Song Analysis Of Idina's Song 'Perfect Story'

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Idina Menzel: Pop Queen, Broadway Star, award-winning actress, and mother. Idina has starred in the movie Rent, won the Tony Award for her role as Elphaba in the Broadway musical Wicked, played Rachel Berry’s mother in Glee, and voiced Elsa in Frozen. On top of all of this she just came out with her 9th Album, iconically named Idina. The star says that this album is, “The most personal, introspective album I’ve made.” The way that she shows her emotion and tells her story through her music and words is riveting. This album is unique because it is deeply personal, unlike some of her other work she is emotionally vulnerable while she tells her story of the emotions she has experienced in her life. This is a poetic album packed full of 12 incredibly emotional and revealing songs. In her song “Perfect Story”, Idina expresses her emotions of guilt and love for her son as his parents are having struggles. She …show more content…

Like feeling not good enough or being afraid to fall too quickly. It then shows how one is able to go through so much and still come back and be able to show their true selves in a relationship. It expresses a want to get out of the emotions that the artist lived in in the past and to make a comeback with this new love. This song is both parts sad and happy and effectively shows how confusing and contradictory emotions can be. The artist was also using this song to let out her emotions. “Everybody Knows” is about the magnificence of love, and being so in love that you don’t want to sleep so that you don’t miss anything. It showcases the artist’s journey of self-healing through love. “Nothin’ In This World” is similar because it is another love song that portrays the happiness of being with someone and letting worries fade away. It shows what emotions ensue after finally getting something right and getting back on track with a loved one. It’s about not wanting to let go of something

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