Summary Of The Song 'Dirt' By Florida Georgia Line

The short story, “Treasure State” by Tin House, is full of reflection, guilt, and loneliness. Mainly, the story entails the journey of two brothers fleeing their hometown after their incarcerated father, Old Man, is granted mercy due to his terminal cancer to return home. The brothers, John and Daniel, would rather leave town than to live with the Old Man so they set their eyes on the “treasure state,” Montana. The story details their journey to wild destinations and fleeing their past while making it by any means necessary. Along the way, readers are introduced to a few minor female characters: Gwen, the mother of the boys, and “the lady on the bed.” The importance of these minor characters is grossly underappreciated. This is because while the main themes of this story are readily apparent, there are some equally important themes driven by this group of more underrepresented female characters.

Popular singer Elton John once said; “music has healing power; it has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours”, and for most, music is the portal to an out of body experience. African American lyricists especially have been found to use the art of music to escape the real world, commencing from the slavery era and onward. The blues song titled The Tracks of My Tears does just that; expresses the ability to remove your soul from a treacherous reality. Similarly, the lyrics from popular modern songs, written by black artists, speak volumes about what is presently going on in the country, parallel to the way African American slavery songs did. Music written at an earlier period have been found to correlate to music of the past through providing strong emotion toward present day commentary.

When songwriters begin to pen the lyrics of a song, I believe their ultimate goal is to transcend time in hopes of reaching listeners for generations to come. J.R. Cash, professionally known as Johnny Cash, wrote a song that did just that. “Ragged Old Flag” is a patriotic song that speaks to every generation. Written in 1974, “Ragged Old Flag” was meant to tell the story of our country. Johnny Cash recorded “Ragged Old Flag” live at the House of Cash. Cash wanted the song to be recorded live because it was raw, untouched, and unapologetically real. The basis of this analysis is to show how patriotism spans generations, but also why a song such as, “Ragged Old Flag” is an important part of patriotism in the United States of America.

In these songs, one can unearth the heart’s deepest desires—desires that are so basic, so undeniably human, that they cannot help but underscore the dehumanizing condition of slavery.

For generations, singers and songwriters of country music have been working to evoke emotions in listeners by performing and writing songs that the listeners will be able to relate to. Country music traditionally reveals stories of life, love, death, and values, all of which can be seen in the works of great singers and songwriters like George Strait, Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, and Alan Jackson. One artist in particular, Garth Brooks, forever left his stamp on country music and on the hearts of his millions of listeners with his hit songs, “The Beaches of Cheyenne”, “Callin’ Baton Rouge”, and “The River”. “The Beaches of Cheyenne” has a storyline containing themes of life, death, love, and regret. The themes of this song branch out much

To start off, I really enjoy the beat that Bryce uses on this track. This song features an upbeat rhythm, and the lyrics compliment the beat. The entire song is supposed to deliver a nostalgic feel to the listener. Throughout the song, He incorporates popular themes from his childhood into the lyrics, and the music video features these themes throughout. For me, I think the nostalgic theme works well with this song. It provides a happy, carefree feeling to the listener. When I listen to this song, it personally brings back feeling and memories from the summer I was shown it. Because of this, I believe the nostalgic theme of the song is a good fit. Another reason this is good music is because of the lyrics. These lyrics break away from the typical stereotype that is expected from rap/hip-hop music. It seems that recently, few popular songs have lyrics with meaning. Most feature lyrics that will appeal to the masses to sell the most records. This is where Bryce Vine differentiates himself from these artists. His lyrics share stories and experiences from his life, and are very personalized for the listener. I recently went to one of his concerts he had in East Lansing, and when he performed Sour Patch Kids, the entire crowd was singing along, and was brought together. This experience exemplifies what Bryce Vine’s music is all about; connecting people and delivering quality

Southern traditions are considered to be very static and unchanging. Additionally, this line reveals the importance of religion in the South. People in the South feel pretty strongly about religion because it is the main premise of their guiding morals. This song is a nice way to sum up the main themes of being “Southern.” They could be described as tradition, self-reliance, moral values, religion, and the importance of the place.

In times of war it is quite common for people to start questioning their values and their actions and be unsure of the path they are taking. This is common because to protect our values we often are told that we have to take actions that conflict with those values. One example would be how to protect our liberties we must sometimes restrain those liberties during treacherous times. However, the ultimate question is whether or not going against the very values we stand for is a hypocritical and wrongful action plan. Bruce Springsteen approaches this very issue in his song “Devils & Dust”, from the CD with the same title, and he subtly criticizes how the United States is betraying

Banner Elk, North Carolina, is not only nestled in the heart of the Appalachian mountains, but has been implanted into my heart and soul from an early age. From the surface, it is home to a little over 1,000 people, a small college, and a couple ski resorts, but to me it has much more to offer. A plethora of memories originate from experiences I have had there, which have cumulatively molded me into the young man I betray today.

The story “The Lottery” is a non-fiction short story about this town that has a macabre tradition involving the population of that town to participate in an annual “lottery”that has a stoning ceremony set up as a reward. Many people would some-what be aware of this surprize ending if they payed attention to the subtle details that insinuate this and foreshadow to this occurrence Many people would not be aware of this at their first read, but if they did find it they would become suspicious: if the readers were to look in the paragraphs, they would find a section that mentions the kids in the story gathering rock around throughout the town.This could set the story to a dark mood and turn it into a gloomy, and suspicious theme. This part was purposely included as a literary element to foreshadow the future events in the main lottery ceremony.

In the Superstition Mountains of Arizona the legend of a gold mine hangs in the air. Many lives have been lost while the Lost Dutchman's gold remains safe and protected by the Prelta Stones. The harsh climate, steep cliffs, deep canyons, wild animals, and lack of accessible re makes finding this mystery mine nearly impossible. While finding the mine's location may be the easier part of the job making it out alive is the challenge. Nine adventures' set out to find the hidden mine, but only one has ever found it, The Lost Dutchman himself. The mystery of Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is one full of death, myths, and adventure.

For my place narrative assignment, I chose to focus on a place that I not only visit frequently, but truly appreciate: Mount Douglas. This is a place I value not only for its beauty, but for the calmness it allows me to experience as a result of being part of nature. As it turns out, this has been the location of many important histories, dating back hundreds of years, and is still making history today. This history is significant both ecologically, and culturally, and is something I have enjoyed learning about. Through researching this place, and its surrounding area I have come to learn its importance branches far greater than its importance to me.

The song is generally about selling records and keeping your integrity as an artist. And as an artist who constantly has to promote and to some extent sell yourself in the music business it’s hard to keep that integrity and originality. The lead singer, Tyler, who has also written the lyrics tries to get his message out by just writing songs that he likes, even though people advise him not to. That can be seen especially in line 1-2. “They say stay in your lane boy, lane boy” Here Tyler describes how the music industry is trying to make him go in down a specific path and not experiment with his music. The phrase ‘Lane boy’ is a metaphor for the mainstream artists who just follow the classic temple and releases a one hit wonder. After that

At the tender age of two I moved from a development in the town of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania to the vast stretches of farmland that make up the area between Mechanicsburg and the neighboring town of Dillsburg. It was not a big move distance-wise, but it would forever change my life. If I would have stayed where I was I would have went to a different high school, had a different set of friends, and who knows where I would be today. While I did not know it at the time, (I was only two, cut me some slack.) my family and I moved within earshot of one of the most prestigious dirt tracks in the country. Each and every Friday night from early spring to late autumn thousands of people congregate at this track surrounded

Terry’s grandfather was one of the three mine owners who died in the misfortune and was blamed by the family of one of the partners, even though no evidence ever validated any of the rumors. Half of the town believed the stories ardently and half did not. Only a handful of descendants talked about the controversy anymore. All of the descendants felt the pain in some way and all had private opinions eagerly expressed to anyone who didn’t know the story, reflecting the division from old wounds. Terry grew up with stories about the loss his father felt during his childhood. Nobody ever really knew why the mine collapsed or exactly where they were entombed inside of the mountain. The mine was closed immediately after, and a shrine was erected to mark the loss. Terry solved the mystery of the tragedy many years earlier. His desire to know the truth, was in his youth all-consuming to Terry, a debt he felt he owed his grandfather. After years of research and months of living in and searching adjacent mines and natural caverns, Terry learned the horrible secret to the