Evanescence 'What You Want': Song Analysis

For example, Smash Mouth writes,”i ain’t the sharpest tool in shed/ She was looking kind was looking kind of dumb with her finger in her thumb.”(Smash Mouth) This lyric describes the singer’s personality. He might not be the smartest person and people might judge him, but The singer is smart enough to make his own decisions. This is a great example of a hypole. Another examples of literary devices in the song is,”Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running.”(Smash Mouth) This lyric is an example of personification. It’s personification because it’s giving human traits to the rules. The lyric give detailed information about the singer listening to the rules, but people make fun of him for listening to every rule. That will not stop him for doing his best.

John and Marsha owned a record store in New Jersey called Rock “N” Roll Heaven. Quickly, John and Marsha got in touch with Metallica and asked them to drive to Queens, New York, expenses paid, to talk about a record contract. After arriving in Queens, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich announced to John Zazula that they were kicking Dave Mustaine out of the band next week.

Evanescence is an American rock band known for song, Bring Me to Life. Bring Me to Life is a song about being lost and in a state of depression until you find that one person to break you out of that sad state. This song was inspired by the lead singer’s, Amy Lee’s, husband. She says that when she first met her husband that he could somehow see inside of her and bring her to life when at the time she was going though a hard time (Edwards, Evanescence’s Amy Lee: how we made Bring Me to Life).

The group’s first album, Life, reached Billboard’s chart of top 10 gospel albums including the songs, No Way and Everything. Their next album, Victory Live!, hit the number one spot in the gospel album chart and also number one in the with the song, Victory.

The Band was formed by brothers Chad and Mike Kroeger in Vancouver, with the help of their cousin Brandon Kroeger, and their friend Ryan Peake. Brandon Kroeger (the drummer) however, is no longer in the band. He left the group in 1997, and was replaced by two other people. First he was replaced by Mitch Guidon from 1997 to 1998. Then Mitch was replaced by Ryan Vikedal from 1998 to 2005.

The song "Stressed Out" by Twenty-One Pilots is a story about a struggling singer which seems familiar to the audience on a personal level. While exploring such sensitive topics as stress, becoming an adult, and nostalgia, it also touches upon the issue of originality. The understanding between the lead singer, Tyler Joseph, and the listeners is reached with the help of the themes, the tone, and the narrative of the song.

Although I have been a fan for a good amount of time now, I have never been 100% sure on what genre of music they fit into. Some people say they are a rap-infused high-tech pop duo (Fred Thomas). Others will say they are piano-driven schizoid pop (MTV). One article I read mentioned that when creating their album Vessel they wanted to make something that combines elements of hip-hop, indie rock and punk (Fueled by Ramen). With that in mind, you will never know what to expect if you are a first time listener. You will find yourself rapping quickly at one point and then suddenly singing along slowly with the accompaniment of a ukulele without even realizing the change.

The first five songs on the album (“Heavy Dirty Soul”, “Stressed out”, “Ride”, “Fairly Local” and “Lane Boy”), express the artist's insecurities. Insecurities can be defined as lack of confidence, uncertainty about oneself . Everyone, once in their lifetime, will experience being insecure, including the two band-mates of Twenty-One Pilots. The first stanza of “Heavy Dirty Soul” expresses the idea that his personal demons and his personal subconscious are chasing him. Readers can understand that anxiety is rising, and through the rhyming couplet in “hop” and “stop” as this supports the message of this section of the song as the persona conveys the idea of making “the voices stop”, and conveys the impression of closure.

When they first started they had a huge amount of people started liking them, and then they started getting hits and before they knew it, they got accepted in the folk rock hall of fame. When they got into the hall of fame they made a song about it, but as soon as they did, they got rid of it because they thought is was bragging to much (Shirley, 1997).

The group was formed in 1965 by bluegrass - enthusiast Jerry Garcia on guitar and vocals, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan on vocals and organ, Bob Weir on guitar and vocals, classical music student Phil Lesh on bass and vocals, and Bill Kreutzmann on drums. From the beginning, they brought together a variety of influences, from Garcia's country background to Pigpen's feeling for blues (his father was an R&B radio DJ) and Lesh's education in contemporary serious" music. Add to that, the experimentation encouraged at some of the group's first performances at novelist Ken Kesey's

I know I can go back to them to cheer me up and comfort me. Therefore Chris using the lyrics “lights will guide you home” helps us understand by using personification, that there will always be someone to help and guide you no matter what.

Dream on by Aerosmith connects to Santiago and his recurring dream in the beginning of the story starting on Page 6. Santiago deals with a recurring dream and he does not understand why he is having it. This dream occurs every time Santiago sleeps under a sycamore tree that grows out of the ruins of a church. In this dream a child tells Santiago to go after a treasure located by the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago is confused by the message of the dream and goes to a gypsy woman to try and understand the dream. She says that he should go to Egypt in pursuit of the treasure. This leads to Santiago meeting a magical man who turns out to be the King of Salem. He says that going to Egypt is Santiago’s personal legend and he should set off for his journey tomorrow. This journey leads to Santiago arriving in Tangier and a robber taking all of the money Santiago brought in his journey towards the Egyptian pyramids. This leaves Santiago by himself as he now has to find a way to push through adversity and get to his destination. Dream on is about following your dreams and aspirations in life by following your journey. “Dream until your dreams come true” is a line highlighted in the song that captures the purpose of following your dreams. It is about your want to be someone and to accomplish what you are supposed to in life. Santiago’s purpose is to follow his personal legend by following the good omens throughout the story and find his way to the Egyptian Pyramids. Santiago has to

A year later, they released their first album, The Runaways, which became especially big in Japan. In 1977, Cherrie left the band in the middle of making their third album, and Joan took her place as the lead singer. In 1977, The Runaways disbanded- despite them making Rock N’ Roll History, they aren’t in the Rock Hall, either.

The song "The message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five depicts the struggle of young black adults growing up in society. The struggle to make it out of poverty can be compared to survival of the fittest in a jungle. Only the strong would survive and adapt to the changes to fit in. Trying their best to make a betterment with whatever little society offers. Being a young black African American in the early 1980's was not easy. It was easier to live the fast life and gain fast money by being part of the drug community. Drugs, guns, and money was glamorized and this is what the young adults looked at as a means of getting rich. In the songs, a young man talks about how he is trying hard to hold on to the little bit of sanity he has left in his soul. He talks about the struggle he endures while trying not to get pushed over the edge. He was born an innocent child who's blind to the ways of mind kind. Growing up he faced many challenges and had to fight

As the power of a song resides completely in its lyrics, it is no longer surprising that music can be healing, inspiring, or even motivating. After introducing this insight to my life, it became very rare for me to listen to any Imagine Dragons’ song without it leaving an impact on my life and my perspectives. Imagine Dragons is a rock band whose music tends to address both personal and social issues. It’s Time, one of their biggest hits and most influential songs, was written by the band’s lead singer Dan Reynolds during a difficult time in his life. “ I was not very happy with who I was, I guess, and I wanted to make some changes” says the singer in an interview with Purevolume , in which he addresses It’s Time as a poem he wrote to express