The Northern Downpour Sends Its Love Analysis

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The Northern Downpour Sends Its Love Northern Downpour is a song off of Panic! At The Disco’s 2nd studio album Pretty. Odd.. The lyrics and music were written by Panic!’s former members, Ryan Ross and Jon Walker, who had left the band just a year after it was released in 2008. This song is, said by Ryan Ross, to be about “touring and girlfriends and love”. The song itself is filled with deep, meaningful lyrics that seem to be meant to be understood by only a select few who listen. I chose this song because everytime I listen to it, it reminds me of some of the most peaceful and enjoyful times of my life. In the Summer of 2006, Brendon Urie and Ryan Ross briefly became lovers. In songs they had both written separately, they describe the Summer as magical and dreamlike. In the …show more content…

The second line is how when the you’re upset the rain is often very soothing. There’s another line that perfectly describes how it feels to need someone. “I missed your skin when you were east You clicked your heels and wished for me”
In the first line when you miss someone’s skin, you miss having physical contact with someone. When you miss someone’s skin, phone calls, text messages, and skype calls can never be enough. They also made a Wizard of Oz reference in the second line. In the Wizard of Oz Dorothy clicks her heels together and wishes to go home. When you click your heels and wish for a person you are insinuating that they are your home. Wherever they are it's where you want to be and nothing could ever be as simple. There is a line in the song that Ryan Ross told Brendon Urie to pay special attention to. Out of all the lyrics in the song written for him, Urie was told to think about this specific one and I doubt that he’s stopped since. The lines were: “I know the world's a broken bone But melt your headaches, call it

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