Week 2: Song post.

Avicii - Wake Me Up

Lyrics

Feeling my way through the darkness

Guided by a beating heart

I can't tell where the journey will end

But I know where it starts

They tell me I'm too young to understand

They say I'm caught up in a dream

Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes

Well that's fine by me

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

I tried carrying the weight of the world

But I only have two hands

I hope I get the chance to travel the world

And I don't have any plans

I wish that I could stay forever this young

Not afraid to close my eyes

Life's a game made for everyone

And love is a prize

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

(Lyrics from: http://www.metrolyrics.com/wake-me-up-lyrics-avicii.html)

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            Wake me Up is a song performed by the Swedish EDM - DJ Avicii. This song has been by far one of my favorite songs of all time simply because of the beat and style of the song itself. However behind all of the bass and music the song surprisingly holds a deeper meaning within the lyrics.

            The lyrics of the song are structured in a way almost like that of a free verse poem because of the way each stanza is set up and the apparent lack of a rhyme scheme. Although the lyrics are broken up so we see an eight line stanza, then a four line refrain (this quatrain is sung twice), then another eight line stanza, followed by the refrain (once again sung twice) and is then finally followed by a 4 line stanza.

            This song is interesting mostly because of its meaning. This song is about experiencing life growing up. The first stanza clearly shows this because like most young adults as they grow up they themselves find themselves "feeling their way" along this path with nothing but themselves "a beating heart". This stanza also goes to say that "I can't tell where the journey will end" which is how life plays out for most young people. They simply do not know where life will take them. 

            Another poetic device present in this song is the device known as "metaphor." The end of the fourth stanza of this song contains a metaphor in which it compares life to a game. This metaphor shown as "Lifes a game made for everyone... ." This comparison shows that life is a game that can be won with love being the prize of it.

            These poetic devices help make this song have a well developed meaning. Tie that in with the amazing bass and music, and then we get an amazing song overall.