Week Two: Song

                                                           "Kryptonite"

"I took a walk around the world
To ease my troubled mind
I left my body lying somewhere
In the sands of time
But I watched the world float
To the dark side of the moon

I feel there is nothing I can do, yeah

I watched the world float
To the dark side of the moon
After all I knew it had to be
Something to do with you
I really don’t mind what happens now and then
As long as you’ll be my friend at the end

If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I’m alive and well, will you be
There a-holding my hand
I’ll keep you by my side
With my superhuman might
Kryptonite

You called me strong, you called me weak,
But still your secrets I will keep
You took for granted all the times
I never let you down
You stumbled in and bumped your head,
If not for me then you'd be dead
I picked you up and put you back on solid ground

If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I’m alive and well,
Will you be there a-holding my hand
I’ll keep you by my side
With my superhuman might
Kryptonite

If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I’m alive and well, will you be there
Holding my hand
I’ll keep you by my side
With my superhuman might
Kryptonite
Yeah!!

If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I'm alive and well,
Will you be there a-holding my hand
I'll keep you by my side
With my superhuman might
Kryptonite

Oh, whoa, whoa
Oh, whoa, whoa
Oh, whoa, whoa"

(Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/3doorsdown/kryptonite.html)

The song above, "Kryptonite" by the band Three Doors Down, has it's own very unique structure. It has nine stanzas, in which the refrain can be found in stanzas 4,6,7 and 8! The meter of each refrain is 9-5-6-9-6-7-3, and within this song there is no real set rhyme scheme as you can see in the above lyrics. Like many other songs, this song has a certain way of being laid out where it is a verse followed by a refrain, or chorus for the most part. 

The speaker in this song would be someone who used to be a really good person, like a superhero, but now are losing their grip on their old self, and feel as they are turning into someone new. The tone seems to be quite regretful, as they feel that they are slipping away from the person they once were. I feel that they are trying to get the point across that although they are changing, they still want to be thought of as the same person they always were, which is a common feeling in today's society. In this song, one can find examples of language such as metaphor, symbol, and allusion. Metaphor can be found in line 7 of stanza 4, when it says "I picked you up, and put you back on solid ground". This could be referring to when perhaps his partner had been going through a hard time but he had helped them. Symbol is used throughout the whole song when the speaker says "Will you still call me Superman?". Superman is being used as a symbol of the ideal person, and therefore the speaker uses this symbol to say that they still want to be the person that they once were. "Will you still call me Superman" is finally, an example of allusion. This is an allusion since they are referring to themselves as a good person, such as the well-known character, Superman.

Personally, I think this song is extremely catchy. To me, it has a message that life won't always be easy, and that there are times that you must truly try your hardest to see the best in people no matter what the situation. I like this song because unlike most songs today, it has a powerful message, and it honestly gives you some insight into how the speaker really feels. This song shows us how life can sometimes be difficult, but there is always someone you may be able to turn to, therefore this song can have quite the impact on an individual.