http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWa082xMwkk
For my song, I choose something that I've been listening to for a while. So, I already have some understanding about what it's saying. This is my interpretation of it. My song choice is Citizen Soldier by 3 Doors Down. Much of the song itself is pretty straight forward, but there are a few points that I just love. Starting with the middle of the chorus when it says "holding the lights for the ones that we guide from the dark of despair". It's a personification of the soldiers guiding us away from the dark, protecting us from what ever , or whom ever, would want to harm us. In this case the dark are the things that would want to hurt us, and the soldiers are the light holding the dark at bay and guiding us to a safer place.
The other part is when the song says "I walk beside you, but you may not see me. The strongest among you may not wear a crown". This is also personification ,but it has some interesting word choices as well. It's talking about the soldier walking beside you, but you not seeing him or her. It's saying that there is more to the person walking beside you than just what you see on the outside. The soldier is basically two different people, but you wouldn't know that by looking at him or her. Which is where the personification and word choice come in to play. The second part of the phrase where it says " The strongest among you may not wear a crown" would mean that the person you are looking at is stronger than he or she appears. Hero's don't have to look the part, or have to act the part, they just do what they've been trained and told to do. He or she may not be popular, but the soldier has meaning and purpose, and they will protect you even though you don't know who they are or what they are really doing.
For my song, I choose something that I've been listening to for a while. So, I already have some understanding about what it's saying. This is my interpretation of it. My song choice is Citizen Soldier by 3 Doors Down. Much of the song itself is pretty straight forward, but there are a few points that I just love. Starting with the middle of the chorus when it says "holding the lights for the ones that we guide from the dark of despair". It's a personification of the soldiers guiding us away from the dark, protecting us from what ever , or whom ever, would want to harm us. In this case the dark are the things that would want to hurt us, and the soldiers are the light holding the dark at bay and guiding us to a safer place.
The other part is when the song says "I walk beside you, but you may not see me. The strongest among you may not wear a crown". This is also personification ,but it has some interesting word choices as well. It's talking about the soldier walking beside you, but you not seeing him or her. It's saying that there is more to the person walking beside you than just what you see on the outside. The soldier is basically two different people, but you wouldn't know that by looking at him or her. Which is where the personification and word choice come in to play. The second part of the phrase where it says " The strongest among you may not wear a crown" would mean that the person you are looking at is stronger than he or she appears. Hero's don't have to look the part, or have to act the part, they just do what they've been trained and told to do. He or she may not be popular, but the soldier has meaning and purpose, and they will protect you even though you don't know who they are or what they are really doing.
That was a great post Matthew. Also i love that song too, and i never noticed how those lines had that much meaning. Great interpretation of the song!
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