Stars was written by the band Skillet. The scripture that inspired this song was Luke 12:6-7. Verse six states that sparrows can be sold for two farthings and yet not one of them is forgotten by God, and verse seven states that every hair is numbered on our heads; he cares about every detail. A scripture that is referenced in this song is Romans 8:38-39. The meaning of this song is that God pays attention to the little things like, for example, the sparrows. The point is that if God cares about the details of the little things, then why wouldn’t he care about the details of our lives? To me this song is saying that we should praise God because He cares about every single detail in our lives. I see this as a reminder that God cares about
The “Little Bird” by Imogen Heap, represents the human effort to hide ugliness. Humans are attracted to beautiful things, yet they themselves are not. Humans are naturally bitter and are without morals; it is society that puts us into place. So human effort is focused on fixing themselves and their surroundings. The little bird symbolizes a metaphysical being that humanity looks towards for help.
...ing to your faith. How much you trust God determines how much God mystically enchants you. This lyrics influences listeners encouraging them not to give up and to know that they can make it through faith no matter what.
Moore begins the last stanza with an ambiguous “So”. Although one has a heightened awareness of mortality, one “behaves,” one keeps the ego disciplined. This is the same concept as that of the caged bird who, though held captive in a cruelly small space, continues to sing with all his heart. Despite the bird's lack of “satisfaction” because of his loss of flight and freedom, he knows “joy”.
The reality is that it means something different to everyone, but the underlying tone is a song written from a dark place about pain. The song opens with one minute of distorted machine sound, it then transitions into a slow building (1:11) where the drums eventually come in with a strong beat (1:59) that gives the song a feeling of angst and guilt. The distorted electric guitar reappears (2:30) using the technology of the time to create a raspy and sinister sound. The song begins and ends with the buzz of an amp that feels empty and hollow as if reflecting on the emotions of the artist. His voice is soft and whispered and almost creates the imagery of the voices or demons in your
Underwood’s song relates to the listener that struggles often lead to personal growth and an acquisition of wonderful strength; a rebirth of one’s self into a more powerful and serene
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” —John 3:16. “Drops in the Ocean,” written by the Christian band Hawk Nelson, demonstrates how much God loves His people by incorporating key song-writing devices. Hawk Nelson wrote this song from God’s perspective, as He would speak. Essentially, then, this piece acts as a letter from God, telling His children about His everlasting love. Overall, “Drops in the Ocean” uses key musical and poetic devices in order to convey the general meaning of the song in an effective way.
Also, she made a mistake at a party, leading to her giving birth to a baby boy, which gives a feeling of love. Lastly, when she found God, or before she found Him, there is a feeling of pleading out/asking for help. The song is about a girl who has a troubling past and people make it worse for her she falls into a bad state, causing her to make a mistake, which is becoming pregnant. She pleads for God to help and when she’s about to die she knows that God did help her through her
The lead singer of the band Train, Pat Monahan revealed in an interview that this song is about the death of his mother. In the interview Monahan stated, “ Loss of the most important person in my life was heavy on my mind, and
I thought I understood the poem and originally, I believed that it meant to appreciate the unexpected things in life because it can change your own life, for the better or worse, because even though all of these surprises come in, we have a tendency to care for them like it belongs to us. I kept reading it over and over, trying to make connections with the words in my life and that’s what made me believe that this poem was “just right” for me. Only the poet knows the meaning, but since we all think differently, I have an addition to my interpretation, which I think the poet talks about unloyal or suspicious relationships. People who don’t know how to trust each other or feel as if someone who’s more worthy should be kept in a cage or else, someone else is going to sweep them off their feet. I think this is really common, especially for insecure people. This can relate to my life because when I moved to California, I wasn’t ready for it and never intended to live with my mom. It was just a last minute thing because I was afraid of the bullies at the previous middle school I attended in Wisconsin. It was an unexpected action for me to take and I had promised my dad, I’d come back, but I didn’t. I thought it was for best, but now that I think about it, I was just running away from minor problems and that distanced the relationship between me and my dad. Other real life examples that I
The third stanza starts by saying, “And when I could no longer look, I blest His name that gave and took,” (107). After everything was over she realized that God had given her everything she had lost in the fire, and that she could once again receive those things from God. This relates to me being robbed in the fact that everything I lost was something that was not needed. This helped me to realize that material things aren’t going to make you happy, but the Love of God is.
The “fat and …bone” are compared to symbolize the difference between whites and blacks. The second stanza compares black and whites to rivers and the sea; one is fresh and the other salty, but both are bodies of water. The third stanza uses a metaphor to compare living out lives alone while pitching a tent in solitude, all alone in our own little world. It also uses the “sun and shadow” to symbolize whites and blacks. In stanza four grief and joy are contrasted with the use of personification. While joy only favors a few, grief is a common factor shared by all people, making it a common ground one in which anyone can come together. The fifth stanza or the last uses similes to give the message that although it is sometimes painful and unpleasant to share other’s grief it is something that must be done in order for everyone to live in harmony. It also relates grief to a weapon, calling it a “blade shining and unsheathed that must strike me down”. It also compares sorrow to a crown of “bitter aloes wreathed”. The overall poem contains Biblical allusions. It sends the message that everyone should rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn. Cullen is calling all Americans to do as Jesus did and be a man of the people
The song talks about George being a troubadour his whole life from when he was a young boy to now and to when he will pass away. A troubadour has two meanings to me the first one is someone who writes songs and is somewhat of a poetic figure. The second which is more of a personal perspective is someone that is tough and rolls with the punches. The song also talks about not changing and staying true to yourself. Which is very important to me. I say this because although throughout your life there are going to be many different things that influence you to change. Although these things may be very tempting at times and may seem very intriguing always follow your heart and do what you feel is right. Whenever I hear this songs it makes me want to
The song “The A Team” is written and sang by Ed Sheeran. The song name itself is a direct reference to cocaine, which is a Class A drug hence the name “The A Team”. A few major themes throughout this entire song are drugs, depression, being poor, etc.
Following the line “Take me to Church” Hozier writes, “I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lie.” He uses a simile to compare individuals who worship these institutions to dogs. Just like dogs they listen and do as their masters’ say, regardless of how many times the master hurts them. Hozier takes another jab at the institutions by writing, “That’s a fine looking high horse/ What you got in the stable?” He uses sarcasm to ask the people of these institutions why are they quick to judge of his sin, when they have sinned also. In verse 2 Hozier switches from a Christianity point of view to Paganism. One art of Paganism is Sol Invictus, which translates into worshipping the sun. Hozier says, “If I’m a pagan of the good times, my lover’s the sunlight” He uses a metaphor to compare a man’s lover to sunlight. Sunlight is a representation of hope when used in this context. At the end of the song, Hozier says, “I’ll tell you my sins so (and) you can sharpen your knife/ Offer me that (my) deathless death/ Good God, let me give you my life” . This is another great example of Hozier incorporated poetic devices within the song. He uses an imagery within the above lyrics to give it more of a visual and emotional effect than just another word in the
The first few lines, “His hunger satisfied and soul quenched / He turned to the lamb on the cross” describe the satisfaction of living life through Jesus Christ. Jesus said he is the spring of eternal life and that those whom drink of the spring shall not thirst. Thus the first line represents the man’s spiritual satisfaction. The lamb in the second line is a common symbol in Christianity and it represents sacrifice. Thus Jesus sacrificed himself to save us. The man in the poem is then saved through Christ and he turns toward him in both the good and bad times. The final couple lines in the poem, “And praising the grace bestowed on him / He saw the dove ascend into the sky” demonstrates the movement of the Holy Spirit. The third line of the stanza shows how thankful the man is and that he does not take his salvation for granted. Due to this he prays and spreads the word of Christ. It then continues to spread all throughout the world. The dove the man “saw ascend into the sky” is another fairly common symbol in Christianity. It represents the Holy Spirit. Thus by seeing it ascend into the sky he sees the Holy Spirit being spread all throughout the