Wednesday 16 October 2013

Lyric analysis (Official song)

Rivera- Your Majesty

I'm tired of walking now
Dragging my heels round,
You're with him anyway,
And I was talking now,
It's been going round,
And i haven't got much to say
So don't loose yourself, maybe get some help,
I've got so long to save,
Don't you see me standing tall, 
I was yours for long, 
So, what're you doing here,
I see you everywhere

I am holding on, 
Oh won't you show me, 
What you're doing

Stuck out here for days, 
By yourself,
So it's down to you,
What're you gonna do,
Won't you leave me, 
Leave me alone,
Well i'm on my knees,
For your majesty,
And i'm shaken down to the bone

I see you standing tall, 
Oh its just begun,
So, what're you doing here, 
I see you everywhere,
And i'm holding on, 
Won't you tell me

(instrumental) 

I see you standing tall,
Oh its just begun,
So, what're you doing here, 
I see you everywhere, 
I'm holding on,
Won't you tell me what i'm doing 

Line 1 and 2- Immediately shows negativity in the lyrics, presents the listener with the idea that the singers character in the song is growing tired of the world and loosing enthusiasm as he is "tired" and "Drags his heels" since she left him.

Line 3- This provides the audience with characters view and acceptance on her leaving him.

Line 4 and 5- This shows rumors have been spread and perhaps the character has found out negative information about her through his friends and gossip.

Line 6- Reinforces the idea that the character has accepted whats happened.

Line 7 and 8- Character could either be addressing himself or becoming the bigger person and giving advice.

Line 9 and 10- The character is almost trying to appear fine and over everything that has happened, even though he isn't.

Line 11- This contradicts what is previously said as he is actually struggling to come to grips with recent events.

Line 12- Shows his need for the character in which he is addressing in the song.

Line 13- He still has a sense of hope in the other character returning to him.

Line 14 and 15- Reinforcing the idea that the character has a need or obsession with who he is addressing in the song

Line 16 and 17- The characters psychologically unstable thoughts make him think she is suffering without him.

Line 18 and 19- Character could be addressing the women or himself, perhaps hinting at an important decision. Show's the character is weak and vulnerable.

Line 20 and 21- the thoughts inside his head.

Line 22 and 23- Shows she is powerful and he is weak. He worships her in away.

Line 24- The recent occurrences have made him weak, he gave up everything for her.

Line 25 - The character is almost trying to appear fine and over everything that has happened, even though he isn't.

Line 26- He doesn't see himself recovering anytime soon but sees her as fine.

Line 27 and 28- This contradicts what is previously said as he is actually struggling to come to grips with recent events.

Line 29- Shows he is clinging on to her.

Line 30- He wants her to open up to him or wants closure.

Line 31- The character is almost trying to appear fine and over everything that has happened, even though he isn't.

Line 32- He doesn't see himself recovering anytime soon but sees her as fine.

Line 33 and 34- Could either mean he sees the person who the song addresses in his head or in real life, perhaps implying she wont let him get over her.

Line 35- Shows he wont let go of her, and cannot get over her.

Line 36- Character wants to know where he stands.


Conclusion
The lyric analysis was one of the hardest tasks within research and planning however it allowed us to have greater insight into the meaning behind the song and therefore gave us more inspiration of what we could put within our video. Analysing the lyrics allowed us to put more themes that seem important to the artist within our video so that we are able to create the most image-relevant piece to them as we possibly can

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