and sing And bring those bells out Sing the news out Ding! Dong! The merry, oh sing it high and sing it low Let them know the wicked old witch is dead Why everyone's glad, she took such a crownin'? Bein' hit by a house is even worse than drowning Let'em know the wicked old witch is dead |
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Figurative Language Found:
- Personification:
- "the joyous news went running" is personification because a non-living object, in this case, the news was given human characteristics and pronounced as "running". In real life, news of something can't literally sprout legs and take off.
- “Ding! Dong!" are sounds, like that of a doorbell. If you ring one, it usually goes dingdong and someone would come to answer the door. It is a sound that has been written in word form, using letters.
- "A house fell on her head" is alliteration. The words "house", "her" and "head" repeat the "h" sound.
- "She's gone where the goblins go" is alliteration because the sound of "g" is being repeated in the words "gone", "goblins" and "go", each beginning with the same sound.
- "wicked witch" This is alliteration because the sound of the letter "w" is heard in both "wicked" and "witch", repeating it.
- "And bring those bells out" is alliteration. The words "bring" and "bell" both start with the "b" sound, and therefore repeat the consonant.
Boston
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Title: Boston
Artist: Augustana |
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Lyrics:
In the light of the sun, is there anyone? Oh it has begun... Oh dear you look so lost, eyes are red and tears are shed, This world you must've crossed... she said... You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah, She said You don't know me, and you don't wear my chains... oh yeah, Essential yet appealed, carry all your thoughts across An open field, When flowers gaze at you... they're not the only ones who cry When they see you She said... You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah, She said You don't know me, and you don't wear my chains... oh yeah, She said I think I'll go to Boston... I think I'll start a new life, I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name, I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather, I think I'll get a lover and fly him out to Spain... Oh yeah and I think I'll go to Boston, I think that I'm just tired I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind... I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset, I hear it's nice in the Summer, some snow would be nice... oh yeah, You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah... Boston... where no one knows my name... yeah Where no one knows my name... Where no one knows my name... Boston... No one knows my name. You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah... Boston... where no one knows my name... yeah Where no one knows my name... Where no one knows my name... Boston... No one knows my name. |
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Figurative Language Found:
- Idiom:
- "you don't wear my chains" is an idiom. It doesn't literally mean that one person is not wearing the chains (like, handcuffs) of another's. The actual intended meaning is "you don't share my troubles" and the word "chains" is a symbol of trouble, something that bounds you down.
- "When flowers gaze at you... they're not the only ones who cry when they see you" This is personification because, flowers, which are non-human plants are given human actions such as "gaze", "cry" and "see". In real life, flowers don't really have eyes that can shed tears.
Dynamite
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Title: Dynamite
Artist: Mai Kuraki |
Lyrics (cut):
Romaji: Kanjō kanpeki ni lose control Baguru uttōshi-sa ni hekieki wakatteru sutansu… Itsuwari ID gen'in suisoku shite mo Tōsō hon'nō zenkai umaku wa waraenai sutansu… Chansu tsukamu sutansu yeah Rēru no nai michi GO! Darenimo tomerarenai kono kimochi I'm blowing up, blowing up kokoro ga sawagu I'm blowing up, blowing up owara senaide Mirai ga mieru I'm gonna be your DYNAMITE Oh! Buttobe your Dynamite! I'm blowing up, blowing up kokoro ga sawagu I'm blowing up, blowing up owara senaide Mirai ga mieru I'm gonna be your DYNAMITE Oh! Buttobe your Dynamite! |
English: My feelings are totally out of control Your look tells me you've had enough of this glitchy depression... Even if you guess the reason for this fake ID My escape instinct's going full-throttle and I can't bring myself to smile... It's time to take a chance, yeah Head off the rails, GO! These feelings inside can't be stopped! I'm blowing up, blowing up, my heart's going like a bomb! I'm blowing up, blowing up, this can't be how it ends! I can still see the future I'm gonna be your DYNAMITE! Oh! Blow it all up with your Dynamite! I'm blowing up, blowing up, my heart's going like a bomb! I'm blowing up, blowing up, this can't be how it ends! I can still see the future I'm gonna be your DYNAMITE! Oh! Blow it all up with your Dynamite! |
Figurative Language Found:
- Idiom:
- "Head off the rails". This phrase doesn't really mean for a train of some sort to drive off the rails. The real definition is to act in a strange way that society or the place that you live cannot accept.
- "I'm blowing up" is a hyperbole because it is an extreme exaggeration. You aren't literally blowing up, just like when you say "I have so much homework, I'm dying", you aren't literally dying.
- "My heart's going like a bomb" is a simile. The person's heart beating is being compared to that of a bomb, using the word "like" in the comparison.
- "I'm gonna be your DYNAMITE". This is a metaphor because the person is directly referring to themselves as someone else's dynamite. A human is something completely different from a stick of explosives, so being compared to one without using the words "like", "as" or "than" would be a metaphor.
Hush
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Title: Hush
Artist: Craig Morgan |
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Lyrics:
He's lookin' in the mirror checkin' out his hair Puffin' on his cologne He ain't shaved since Tuesday but tonight Every little whisker's gone He's goin' out with the perfect wife But she ain't his own Hush - can't talk about it Hush - dance all around it Everybody's doin' it, old and young Don't breathe a word, cat's got your tongue Hush Mama makes breakfast, packs the kids' lunch And sends them on their way She cleans up the kitchen, makes all the beds Then loads up her TV tray Ah, but that ain't coffee in her coffee cup That gets her through the day Hush - can't talk about it Hush - dance all around it Everybody's doin' it, old and young Don't breathe a word, cat's got your tongue Hush Pretending it ain't happening won't make it disappear You can sweep it under the carpet, look the other way But it's still here You can hear 'em screamin', yellin' through the walls Just another normal night You hear glass breakin' and baby's cryin' But you say it's gonna be alright You just turn up the volume on your radio And turn down the light Hush - can't talk about it Hush - dance all around it Everybody's doin' it, old and young Don't breathe a word, cat's got your tongue Hush Hush - can't talk about it Hush - dance all around it Everybody's doin' it, old and young Don't breathe a word, cat's got your tongue Hush Hush - can't talk about it Hush - dance all around it Everybody's doin' it, old and young Don't breathe a word, cat's got your tongue Hush |
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Figurative Language Found:
"Tuesday but tonight" is alliteration because the "t" sound is repeated by the words "Tuesday" and "today".
"Mama makes". This is alliteration because the "m" sound is repeated in "Mama" and "makes".
"coffee cup" is alliteration due to the fact that the words "coffee" and "cup" repeat the "c" sound.
"normal night" is alliteration because the "n" sound is repetitive in the words "normal" and "night".
- Idiom:
- "cat's got your tongue" this phrase does not literally mean that a cat is holding onto your tongue (as depicted in the picture above), but rather that you cannot talk about a certain subject, and you must keep quiet. This is the figurative meaning of "cat's got your tongue".
- "sweep it under the carpet" is an idiom. It does not literally mean to take a broom and sweep something under your rug, but to ignore or to hide something. This idiom is not to be taken for its literal meaning.
"Tuesday but tonight" is alliteration because the "t" sound is repeated by the words "Tuesday" and "today".
"Mama makes". This is alliteration because the "m" sound is repeated in "Mama" and "makes".
"coffee cup" is alliteration due to the fact that the words "coffee" and "cup" repeat the "c" sound.
"normal night" is alliteration because the "n" sound is repetitive in the words "normal" and "night".
My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark
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Title: My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark
Artist: Fall Out Boy |
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Lyrics
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa. Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa. B-B-B-Be careful making wishes in the dark, dark Can't be sure when they've hit their mark And besides in the mean, mean time I'm just dreaming of tearing you apart I'm in the de-details with the devil So now the world can never get me on my level I just gotta get you off the cage I'm a young lover's rage Gonna need a spark to ignite My songs know what you did in the dark So light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire So light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa. In the dark, dark Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa. In the dark, dark All the writers keep writing what they write Somewhere another pretty vein just dies I've got the scars from tomorrow and I wish you could see That you’re the antidote to everything except for me, me A constellation of tears on your lashes Burn everything you love, then burn the ashes In the end everything collides My childhood spat back out the monster that you see My songs know what you did in the dark So light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire So light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa. In the dark, dark Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa. In the dark, dark My songs know what you did in the dark (My songs know what you did in the dark) So light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire So light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa. In the dark, dark Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa. In the dark, dark Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa. |
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Figurative Language Found:
- Onomatopoeia:
- "Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa." This is onomatopoeia because the words "oh" and "whoa" are sounds that humans make, and have been written down in word form. For example: "Oh, wait a second. I know now." and "Whoa! Calm down! It's all under control."
- “they've hit their mark" is alliteration because the "th" sound in the words "they've" and "their" is repeated.
- "de-details with the devil" this is alliteration because the words "details" and "devil" both start with and therefore repeat the "d" sound.
- "So now the world can never". The "n" sound is repetitive in the words "now" and "never", making this alliteration.
- "get me on my level". This is alliteration because the words "me" and "my" repeat the "m" sound in them.
- "did in the dark" is alliteration, as the "d" sound is repetitive in the words "did" and "dark".
- "All the writers keep writing what they write". This is alliteration because the words "writers", "writing" and "write" all start with the "wr" sound, and are therefore repeating.
- "I've got the scars from tomorrow and I wish you could see" The sound of "s" is repetitive in the words "scars" and "see", making this alliteration.
- "everything except" is alliteration due to the fact that the "e" sound is repeated by the words "everything" and "except".
- "end everything" is alliteration because the words "end" and "everything" repeat the "e" sound at their beginnings.
- "I'm just dreaming of tearing you apart" is a hyperbole, or an extreme exaggeration. The person in this song is not really dreaming of tearing anyone apart, limb from limb. You would be a downright monster of everyone's nightmares if you do that. This phrase can be compared to another one: "I'm going to KILL you!" In this phrase, the speaker isn't literally going to kill you, it is figurative.
- "I'm on fire" This is also a hyperbole. When you say this, you aren't literally burning or bursting into flame. This phrase simply exaggerates the point that the speaker has flare, thinks they're on a role, etc.
- "I'm a young lover's rage" is a metaphor. In this phrase, the speaker is directly addressing themselves as "a young lover's rage" using the word "am" ("I'm" is the same as "I am"). A human being is something completely different from rage; and when you compare these two without using "like", "as" or "than", you used a metaphor.
- "you're the antidote" is a metaphor. An antidote is something that can cure poison, a kind of medicine. In this phrase, the person is directly being referred to as an antidote, without using the words "like", "as" or "than"; but rather "are" ("you're" is the same as "you are").
- "A constellation of tears" is a metaphor as well. A constellation is a pattern of stars in the sky that have been given names, or space rocks that are very far away. Tears are liquid drops of water that come out of our eyes when we are experiencing a strong emotion. These two totally unrelated objects are compared to one another in a very direct manner, using "of", saying that constellations are tears and tears are constellations; but in reality, those are two completely separate things.
- "My songs know what you did in the dark" Songs are tunes with words that artists have come up with, something non-living. In this phrase, the person says that his song "knows", as if the song actually had a brain and knew what was happening around the world. This is a human activity, when human characteristics are given to non-living objects, it is personification
- "My childhood spat back out the monster" is personification. Your childhood is a time period of your life, while "spat" is a human characteristic, the past tense of "spit". Therefore, if you give a non-animate (in this case, your time as a child) object human characteristics, such as "spat", it is considered personification.
