I'm gonna pick up the pieces
And build a Lego house
When things go wrong we can knock it down
My three words have two meanings
There's one thing on my mind, it's all for you
And it's dark in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm
And if you're broken I'll mend ya
And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now
I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
I'll do it all for you in time
And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
I'm gonna paint you by numbers and color you in
If things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall
And it's so hard to say it but I've been here before
And I'll surrender up my heart and swap it for yours
I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind, I'll do it all for you in time
And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
The writer uses a metaphor of a Lego house to discuss himself and how he would like to be in the future "It's so hard to say it but I've been here before and I'll surrender up my heart and swap it for yours" He is still stuck in his old habits and he is using the idea a of swapping his heart to reflect swapping all he cares about now to be the person he wants to be.
"If you're broken I'll mend ya and keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now...I'll pick you up when you're getting down... " The writer is writing from a first person to the love interest. He uses 'sheltering from the storm' as a metaphor for helping through hard times. He goes onto explain this further by adding 'I'll pick you up when you're getting down... " This almost romanticizes the struggles of the person as he tries to prove his love by offering to help.
"I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind I'll do it all for you in time" These lyrics are written about how the other person may have tried to forget about him or cut him out of their life 'out of sight, I'm out of mind'. But he will still do everything he can to fix things. 'I'll do it all for you in time'. The writer doesn't use a verb to say what exactly what he will do which emphasizes the 'all' and the extent he will go to so he can win her back.
"I'm gonna paint you by numbers and colour you in, If things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall" The paint you by numbers is a metaphor for fixing someone. 'colour you in' could mean that he's going to fill her with love/happiness as if he were colouring in a picture he's going to colour her in. The use of the verb 'colouring' reflects how he wants to add colour to her life and brighten it up as when you colour a picture it usually completes. To had colour to a picture is often seen as improving it or completing it.
Good. Cluster quotes by linking and contrasting all the significantmetaphors before moving on to a different language level e.g. grammar. Don't forget to look at how the picture he builds up develops.
ReplyDeleteGood analysis of the lyrics. You could add what the effect of these lyrics have on the listener of the song may feel when listening to the song and the effect it has on them
ReplyDeleteI very much like this song and your analysis,
ReplyDeleteYou have talked in depth about the character and what the lyrics could represent :)
This is a good piece and I like how you have analysed a lot of different quotes. You could maybe include something about the implied and actual reader. For example, you could say that the reader the implied reader is his future self. He wants to tell himself to change and improve. The actual reader is the people listening to the song. They would listen and feel maybe I should change, like Ed Sheeran wants to.
ReplyDeleteHe also uses repetition of 'I'm' and 'I'll' to make the song more personal. He is talking about someone who clearly once meant a lot to him and is making the it clear to the person that it is about them. also I like he way that you have used quotes in your analysis to show depth in your understanding.
ReplyDeletegood analysis of the song. try and break down some of the lyrics and focus on analysing small words in detail to get a better picture for the audience. also you could include the implied reader.
ReplyDeleteI very much like this song and your analysis,
ReplyDeleteYou have talked in depth about the character and what the lyrics could represent :)
you've already said that mate
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DeleteGood work, analysing specific lines of the song; you could improve by stating the extended metaphor used throughout the song
ReplyDeleteThe use of the indefinite pronoun 'all' show that he will do everything and anything for her even though they are not together or near each other anymore. This is suggesting he is a romantic person.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't me that removed the comment but please restrict yourselves to academic communication! :)
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