3 Songs with social relevance

Hard to Breathe- Verse
This song is about being angry with the government. The song says to question everything even things that are placed right in front of us and the government feeds us lies and alters the truth to fit their needs and other such things of the sort and most people just ignore it or deny it. I like this song a lot, and I generally agree with the lyrics. I also feel like the government lies to its people a lot to get what they want and to get things to go the way they plan. Also they do hide a lot from us and punish people when they question the government. Its supposed to be a free country yet we're taxed on our homes, our cars, and the road. So overall I think it's a good song, even though others may disagree and say it has no or little poetic value.

An Old Book Misread- Set Your Goals
This song is about not believing in religion or god. Its not an ignorant "i hate god so i hate you" kind of song, it's about not being pulled into something you don't really believe in. It says in it "I don't feel a thing, can't make believe I do. It's something I don't need. It's something that you do and I respect you. Turning that page, turning that page in an old book misread" which says that he doesn't feel anything good when he thinks about religion but he's respects people who do. Then he later says that he's disgusted by the way that he was almost brought up, which was on religion.

White Trash Anthem- Blood for Blood
This song is about being "white trash." He say's he "ain't that kind of white" referring to upper class white people. He talks about things like sleeping on the streets and falling asleep to the sound of police sirens because he grew up in such a poor area. "Your world is MTV. Spring breaks and ecstasy.You got your hopes and you'll get your dreams," means that rich kids get anything they want and are spoiled and they're influenced by watching MTV and doing drugs because they can afford them. Then he compares that to his own life by saying "My world remains unseen by you.Poverty and no family,Broken homes and broken dreams," and his world remains unseen by rich white spoiled kids and they'll never really know the struggles he had to go though growing up

Hyperbole

Half a Person by Trapped Under Ice

"If I never make it home tonight the streets will swallow me whole"

This is an example of a hyperbole because the streets aren't actually going to swallow him whole, he just wouldnt be able to survive another night on the streets.

Simile and Metaphor

Watch Me Sink by Have Heart
"Watch me sink like a stone like a stone like a stone like a stone"
This is an example of a simile because he's comparing himself to a stone using the word like.

My Commitment by The Mongoloids
"But staring down the belly of the beast isn't as easy as it used to be."
This is an example of a metaphor because its comparing life to a beast and staring down the belly of the beast means accepting life's challenges.