Rock Bottom By Neck Hard: Song Analysis

My story has a meaningful story behind it. The story is deep for me and even for the artist and probably for many other people. Hearing songs like this can inspire you. It inspired me to be thankful for the people in my life. One day they can be here the next they could be gone. You never know what’s going on in their lives.

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.

The “Hard Rock” was a main inmate in the poem. The name of Hard Rock is based on a hard nut to crack because he was the only one inmate who never submitted and gave a lot of troubles to officers. The Hard Rock was treated really badly and punished as warning to other inmates in the hospital. Why he was treated so badly is because not only he never submitted to officers; there might be that he was a black person. While the Hard Rock was treated badly, other inmates were very submissive to officers because they did not want to be treated in the same way as Hard Rock. He was forced under the strong power in the oppressive community, yet he had the power of perseverance and was very strong; hence, his attitude has not changed through the poem. The Hard Rock was a hero for other inmates because he was very strong, against the authority, and brought hope to other inmates in the poem “Hard Rock Returns to Prison” by Etheridge Knight.

The Dave Matthews Band has been a musical power house for years. They have meshed together almost every type of music together to create their extremely unique sounds and attractiveness towards their music. Dave Matthews, lead singer and guitarist from South Africa has put together a band that no one will ever be able to create again. Dave picked four extremely talented and unique sounding men to join his band and together they have created some amazing music. The members of the band include Stefan Lessard on bass, Boyd Tinsley on violin, Leroi Moore on saxophone and one of the best drummers in the world, Carter Beauford. Together these men will one day leave behind a similar reputation as one of the all time greatest "jam" bands of time.

People will always need help and I think that when you do not feel secure, there is always important to call for help. My second song was “I will Survive” Gloria Gaynor because sometime after a break up, some people feel unconfident and not safety, but after a time passes, people can come along with that security that they used to have before.

Luke Bryan who started his singing career at age fourteen chooses specific words to indicate the time period and makes it clear to identify the genre in his popular song “Play It Again” released in 2013. The repletion but also his way of saying certain words makes this song special and is straightforward for college students to understand poetry. In this song Luke Bran spots a tan legged girl who he finds attractive. Luke the instantly assumes she is taken because of her beauty. As they begin to carry on a conversation a song comes on she gets excited because her favorite song comes on and before he asked her to dance she took his hand and danced with him until the song cut off.

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.

For example, Wait and See. (Highly recoomend listening to it. It still applies to America, even though it was made in 2015.) It talks about how bad the world is getting, how we are all parting. I feel like the song is so honest and open, warning people of the world. “Wait and see, when the world stops spinning and we’re all pretending to be okay. But it’s hard to be when you find out it’s fake.” I know this is about the person you admire, but let’s talk about how that’s spooky. The world is crashing, we’re having hurricane after hurricane, the ice caps are melting, there’s a whole in the Ozone layer! We aren’t talking about it, we aren’t talking about how humans are the ones responsible. Everyone wants to act like it isn’t real. The song is pointing out that fact. If humans were more self aware, more kind, we wouldn’t have destroye our only Earth. Think about

Music has played an essential aspect in my life. I have struggled in the past with discovering who I am as an individual. Music was the one thing I could relate to throughout fifth to tenth grade. As I matured so did my music. The songs were full of empowerment and had an energetic style. “Don’t be so hard on yourself” by Jess Glynne is the theme song because the lyrics explain the struggles of discovering oneself, how every individual gets knocked down and urges me to be myself.

The “good” piece of music that I have selected is “Stay” by Florida Georgia Line. Owing to the fact that I am a huge country music fan and admire the work of Florida Georgia Line, my explanation of why this song is good might come off as bias, but I am going to do my best to impartially elucidate its value. Country music is known for its meaningful and relatable lyrics, so “Stay” communicates to individuals, who want someone back in their life who they have lost, that they are not alone. Additionally, Florida Georgia Line is a country music duo with talented singing skills. The pitch of the Florida Georgia Line singers placed “Stay” in the number one spot on the Billboard Country Chart along with its harmony, chorus, and rhythm that are pleasurable

The song that i have chosen is Horses by PnB Rock, Kodak Black, A Boogie wit da Hoodie. I like this song because it connects with me on a personal level. For instance, when it says, “Going so fast, hope i don't crash (skrr, skrr) One false move, that could be my last (yeah),” it make me think of me running, playing any sport or even work for school and how fast i do everything. The song makes me think that if one thing goes wrong it could be the last thing you will ever do. I chose it because it has a special connection with me. I admire all three performers, they all inspire me of what hard work does if you put the time in to do your work. I like all of A Boogie wit da hoodie’s songs they all are unique in their own way. Kodak Black is a fantastic performer. His songs have a special twist when he sings it. They all start off one way and

I chose to write about Stressed Out because I connected with the lyrics when I first heard the song and I wanted to look at them more closely. Stressed Out is a song by twenty one pilots, off of their album Blurryface. The song is from the point of view of Tyler Joseph, singer and main lyrics writer of the band. He talks about his experiences with nostalgia, trying to fit into society as an adult, and facing insecurities.

Johnny Cash was an influential musician throughout his lifetime, but it was before his career came to an end that he covered a heart-wrenching song called “Hurt.” Cash's physical health became more of an issue in the late 1990s. He was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease Shy-Drager syndrome—a misdiagnosis that was later corrected to autonomic neuropathy—and was hospitalized for pneumonia in 1998. Still, the artist continued making music. In 2002, he released a billboard hit, “Hurt” caught the emotions of many people before the passing of Cash.

The song, “Unsteady,” really stood out to me. The song is a mix of pop and alternative rock, and even incorporates versus with acapella. Unsteady is about a man who is constantly making the same mistakes with his family, which eventually leads to a divorce. The song is written to his family telling them to hold on and give him a chance to overcome

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