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Lyrics to Innocent
I guess you really did it this time Left yourself in your warpath Lost your balance on a tightrope Lost your mind tryin' to get it back Wasn't it easier in your lunchbox days? Always a bigger bed to crawl into Wasn't it beautiful when you believed in everything When the bugs shout out as you breathe And everybody believed in you? It's alright, just wait and see Your string of lights is still bright to me Oh, who you are is not where you've been. You're still an innocent, You're still an innocent. Did some things you can't speak of But at night you live it all again You wouldn't be shattered on the floor now If only you had seen what you know now then Wasn't it easier in your firefly-catchin' days? When everything out of reach, someone bigger brought down to you Wasn't it beautiful runnin' wild 'til you fell asleep Before the monsters caught up to you? It's alright, just wait and see Your string of lights is still bright to me Oh, who you are is not what you've been You're still an innocent It's okay, life is a tough crowd 32, and still growin' up now Who you are is not what you did. You're still an innocent. Time turns flames to embers You'll have new Septembers Every one of us has messed up too Minds change like the weather I hope you remember Today is never too late to be brand new It's alright, just wait and see Your string of lights is still bright to me Oh, who you are is not what you've been You're still an innocent. It's okay, life is a tough crowd 32, and still growin' up now Who you are is not what you did You're still an innocent. You're still an innocent. Lost your balance on a tightrope. It's never too late to get it back. |
Analyzing DevicesMetaphor
"You're still an innocent" This is a metaphor because it shows the comparison between the girl and her being an innocent without using the words like or as. This comparison lasts throughout the whole song. "life is a tough crowd" This also is a metaphor as it shows the comparison between life and a crowd, showing that life is never going to be easy. You have to get through the people in the crowd, just like your problems in life. This is a comparison comparing two dissimilar things without like or as. Simile "Minds change like the weather." This is a simile because it shows the comparison of the minds with the weather. Since the weather is always changing from gloomy to sunny, this shows a comparison between minds and the weather using :like". Alliteration: "Left Lost Lost" This shows alliteration as they all have the same consonant sound as the first letter. They all start with the letter "l" in close arrangements. "Bigger Bed" This is alliteration as both of these words start with the letter "b", having the same consonant for its first letter. Personification: "Bugs shout out" This is personification as bugs can't actually shout out, which is a human characteristic given to a non human thing. The bugs are given the ability to shout, which they can't actually do in reality. Allusion (not presented in this song) Dedicated to TybaltThis song is dedicated to you, Tybalt. I knew we were never on good terms anyway when you were still down here on earth. I never appreciated your sense of humor or even anything that you said, regardless of what you were trying to convey. But, I guess I was doing the same to you too. We were acting like little, immature kids who didn't do anything, but do playful things. So, I just wanted to say sorry and forgive you too. I hope that you really take these lyrics to heart and accept my forgiveness too. These lyrics aren't just words, but a true sorry for whatever I have done to you, or your family. I really wished we were on better terms when you were still down here. But, I wish you a life of peace and joy up there as well as the Montagues remaining here. Throughout the song it says, "Minds change like weather." I think this is what has been happening between us. I can only hope that you will truly understand my apology and that you can change your mind about hating peace. I hope that no fight breaks out between the Capulets and Montagues ever again. I hope that everything becomes better and that we will start over. A beginning that starts peaceful.
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