Social and Political Messages #2

Last Name lyrics

Songwriters: Underwood, Carrie; Laird, Luke; Lindsey, Hillary;

Last night I got served a little bit too much of that poison, baby

Last night I did things I'm not proud of and I got a little crazy

Last night I met a guy on the dance floor and I let him call me baby

And I don't even know his last name

My momma would be so ashamed

It started off, "Hey cutie, where are you from?"

And then it turned into, "Oh no, what have I done?"

And I don't even know his last name

And he left the club about around 3 o'clock in the mornin?

His Pinto is sittin? there in the parkin? lot when it should?ve been a warnin?

And I had no clue what I was gettin? into so I blame it on the Cuervo

Oh, where did my manners go?

And I don't even know his last name

My momma would be so ashamed

It started off, "Hey cutie, where are you from?"

And then it turned into, "Oh no, what have I done?"

And I don't even know his last name, here we go!

Today I woke up thinkin' ?bout Elvis somewhere in Vegas, I'm not sure

How I got here or how this ring on my left hand just appeared

Outta nowhere, I gotta go, I take the chips and the Pinto and hit the road

They say what happens here stays here, all of this'll disappear

It's just one little problem

I don't even know my last name

My momma would be so ashamed

It started off, "Hey cutie, where are you from?"

And then it turned into, "Oh no, what have I done?"

And I don't even know my last name

What have I done? What have I done? What have I done?

Oh, what have I done? I don't even know my last name

When it turned into, "Oh no, what have I done?"

And I don't even know my last name

It started off, "Hey cutie, where are you from?"

And then it turned into, "Oh no, what have I done?"

And I don't even know my last name, oh yeah

Analysis:

“Last Name” by Carrie Underwood has a social message about people’s actions. It talks about a woman who went to a bar in Vegas and she gets drunk. Once she wakes up in the morning, she finds, “this ring on my left hand” and finds out that when she was drunk at the bar she hooked up with a guy and she does not “even know (her) last name”. This message is about all of the people in our world that find themselves in these situations. People everywhere find themselves getting wasted and not remembering what events occurred the past day. This ever so popular method of spending evenings around our country is becoming out of control and if we all start to partake of this behavior, we ourselves might just find ourselves if not married, in some other predicament such as jail or even injured.
By producing this song, Carrie Underwood was social message of lost love as well. It is funny how, in our society today, there is little similarities to what love used to be 100 years ago. People are getting married and divorced at an astounding rate as well as getting drunk or carried away in places such as Vegas and tying the knot a bit too soon. If love was to be slowed down and not just all passion and in the moment, things would be longer lasting. (Not saying that that stuff is not good now and then!) These social messages are found throughout the song “Last Name” by Carrie Underwood.

Social or Political Messages #1

Change lyrics

By: Carrie Underwood

And it's a sad picture
The final blow hits you

Somebody else gets

What you wanted again

You know it's all the same

Another time and place

Repeating history

And you're getting sick of it

But I believe in whatever you do

And I'll do anything to see it through

Because these things will change

Can you feel it now?

These walls that they put up

To hold us back

Will fall down

It's a revolution

The time will come for us to finally win

We'll sing hallelujah

We'll sing hallelujah, oh

So we've been outnumbered

Raided and now cornered

It's hard to fight

When the fight ain't fair

We're getting stronger now

Found things they never found

They might be bigger

But we're faster and never scared

You can walk away

Say we don't need this

But there's something in your eyes

Says we can beat this

'Cause these things will change

Can you feel it now?

These walls that they put up

To hold us back

Will fall down

It's a revolution

The time will come for us to finally win

We'll sing hallelujah

We'll sing hallelujah, oh

Tonight we'll stand and get off our knees

Fight for what we've worked for

All these years

The battle was long

It was the fight of our lives

But we'll stand up, champions tonight

It was the night things changed

Can you see it now?

The walls that they put up

To hold us back

Fell down

It's a revolution

Throw your hands up

'Cause we never gave in

We'll sing hallelujah

We sang hallelujah

Hallelujah

Analysis:

The song “Change” by Taylor Swift has a social message about the challenges of society and relationships. It talks about how, “Somebody else gets what you wanted again” meaning someone gets the something or someone that you wanted. It then goes to say that, “These walls that they put up To hold us back Will fall down It's a revolution The time will come for us to finally win”. This says that one day, these barriers or blockades in the fight will be broken and you will be able to get that something or someone that you wanted and become “champions tonight”. The message about fighting for what is right is a continuous theme throughout the song “Change”. This social message helps to show people that they will succeed in whatever they are going for if they stand united for the cause.

Imagery #2

There's somethin' 'bout the way
The street looks when it's just rained
There’s a glow off the pavement
Walk me to the car
And you know I wanna ask you to dance right there
In the middle of the parking lot
Yeah

We're drivin' down the road
I wonder if you know
I'm tryin' so hard not to get caught up now
But you're just so cool
Run your hands through your hair
Absent mindedly makin' me want you

And I don't know how it gets better than this
You take my hand and drag me head first
Fearless
And I don't know why but with you I'd dance
In a storm in my best dress
Fearless

So baby drive slow
‘Til we run out of road in this one horse town
I wanna stay right here in this passenger’s seat
You put your eyes on me
In this moment now capture every memory

And I don't know how it gets better than this
You take my hand and drag me head first
Fearless
And I don't know why but with you I’d dance
In a storm in my best dress
Fearless

Well you stood there with me in the doorway
my hands shake
I'm not usually this way but
You pull me in & I’m a little more brave
It’s the first kiss, it's flawless, really somethin’, it’s fearless.

And I don't know how it gets better than this
You take my hand and drag me head first
Fearless
And I don't know why but with you I’d dance
In a storm in my best dress
Fearless

Analysis:
The song “Fearless” by Taylor Swift uses imagery to create a feeling of love for another person. When she says, “my hands shake, I'm not usually this way, but you pull me in & I’m a little more brave. It’s the first kiss, it's flawless, really somethin’, it’s fearless” she is describing what is happening to her when she has her first kiss. The image of her standing there shaking helps the listener to understand just how this moment feels when it takes place. It is enhanced through the use of imagery appealing to these senses.
Another way that this song appeals to the senses is when she says, “But you're just so cool, run your hands through your hair, absent mindedly makin' me want you.” She is using the imagery for the senses of touch and sight when she is talking about how he acts when they are together. When he puts his hand through his hair, she is more attracted to her and you can picture a guy putting his hand through his luscious locks of hair. These are ways that imagery is used throughout “Fearless”.

Imagery #1

“Lost in this Moment”
by Big & Rich

See your mama and the candles and the tears and roses
I see your daddy walk his daughter down the aisle
and my knees start to tremble as I tell the preacher
Don't she look beautiful tonight?

All the wonderful words in my head I've been thinkin'
Ya know I wanna say em all just right
I lift your veil and angels start singing
Such a heavenly sight

Lost in this moment with you
I am completely consumed
My feeling's so absolute
There's no doubt
Sealing our love with a kiss
Waited my whole life for this
Watching all my dreams come true
Lost in this moment with you

I smell the jasmine floatin' in the air like a love song
Watch my words draw sweet tears from your eyes
Bow our heads while the preacher talks to Jesus
Please bless this brand new life, yeah

Lost in this moment with you
I am completely consumed
My feeling's so absolute
There's no doubt
Sealing our love with a kiss
Waited my whole life for this
Watching all my dreams come true
Lost in this moment with you

Lost in this moment with you
I am completely consumed
My feeling's so absolute
There's no doubt
Sealing our love with a kiss
Waited my whole life for this
Watching all my dreams come true
Lost in this moment with you

Lost in the moment
In this moment with you
Lost in the moment
Lost in the moment
In this moment with you
Lost in the moment

Analysis:

The song “Lost in this moment” by Big & Rich uses imagery to appeal to the five senses. By saying, “See your mama and the candles and the tears and roses. I see your daddy walk his daughter down the aisle” they are appealing to the sense of sight. They are also appealing to the sense of smell when talking about the roses. Another way that they appeal to the sense of smell is when they say, “I smell the jasmine floatin' in the air like a love song.” This helps the reader show how good the smell is throughout the room and it also compares it to a love song which relates to the sense of hearing. These are some ways that Big & Rich uses imagery to appeal to the five senses.