AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS
FOUND IN ENRIQUE IGLESSIAS’S SELECTED
SONGS LYRICS
A THESIS
BY
RAHMAD TINO ARDINO
REG.NO. 040705019
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
FACULTY OF LETTERS
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
MEDAN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim
Alhamdulillah, praise to the Almighty Allah SWT, the Most gracious, the
Most merciful, for giving me guidance, the power, the patience, and the ability to
finish this thesis.
First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciate to
Dr. Eddy Setia, M.Ed TESP, as my supervisor and to Dra. Roma Ayuni Lubis,
M.A, as my co-supervisor, for sharing times, critical assistance and valuable
suggestion with me and the best efforts they have given to me.
Then I would like to thank the Dean of Faculty of Letters, Sumatera Utara
University, Drs. Iwan Syaifuddin, M.A. Phd.D., the Head and the Secretary of
English Department, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum; and Drs. Yulianus
Harefa, M.Ed TESOL for giving all facilities and opportunities during my
academic affairs and in completing the thesis.
I would also like to thank to all lecturers of English Department for giving
My best and deep appreciation and love are dedicated to my mom, Rani
Siregar, and my brother Kharol Bakhri Tambunan, also for vina for giving a never
ending pray, moral, spiritual support, and endless love. I also thank to Nurdin
Gang; Nova, Tuti, Ninta, Ara, Irman Atong and Irvan Cupenk for their support
during my academic years.
Finally, thanks to all 2004’s students who have shared all the moment
during my academic years.
May the Almighty Allah preserve and bless them all. Amiin.
Medan, December 2008
ABSTRAK
Judul skripsi ini adalah An Analysis of Figurative Expressions Found in Enrique Iglessias’ selected Songs Lyrics. Ini adalah suatu analisa pengklasifikasian terhadap makna yang terkandung pada suatu lirik didasarkan atas pegklasifikasian melalui Figurative Expression. Bahasan dalam analisa ini mencakup hiperbola, metapora, personifikasi, sinekdok, simile, irony, dan oksimoron terhadap lagu-lagu Enrique Iglessias yang sudah dipilih. Dari analisa yang dilakukan ditemukan 57 ungkapan figuratif yang terdiri dari 20 ungkapan figuratif hiperbola (35%), 24 ungkapan figuratif metapora (42%), 6 ungkapan figuratif personifikasi (10%), 4 ungkapan figuratif sinekdok (7%), satu ungkapan figuratif simile (2%), satu ungkapan figuratif ironi (2%), dan satu ungkapan figuratif oksimoron (2%). Dengan ini, muncul metapora sebagai ungkapan yang paling dominant, diikuti oleh hiperbola, personifikasi, sinekdok, simile, ironi, dan oksimoron.
Ditemukannya metapora sebagai ungkapan figuratif yang paling dominant di lagu-lagu Enrique Iglessias mengimplikasikan bahwa dalam lirik-lirik lagunya banyak terdapat kalimat atau kata-kata yang menggunaka linking verbs (is, are,
were dll). Perbandingan yang digunakan merupakan perbandingan dua ide; ide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABSTRAK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1.The Background of Analysis
1.2.The Problem of Analysis
1.3.The Objectives of Analysis
1.4.The Scope of analysis
1.5.The significances of Analysis
1.6.The Research Method
1.7.Review of Related Literature
CHAPTER II BASIC PRINCIPLE IN SEMANTICS
2.1. Semantics
2.2. The Scope of Semantics
2.2.1. Meaning
2.2.2. Sense and Reference
CHAPTER III FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS
3.1. Definitions of Figurative Expression
3.2. Kind of Figurative Expressions
3.2.1. Hyperbole
3.2.3. Personification
3.2.4. Synecdoche
3.2.5. Simile
3.2.6. Irony
3.2.7 Oxymoron
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS FOUND IN
ENRIQUE IGLESSIAS’S SELECTED SONGS LYRICS
4.1. The Types of Figurative Expression
4.2. The Literal Analysis of the Figurative Sentences
4.2.1. Hyperbole
4.2.2. Metaphor
4.2.3. Personification
4.2.4. Synecdoche
4.2.5. Simile
4.2.6. Irony
4.2.7. Oxymoron
4.3. The Result of Analysis
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1. Conclusions
5.2. Suggestions
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABSTRAK
Judul skripsi ini adalah An Analysis of Figurative Expressions Found in Enrique Iglessias’ selected Songs Lyrics. Ini adalah suatu analisa pengklasifikasian terhadap makna yang terkandung pada suatu lirik didasarkan atas pegklasifikasian melalui Figurative Expression. Bahasan dalam analisa ini mencakup hiperbola, metapora, personifikasi, sinekdok, simile, irony, dan oksimoron terhadap lagu-lagu Enrique Iglessias yang sudah dipilih. Dari analisa yang dilakukan ditemukan 57 ungkapan figuratif yang terdiri dari 20 ungkapan figuratif hiperbola (35%), 24 ungkapan figuratif metapora (42%), 6 ungkapan figuratif personifikasi (10%), 4 ungkapan figuratif sinekdok (7%), satu ungkapan figuratif simile (2%), satu ungkapan figuratif ironi (2%), dan satu ungkapan figuratif oksimoron (2%). Dengan ini, muncul metapora sebagai ungkapan yang paling dominant, diikuti oleh hiperbola, personifikasi, sinekdok, simile, ironi, dan oksimoron.
Ditemukannya metapora sebagai ungkapan figuratif yang paling dominant di lagu-lagu Enrique Iglessias mengimplikasikan bahwa dalam lirik-lirik lagunya banyak terdapat kalimat atau kata-kata yang menggunaka linking verbs (is, are,
were dll). Perbandingan yang digunakan merupakan perbandingan dua ide; ide
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Background of Analysis
Language has an important role of communication in human life. People
use language as a tool to express ideas and feelings. By using language, people are
able to describe their feelings, emotions and thought easier than using other
elements. Hornby (1972:473) says, “Language is human and non-instinctive
method of communicating ideas, feelings, and desires by means of a system
sounds and sound symbols. People use language to communicate and interact to
each other. It is easier to convey information to another people in order to share
knowledge. Bolinger (1975:14) states, “Human-language is a system of
vocal-auditory communication, interacting with the experiences of its users, employing
conventional signs composed of arbitrary patterned sound units and assembled
according to set rules.”
Palmer (1976:6) says, “I have suggested that linguistics is the scientific
study of language. Linguistics has important role to components of language that
include sound, the arrangement of words, and meaning.” In its broadest sense,
linguistics can also be refried as the study of human language: how it is structured,
how it is used to represent meaning, how it is used to communicate ideas, how it
is formed, how it is decoded. Linguistics tries to look for commonality across all
human languages, and should not be confused with 'Language Teaching’, which
aims to teach a single language.
There are four branches of linguistics study; they are Phonology,
(1976:1) says, “Semantics is technical term used refer to the study of meaning.” In
addition, semantics focuses on the meaning of words, phrases, or sentences in the
language. The meaning of phrases, sentences depend on the meaning of its words
and the structure. System for analyzing language divides linguistics expression
into two classes: literal meaning and non-literal meaning. Uses in non-literal are
called figurative expression. Literal meaning denotes the speaker mean according
to common or dictionary usage, while non-literal meaning (figurative expression)
connotes additional layers of meaning. When the people eye or ears receive a
message, the mind must interpret the data to convert it into meaning. This set of
memories will give prominence to the most common or literal meanings, but also
suggest reasons for attributing different meanings, e.g., the reader understands that
the author intended it to mean something different, as can be seen the examples of
literal meaning below:
− Let me be your friend
− I want to hold you
Both of the examples express the literal meaning as the real meaning
according to dictionary usage.
Look at the examples of non-literal meaning (figurative expression) below:
− You can take my breath away
− Sad eyes never lie
Both of the examples are figurative expression, they express additional
layer of meaning. In first sentence, “you can take my breath away” implies that
Moreover, the second sentences, “sad eyes never lie”, lie in this sentence
represented human being ability.
Every sentence that contain of figurative expression could make the reader
or hearer confused and try to imagine what the real meaning of it. Richard Taylor
(1981:165) cites: “Figurative languages surprises the reader because the
statements or ideas expressed does not make sense on the surface level, and, since
literal meaning is denied, an act of imagination is required before the intended
meaning becomes clear.”
It is important to understand figurative expression meaning because it
shows the speaker’s mastery of politeness in English language which at the
sometimes show the speaker’s high-level mastery of the language. Even the
scholar that want to improve his communication skill, he should study about the
meaning and non-literal meaning, because it is one of the most difficult subject to
be studied. So in this analysis I try to reveal the non-literal meaning as my object
because I think it is worthy to the reader who are interested in the meaning
especially figurative expression.
There are so many kinds of literary works which use the figurative
expression, such as a Lyrics song and Poetry. All of them use it to beautify their
sentences and give the magnificent words to interest the reader or hearer.
Songs is the most common thing in people daily life because songs can
give various impacts to its reader. In a song, we can find lyrics which complete
and beautify the song and makes the hearer more interested in hearing it.
In this thesis, I am interested in analyzing the figurative expression that
their idea and feeling through the song. The idea and feeling becomes difficult to
understand because the composers adopted figurative expression to beauty theirs
lyrics. This thesis will discuss figurative expression that found in lyrics of song
and try to interpret the meaning by using Semantics theory.
The lyrics of song that I analyze are Enrique Iglessias songs. I chose these
songs because there are so many figurative expressions are found in the lyrics.
More over these lyrics have the magnificent words and the poetic aspect. In spite
of it’s, he is a top singer in the world. Enrique Miguel Iglessias Preysler was born
May 8, 1975. He is a Spanish pop singer-songwriter. His career started in Mexico
on Indie label Fonovisa who helped turn him into one of the most popular artists
in Latin America and in the Latin market in the United States, selling more
Spanish albums than any other artists in that period of time.
1.2 The Problem of Analysis
The focuses of this thesis are:
a. What the types of figurative expressions that are found in song
lyrics of Enrique Iglessias?
b. What are the literal meanings of each types of figurative expression
in the song lyrics?
1.3 The Objectives of Analysis
The objectives within this analysis are based on the problems, they are:
a. To find out the types of figurative expression which are found in
b. To find out the literal meaning of each types of figurative
expression found in the songs lyrics.
1.4 The Scope of Analysis
To make focus of the analysis and easy to analyze of the matter being
analyzed and easier to understand, the scope of analysis is focused on semantics
component, i.e. figurative expressions: Hyperbole, Metaphor, Personification,
Synecdoche, Simile, Euphemism and Oxymoron that I used to analyze the songs
lyrics. Here I choose 14 songs of Enrique Iglessias’s songs as object of analysis.
Title of the songs: Escape, Hero, Could I have this kiss forever, Addicted, Live it
up tonight, Be yourself, Somebody’s me, I have always loved you, One night
stand, She be the one, Don’t turn off the lights, Sad eyes, Wish I was your lover,
and Wish you were here.
1.5 The Significances of Analysis
A study on figurative expressions is very interesting and challenging
because it is one of the aspects of the language used. In this case, the research
finding will useful for:
1. The English teacher, the investigation on the figurative expressions will
add the variation of teaching the meaning through the Enrique Iglessias’
songs lyrics.
2. The students, it would provide better and clearer understanding on the
types of figurative expressions in the songs lyrics and for the student who
them in enriching their knowledge and increasing their language
proficiency.
1.6 The Research Method
The object of this thesis is 20 songs of Enrique iglessias’s songs. I choose
those songs because they are quite familiar to me. This analysis will help the
reader to understand deeply about what Iglessias wants to tell through his songs.
The followings are the steps in doing the analysis of this thesis. Firstly, I
collect several albums of Enrique Iglessias, and then I select some songs as the
samples of the analysis. Secondly, I choose lyrics which have figurative
expression then I analyze them. Afterward, I classify them into each type of
figurative expression and describe them. Finally, I conclude the result of analysis
into how many of each figurative expression are found in those 20 songs.
1.7 Review of Related Literature
In completing this thesis, I use some theories which are relevant to basic
principle of Semantics to support the idea of the analysis. In addition, the focus is
figurative expressions.
A figurative language is the opposite of literal language. In figurative
language, we do not mean exactly and completely what we say. In our everyday
speech and writing, we are usually use figurative expression to add vividness or
clarity of our ideas. In this thesis, I focus on eight component of figurative
expression: Hyperbole, Metaphor, Personification, Metonymy, Synecdoche,
In addition to above linguists’ theories, I also read thesis: Saiful Saleh KS
(2008), in his thesis “A SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE
EXPRESSION IN EARNEST HEMINGWAY’S THE OLD MAN AND THE
SEA.” He concludes that simile is the most dominant (39%) Figurative
Expression used in that novel. Followed by Personification (31%), Metaphor
(11%), Synecdoche (10%), Hyperbole (6%) and Oxymoron (2%). There is no
Irony used in this novel. I use this thesis as my reference because I found the
slight similarities of what he had analyzed to what I want to do in my analysis.
Furthermore, he also analyzes about the figurative expression, but he used
different object.
In addition, Tiodor O. B. Manalu (2006), in her thesis “THE ANALYSIS
OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS FOUND IN CELINE DION’S ALBUM A
NEW DAY HAS COME.” She concludes that the most dominant figurative
expression in this album is Hyperbole (35%), followed by Metaphor (18%),
Personification (13%), Metonymy (11%), Synecdoche (8%), Paradox (6%),
Simile (5%), and Euphemism (4%). It is the same with Saiful Saleh thesis, I also
use this thesis as my reference because there are slight similarities with my
2.
BASIC PRINCIPLE IN SEMANTICS2.1 The Definition of Semantics
Semantics was introduced in English at the end of 19 century. The term
semantics in English adopted from French term semantique, which was coined
from the Greek. Before introduced in 1890’s, the semantics was once used in
phrase Semantick Philisophy to mean ‘Divination’. This term is not refers to
meaning but refers to its development, which is later known as ‘Historical
Semantics’. Then the term Semantics was treated as the science of meaning until
M. Breal released a book entitled Semantics: Studies in the Science of Meaning in
1900. In the book, Semantics was not only concerned with historical change of the
meaning, but also treated as the science of the meaning.
Semantics generally Defined as the study of meaning. It deals with all
linguistics aspects from words, phrases and sentences in language. It is also
redefined clearly that semantics limits its study to the nature of meaning only. It
can be relevant or relative when it is study on where it has its own contextual
meaning. Meaning becomes the problem that discus in semantics. To define about
the meaning it is necessary to define semantics in to more specific definition.
These more specific definitions have let us to an important basic assumption that
meaning is part of speaker knowledge about their language.
For more clear understanding on Semantics, some linguists have also
a. Katz (1972:1) states, “Semantics is the study of linguistic meaning. It
concerned with what the sentences and other linguist object express, not
with the arrangement of their syntactic parts or with their pronunciation”.
b. Palmer (1976: 1) defines, “Semantics is the technical term used to refer to
the study of meaning”.
c. Hornby (1972: 789) defines, “Semantics is Branch of linguistics
concerned with studying the meaning of words and sentences”.
d. Lyons (1979:1) Semantics is generally defined as the study of the
meaning”.
All these definitions given above are different in some respect but
principally semantics is a division of linguistics dealing with meaning of words, it
is study concerned with meaning of linguistics string. It means that we must focus
our attention to what sentences or other linguistic objects express not to
arrangement of their syntactic part of their grammatical form
2.2 The Scope of Semantics
Although the study of meaning becomes more significant at the early
twentieth century, many linguists study language without reference to meaning.
There is no very general agreement about the nature of meaning or the way in
which it should be described and no one knows which facts are relevant to
semantics. However, the linguists have investigated the way of structuring
meaning in language. There are at least two major approaches to the way in which
meaning in language is studied. Each of these is often influential in determining
This approach investigated semantics structure of the sentence. The second is
Philosophical approach. Philosopher has investigated the relation between
linguistic expression such as the word of language, person, and things and event in
the world to which these words refers. Although there are maybe different
approaches to semantics, three basic terms seem to be widely mentioned in each
of this approach. I.e. Meaning, Sense, References.
2.2.1 Meaning
Meaning of words absolutely plays a role in communication since without
meaning there will be no good desired interaction.
There are some definitions, which are given by semanticists about what
meaning is, they are:
a. Leech (1969: 5) says,” The aim of semantics is to explain and describe
meaning in the natural language”.
b. Lyons (1979: 2) says, “The meaning can be distinguished by the
technique of substituting others word in the same context and enquiry
whether the resulting sentence are equivalent.”
Meaning is described as the message that is intended or expressed or
signified; and the idea that is intended. The term meaning is simple derived from
the word mean. It is a fact that the verb to mean and the noun meaning have many
distinguishable meanings. In every day English, we use the word mean in a
number different ways:
a. That was no mean ( insignificant ) accomplishment
c. This will mean ( result in ) the end of the second class citizen ship
d. Without ice cream, life wouldn’t mean anything ( have any purpose )
e. I mean ( intend ) to help[ if I can
f. Keep of the grass, this means ( refers to ) you
g. His losing his job means ( indicates ) fine tobacco
h. Lucky strike means ( indicates ) fine tobacco
i. Those clouds mean ( are a the sign of ) rain
j. She doesn’t mean ( believe) what he said
k. Procrastinate means (?) “ to put this thing of”
l. In saying that, she meant (?) that we should leave.
The word mean in (a) to (j) has their “equivalence” in another word, while
in the same word in (k) or (l) does not. The last two sentences, in fact, exemplify
two importantly different short of meaning, i.e. Linguistic meaning and speaker
meaning. In (k) procrastinate has a linguistic meaning of to put things off While in
(l) meant refers to speaker intention or what message the speaker intends to say in
her word.
Speaker meaning can be said as speaker means in producing utterance. In
some form of language, generally, linguistics meaning of an expression is simply
the meaning or meaning of that expression we can see it below:
a. He likes to run.
b. The machines run well.
c. They run a mail-order house.
From the example above, it can be seen that the word run has more than
Then, in the second sentence means ‘work’, and in the third run means ‘manage
or organize’.
However, in using language, a speaker may use a word to mean something
different from what it literally means as understood in the following:
Gray (1984: 114) says, “Literal meaning of statement is its most exact, precise and
limited, meaning, without attention to secondary or symbolic meaning
metaphorical meaning, etc”
Based on the quotation above, it can be said that each meaning of words
used in utterances or expression has lexical meanings or most exact to what the
dictionary says, without attention to figurative meanings. If a meaning of an
expression used is literal sense, of course, it can be easily interpreted.
2.2.2 Sense and Reference
Word and phrases normally both have sense and reference. In order to have
a better understanding of a word and references, there should be a distinction
between its sense and reference.
A German philosopher and mathematician, Frege, proposed the senses of a
word is the additional meaning attached to the word. Other linguists who
contributed the meaning of sense and reference in his book is Lyons (1979: 197)
says “sense is the term used by a number of philosopher for what others would
describe simply as their meaning or perhaps more narrowly as their cognitive or
descriptive meaning”.
According to Palmer (1976: 30), “Reference deals with the
etc, and the nonlinguistic world of experience. Sense related to the
complex system of relationships that hold between the linguistics
elements themselves (mostly the word); it is concerned only with
intra linguistic relations.”
Base on the Palmer’s idea, we can say that the reference of word is the
object designated by the word for example, the reference of the word ‘chair’ is the
object designated by the word, which can be pictured as an upside down number
four.
According to Lyons (1979: 177) “ to say that sentence
contains a referring expression is to say that it contains and
expression is to say that it contains and expression which on some
occasions of the utterance of the sentences may be used to refer”.
Reference can be said as a link of signifier and signified by words. The
signifier is a word in the language and the signified is the object in the worlds that
stands for, refers to or denotes. It is an obvious fact that reference is the centre of
symbol and object. Through reference, the language being mentioned is associated
to the world.
At present there are two major theories or references, they are the
Description theory and the Historical Chain theory. In description theory, an
expression refers to its referent because it describes the referent. For instance, the
phrase the first person to set foot in the moon refers to Neil Amstrong since the
description fits him. The Historical Chain theory says that an expression refers to
referent by a certain historical relation between the words uttered and some initial
Charles de Gaulle it refers to the person christened by that name, provided there is
a chain of uses linking the current speaker’s reference with the original
christening.
The difference of sense and reference can be seen in the phrase “the man
who is my father” and “the man who married my mother”. Both of these sentences
have the same reference; they refer to ‘my mother’s husband’. Nevertheless, the
sentences of those phrases are different. The first phrase refers to ‘the person who
is my (biological) father’, while the second one refers to ‘the person who
necessarily my father’.
In short, a word / phrase might be having more than one sense. When some
one is speaking about the meaning of word, he / she usually speaks about one of
its senses, which is usually believed as the primary senses. By this, we can say
that in order to understand a phrase, it must have sense. A phrase would still be
understandable even though it has no reference, but without sense, we would not
able to understand it. We can see it in this sentence: ‘the king of the United States
has two daughters’. The meaning of this sentence is understandable, even though
3. FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS
3.1. Definition of Figurative Expression
In semantics, there are two important different kinds of meaning, such as
speaker meaning and linguistics meaning. Speaker meaning is what a speaker
means in producing an utterance either literally or nonliterally. We mean exactly
base on the dictionary usage when we are speaking literally. We are speaking
nonliterally when we mean something different from what our words mean.
When the sentence has hidden meaning, nonliteral meaning or figurative
meaning exist beside it. Nonliteral meaning would be more difficult to understand
without knowing the context, i.e. the situation or atmosphere of the sentence being
expressed. David Crystal (1999: 116) states, “Figurative of speech is an
expressive use of language where words are used in a nonliteral way to suggest
illuminating comparison and resemblances.”
Figurative language is the opposite of literal language. In literal language
we mean exactly and completely, we do not in figurative language. In our
everyday speech and writing we often using figurative expression to add vividly
and clarity to our idea. Some of them have become so commonplace that we do
not realized that literal meaning of the words id different from our meaning, and
that we are making a demand
Figurative language is form of expression other those normally used. They
serve to intensify meaning. They make their point indirectly by stating things
vividly in terms of something else. They are not literally meant or interpreted.
comparison, and contrast, figure of speech are especially useful in translating the
unknown into terms of known. There are two purposes of figurative expressions;
its referential purpose and its pragmatic purpose. Its referential purpose is to
describe a mental process or state, a concept, a person, an object, a quality or an
action more comprehensively and concisely than is possible in literal language. Its
pragmatic purpose is to appeal to senses, interest, to clarify, to please, to delight,
and to surprise.
3.2 Kinds of Figurative Expression
There are many kinds of figurative expression. Taylor (1981: 167)
classified figurative expression into three groups, they are:
1. Comparison and Substitution: simile, allusion, metonymy, analogy,
allegory.
2. Representation by substitution: synecdoche, personification, symbol.
3. Contrast by discrepancy and inversion: overstatement, understatement,
paradox (oxymoron), irony: verbal, situational, dramatic.
While, Tarigan (1995: 114) has also classified figurative expression into four
groups. They are as below:
1. Majas perbandingan terdiri dari perumpamaan, kiasan, penginsanan,
sindiran, dan antithesis. (Comparison consists of simile, metaphor,
2. Majas pertentangan terdiri dari hiperbola, litotes, ironi, oksimoron,
paronomasia, paralipsis, dan zeugma. (Contrast consist of hyperbole,
litotes, irony, oxymoron, paronomasia, paralipsis, and zeugma).
3. Majas pertautan terdiri dari metonimia, sinekdoke, alusi, eufedimisme,
elipsis, inversi, dan gradasi. (linkage consist of metonymy, synecdoche,
allusion, euphemism, ellipsis, enversion and gradasion).
4. Majas perulangan terdiri dari aliterasi, autanaklasis, kiasmus, dan repetisi.
(repetition consist of alliteration, autanaklasis, chiasmus, and repetition).
In this thesis, I analyze seven types of figurative expression that it base on
Tarigan theory. They are Hyperbole, Metaphor, Personification, Metonymy,
Synecdoche, Simile, Euphemism, and Oxymoron that exist in Enrique Iglessias’
songs lyrics.
3.2.1 Hyperbole
The word hyperbole derives from Greek words; ‘hyper’ means over and
‘ballien’ means to throw, so hyperbole means an exaggerated form that is used to
achieve an effect and figurative expression that consist of non-literal truth.
Tarigan (1995: 129) says, “Hiperbola adalah sejenis majas yang
mengandung pernyataan yang berlebih-lebihan, jumlahnya, ukurannya, atau
sifatnya dengan maksud memberi penekanan pada suatu pernyataan atau situasi
untuk memperhebat, meningkatkan kesan dan pengaruhnya (hyperbole is a kind of
size, or number of something, sometimes for a fantastic degree in order to
emphasizes the point more.”
Consider the following example:
Cause when you around me everything’s right
In this sentence, the hyperbole is everything’s right. It is impossible
everything become right if someone always beside us, nobody perfect. It is show
the exaggeration which means he wants the girl (you) always beside him.
3.2.2 Metaphor
Metaphor expresses a kind of figurative expression, which a comparison is
made between two objects by identifying one with the other. Etymologically,
metaphor is derived from Greek word metaphora that it consists of ‘meta’ means
over and ‘phrein’ means to carry. Metaphora simply means carrying from one
place to another.
Tarigan (1995: 121) says, “Metapora adalah sejenis majas perbandingan
yang paling singkat, padat, dan tersusun rapi. Didalam nya terlibat dua ide; yang
satu adalah suatu kenyataan, sesuatu yang dipikirkan, yang menjadi objek, dan
yang satu lagi merupakan perbandingan terhadap kenyataan tadi, dan kita
menggantikan yang belakang ini menjadi yang terdahulu tadi. (Metaphor is the
most concise, condensed, well ordered kind of comparative figurative expression.
Two ideals are involved inside; the one is the reality or the object, something
thought, and the other is the comparison to the reality, we substitute the latter with
the former). Considering the example below:
In this sentence, Ronaldo is directly compared with playboy. Ronaldo is
human being who is status is male. Playboy is used to describe Ronaldo as male
characteristic that not satisfied with one woman. He always cheats his girlfriend.
3.2.3 Personification
The word personification derives from Latin words; ‘persona’ means
person, actor, or mask used I the theatre and ‘fic’ means to make. Therefore,
personification is a kind of figurative expressions in which an inanimate object
given a human quality.
According to Webster Dictionary (1971: 123), “Personification is a kind of
figurative expression that personifying an object as an attribution of personal
qualities (as a form characters) representation of a thing or abstraction as a person
or by human form.”
Consider the following example:
Sad eyes never lie
In this sentence, we can see that sad eyes as a condition, can lie which
have features like human being. As we know, sad eyes do not mouth that it can
say something as human. The possible interpretation for this expression is the
conditions of being crying cannot deceit people who see the sad eyes, everybody
absolutely will know that the condition of it is being sad.
3.2.4 Synecdoche
The word synecdoche derives from Greek word synekdechesthai, consists
Therefore, synecdoche means taking or giving something what has been
mentioned.
Taylor (1981: 189) states that as a kind of metonymy, synecdoche is the
use of a part of a thing to stand for the whole of it or vice versa.
Consider the following example:
Indonesia against England in soccer game now
In this sentence, we know that in soccer game, only 22 people are plying
on the field, eleven Indonesian people against eleven England people, not all of
the Indonesian people and England people are plying soccer on the field,. We can
see that the use of a part of a thing to stand for the whole of it or vice versa.
3.2.5 Simile
. Tarigan (1995: 118) says, “Simile adalah perbandingan dua hal
yang pada hakekatnya berlainan dan yang sengaja kita anggap sama. (Simile is a
comparison between two unlike objects that are regarded similar or almost
similar).
Simile expresses a comparison between two things, which have one or
more points. The objects must be in dissimilar kinds. Simile is usually indicated
by like and as.
Consider this example:
Bush is running like Ferrari
We can find the simile in the expression above indicated by word like.
This expression compares two things, he and Ferrari. The ability of Bush in
being). Ferrari is a fast car that can reach 300 km/hour speed. So, the sentence
means that Bush can run fast.
3.2.6 Irony
The word irony derives from Greek word ‘eironeia’ means deception or
trick. Irony represents a kind figurative expression in which real meaning is
completely opposed to its surface meaning.
Gray (1984: 108) says, “Irony is a manner of speaking or writing that is
dispered through all kinds of literature. Irony consists of saying one thing while it
means other.”
Irony can be said as a way of speaking or writing by saying something
while the meaning is another. It refers to a situation in which reality differs from
appearance. It occurs in sentence or words when they imply contrast or opposite
meaning.
Consider this example:
You are a diligent boy, you didn’t come yesterday.
The expression above can considered as irony when the expression is
uttered to a student who a lazy to present in the class.
3.2.7 Oxymoron
Oxymoron can says as a kind of figurative expression that uses two words
are contradictory in meaning to produce a rhetorical effect by means of a concise
paradox.
You are idiotic genius
In this sentence, we can see that the word ‘idiotic’ and ‘genius’ show an
4. ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS FOUND IN ENRIQUE
IGLESSIAS’S SELECTED SONGS LYRICS
4.1 The Types of Figurative Expressions
The data from the analysis is the Enrique Iglessias’s selected songs lyrics.
I choose 14 songs that it quite familiar to me. I have given code ‘A, B, C, up to T’
to each song. The lines of lyrics or the expression are ascended by ordinal number
1, 2, 3, and so on. Both codes go together to display certain cases that can be
found in certain line of songs lyrics. For instance, the code “E12” means that case
is found in data “E”, line “12”.
Before the analysis, let sees the list of figurative expression that found in
the data.
I. Hyperbole
1. (B6) Would you tremble if I touched your lips?
2. (B9) Now would you die for the one you loved?
3. (B13) I will sand by you forever.
4. (C6) I never want to let go.
5. (C7) I wish that this night would never end.
6. (C9) Could I have this kiss for a lifetime.
7. (C13) Could I hold you for all time.
8. (C16) Over and over I’ve dreamed of this night.
9. (C25 & C26) I just want all my days spent being next to you.
11.(D17) I made a millions mistakes.
12.(E13) I’m so sick and tired of crying.
13.(E14) So tonight, it’s time, just fly.
14.(E20) Though it hurts so bad.
15.(G10) I’m going through hell.
16.(G15) Somebody can’t breathe without you it’s lonely.
17.(H9) I knew you before I knew my self.
18. (K17) It’s so hard to even try.
19.(M5) When you get close I shiver.
20.(M20) All I need is to love you girl.
II. Metaphor
1. (B5) And would you save my soul tonight?
2. (B12) I can kiss away the pain.
3. (B14) You can take my breath away.
4. (B15) would you swear that you’ll always be mine?
5. (B19) Have I lost my mind?
6. (C11) Could I have this night to share this night together.
7. (D11) But you’re the drug.
8. (D19) There is a storm in my head.
9. (D20) Its rain on my bed.
10.(D28) ‘till I hit reality.
11. (E22 & E23) I know my love for you is still alive.
13.(G24) Cuz you're always right here in my thoughts.
14.(H4) Since I felt your pain.
15.(I5) Says what a crazy night I had.
16.(I14) Now I’m left up in my lonely room.
17.(J15) She be the one
18.(J17) She’s gonna take you high, take your love,
19.(J19) She be the bomb.
20.(K3 & K4) ‘Cause baby half the fun is in us figuring it all out.
21.(L16) That shy smile’s sweet, that’s a fact.
22.(N1) Funny how the years.
23.(N7) I was runnin' free.
24.(N13) You died in me.
III. Personification
1. (D25) Love is going through to me.
2. (F5) Do the thoughts in your head keep you up.
3. (I7) But her kiss tells me it's goodbye.
4. (L5) Sad eyes never lie.
5. (L12 & L13) Well if something in the air feels a little unkind, Don't worry
darling, it'll slip your mind.
6. (N1 & N2) Funny how the years, They just pass us by.
IV. Synecdoche
2. (F14) would you want all the world to know.
3. (H18) We never made time for you and I.
4. (J22) She hits a club.
V. Simile
- (I25) Baby like a blind man I rushed in.
VI. Irony
- (E4) To tell the truth, we lie.
VII. Oxymoron
- (N26) Why was i too blind to see.
4.2. The Literal Analysis of the Figurative Sentences
As the cases have already listed, the following are the analysis of the
cases.
4.2.1 Hyperbole
1. (B6) Would you tremble if I touched your lips?
The word you tremble is attached to exaggerate. It is impossible to see
human become tremble caused being touched by someone. The right
interpretation of this figurative expression is would you really excited if I
touched your lips?
The phrase would you die is attached to exaggerated. The meaning of
would you die is give everything. It is impossible to see a man want to die for
his mate. The right interpretation of this figurative expression is now would
you give everything for the one you loved?
3. (B13) I will stand by you forever.
This expression is an exaggeration. It is impossible to be always beside
someone else forever without separated for a moment. The right interpretation
of this figurative expression is I will always love you.
4. (C6) I never want to let go.
It is impossible never let somebody go. We cannot prohibit someone to
doing activity, such going to work, traveling, etc. The right interpretation is I
never let you go away and never back.
5. (C7) I wish that this night would never end.
The phrase night would never end is an exaggeration, because after night
there is day, it is always changing. The figurative expression of this sentence
means I wish that I never forget this night.
6. (C9) Could I have this kiss for a lifetime.
This sentence is hyperbole because it attaches to exaggerate. The phrase
kiss for a lifetime is exaggerated, because it is impossible to have an abstract
thing forever, for our life until dead. The literal meaning of this sentence is
could you love me forever.
The phrase hold you for all time is an exaggeration. It is impossible to hold
someone for all time. The interpretation of this figurative expression is could I
live with you for all time.
8. (C16) Over and over I’ve dreamed of this night.
This expression is also categorized as hyperbole. If we read this
expression, we may wonder how someone always dreams the same thing
every single night, it is impossible to happen. Figuratively, this expression
means I always remember this night.
9. (C25 & C26) I just want all my days spent being next to you.
This expression is also categorized as a hyperbole because it is an
exaggeration. We cannot always beside someone who we love whatever she
do and wherever she go, it is impossible. Figuratively, the expression has a
meaning I just want to live with you.
10.(D1) Have I told you how good it feels to be me.
This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because is uses as
exaggerate to emphasize a simple thing. The phrase how good it feels to be me
is an exaggerated aboutbeing proud. Figuratively, this expression means have
I told you its better to be me.
11.(D17) I made a millions mistakes.
This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because it uses an
exaggerated form to emphasize a number of mistakes. The phrase a millions
mistakes is an exaggeration. No one always counts every mistakes that he
made until a million. Figuratively, this expression means I made many
12.(E13) I’m so sick and tired of crying.
The phrase so sick and tired of crying actually has one meaning do not
want crying anymore. Figuratively, this expression means I do not want to cry
anymore.
13.(E14) So tonight, it’s time, just fly.
The word fly is not appropriate to be attached with human, but here a
person is described as thing can fly. The fly is attached to human to exaggerate
the freedom. Figuratively, this expression means just free to do anything.
14.(E20) Though it hurts so bad.
The using a double word that has the same interpretation is an
exaggeration. The using hurts and so bad is the same interpretation.
Figuratively, this expression means it is bad
15.(G10) I’m going through hell.
This expression is categorized as hyperbole because is uses an
exaggeration to emphasize experience by adding hell in this sentence. There is
no human have been in hell and tell someone that he through hell. The phrase
through hell represents a bad experience. Figuratively, this expression means I
have a bad experience.
16.(G15) Somebody can’t breathe without you it’s lonely.
This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because it uses an
exaggerated form to emphasize simple thing. The sentence can’t breath
without you is refer to life, it means he really need “you” here in his life.
Figuratively, this expression means somebody really need you.
This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because it exaggerates the
condition. It is impossible to know other person without knowing ourselves
first. Figuratively, this expression means I knew you more.
18.(K17) It’s so hard to even try.
This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because it exaggerates the
situation. It is easy to “try”, because it is only trying. The hard is to get what
we wanted by trying something. So, the means of this figurative expression is
I do not want to try.
19.(M5) When you get close I shiver
This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because it exaggerates the
situation. We are shiver because there is a cold thing next to us or the situation
is cold, not because next to someone who we loved. Figuratively, this
expression means when you get close, I nervous.
20.(M20) All I need is to love you girl.
There are a lot of thing that we need in our life, not only a women like in
the sentence. We need food, clothes, home, etc. so, this expression means I
really need you girl.
.
4.2.2 Metaphor
1. (B5) And would you save my soul tonight?
In this sentence, soul is an abstract so, it is impossible to save someone
soul. Soul in this sentence is refer to always remember. Figuratively, this
expression means and would you remember me tonight.
This expression is categorized as a metaphor because it have a contrast
meaning. It is impossible to kiss the pain, because we only kiss the real thing
not an abstract thing. So the figurative meaning of this expression means I can
chase away your pain.
3. (B14) You can take my breath away.
This expression is categorized as a metaphor because is have a contrast
meaning. We cannot take something an abstract thing such breath like in this
sentence. The literal meaning of this sentence is you can have anything I have.
4. (B15) would you swear that you’ll always be mine?
The word You is directly compared with mine. You is the second person
form of personal pronouns. Mine means to have something. It is impossible to
have a person. The literal meaning of this expression is would you swear that
always love me.
5. (B19) Have I lost my mind?
This expression is categorized as a metaphor. The phrase Lost mind means
losing the ability to thinking (intelligence). If we lose our ability to think, it
means we are crazy. The literal meaning of this sentence is have I lose my
senses.
6. (C11) Could I have this night to share this night together.
This expression is categorized as metaphor. People cannot have an abstract
thing like in this sentence. A person cannot have night to share with someone.
The literal meaning of this expression is could you with me until the end of this
night.
The person in this sentence is directly compared to the drug. Literally, this
expression may be odd and clumsy if we related a person and drug. Drug is
thing can cure someone sickness. The figurative meaning of this expression
means he became strong if the girl with him.
8. (D19) There is a storm in my head.
This expression compares storm with head. Literally, it seems odd and
clumsy because there is a storm in somebody head. Strom is a natural
condition that the wind is twister. It could make a big disaster. The literal
meaning of this expression is I had a headache.
9. (D20) Its rain on my bed.
This expression is categorized as metaphor because it is odd and clumsy if
there is rain only on someone bed. This expression means something makes
the bed wet.
10.(D28) ‘till I hit reality.
This expression is categorized as metaphor. It seems odd and clumsy if
somebody can hit reality(abstract).it is impossible to that. The literal meaning
of this expression is he can do something out of his capability.
11. (E22 & E23) I know my love for you is still alive.
This expression compares love and alive. Love is an abstract thing, so it is
not alive. The sentence is odd and clumsy. The figurative meaning of this
expression means I know I still love you.
12.(F4) Because you built a wall around your heart.
This expression compares built a wall and heart. Literally, it seems odd
impossible. The literal meaning of this sentence is you do not accept anybody
to be your boyfriend.
13.(G24) Cuz you're always right here in my thoughts.
In the expression above, the word you is compared with thought. It seems
odd and clumsy if someone being in other’s head. Thought is represent head
of human, because only human can think. The literal meaning of this
expression is because I always remember you.
14.(H4) Since I felt your pain.
In this sentence the word I is compared with your pain. I is first person of
personal pronoun. Your pain isthe other person pain. It is odd if a person can
feel other person pain, it is something impossible. The literal meaning of this
sentence is since I know your pain.
15.(I5) Says what a crazy night I had.
This sentence is categorized as metaphor. In this sentence, the word crazy
is compares with night. It is odd and clumsy if something an abstract claimed
as crazy. The figurative expression of this sentence means says a wonderful
night I pass.
16.(I14) Now I’m left up in my lonely room.
This expression is categorized as metaphor. In this sentence, the words
lonely room seemed odd and clumsy. So, the figurative expression of this
sentence means now I left up alone in my room.
In the expression above, the word she is compared with the one. She is
third person of personal pronouns. So, this figurative expression means only
her.
18.(J17) She’s gonna take you high, take your love,
This sentence is seemed odd and clumsy. We cannot take and bring
anything an abstract, like in this sentence take your love. So, the figurative
expression of this sentence is she is going to take you to something high and
love you.
19.(J19) She be the bomb.
This expression is compares the word she and the bomb. She is the third
person of personal pronouns. The bomb is a thing can explode. It is odd and
clumsy. The figurative meaning of this sentence is she makes everybody
happy, fun, and enjoy.
20.(K3 & K4) ‘Cause baby half the fun is in us figuring it all out.
This sentence is seemed odd and clumsy. Abstract thing (half the fun)
cannot divide in to half. The figurative expression of this sentence means
cause baby the less fun is in us figuring it all out.
21.(L16) That shy smile’s sweet, that’s a fact.
Based on the context, the word smile is compared with sweet. Literally it
looks strange and clumsy. That’s why we need interpret it figuratively. The
figurative meaning of this expression is she is smile coyly.
22.(N1) Funny how the years.
In the expression above the word funny is compared with years. Funny is
consisting of 365 days, it is an abstract thing. It is odd to say something an
abstract thing is funny. The figurative expression of this sentence is he does
not realize that a couple years have elapsed.
23.(N7) I was runnin' free.
In the expression above the word I is compared with free. Free is being
unimpeded, no hindrance, and there is no problem. The figurative expression
of this sentence means I was running without anything hindrance and problem
in my life.
24.(N13) You died in me.
This expression is categorized as metaphor. In this expression, we can see
that it seems odd and clumsy if human can die in other human body. The
figurative expression of this sentence means you cannot do anything wrong in
front of me.
4.2.3 Personification
1. (F5) Do the thoughts in your head keep you up.
This expression is categorized as personification. Literally, the listener will
grasp the meaning that the thought keep someone up. It is illogical and clumsy
that the thought can keep someone up. The figurative meaning of this
expression means something make us up is what we thinking.
2. (I7) But her kiss tells me it's goodbye.
From the expression above, the listener will grasp the meaning that kiss
human. Figurative meaning of this expression means she kiss the man for the
last time.
3. (L5) Sad eyes never lie.
This expression is categorized as personification. Sad eyes considered a
person that cannot lie. It is illogical and clumsy. Sad eye is not a person that
can do human ability. The figurative expression of this sentence means the
feeling of being sad can see from eyes
4. (L12 & L13) Well if something in the air feels a little unkind, Don't worry
darling, it'll slip your mind.
These expressions are also categorized as personification. It is illogical and
clumsy if something in the air can feel and it (Well if something in the air feels
a little unkind) will slip someone mind. Both are human ability. So, the
meaning of these figurative expressions are the situation is unknown and you
will be tricked.
5. (N1 & N2) Funny how the years, They just pass us by.
This expression is also categorized as personification. It is illogical and
clumsy that something unreal (the years) can pass people (us). The expression
of this sentence means they are realized that times never stop.
4.2.4 Synecdoche
1. (C1) Over and over I look in your eyes.
This expression is categorized as synecdoche because the using of eyes is
to represent a person, it is a part is used to mean the whole. The literal
2. (F14) would you want all the world to know.
In this expression, the words all the word indicates a synecdoche that is
the whole is used to mean a part. All the word means everybody in the world.
The literal meaning of this sentence is would you want every one who knows
us to know.
3. (H18) We never made time for you and I.
In this expression, the word time is represent a date. It is indicates
synecdoche that a part is used to mean the whole thing. So, the literal meaning
of this expression is we never made a date.
4. (J22) She hits a club.
This sentence is also categorized as synecdoche because a club is
representing every people in the club; it is the whole to mean a part. The literal
meaning of this sentence is she entrancing everybody in the club.
4.2.5 Simile
- (I25) Baby like a blind man I rushed in.
In this sentence, I is compared with a blind man. Actually, there is no
connection between I and blind man. Blind man is a person who cannot see
anything by his eyes. If they walk or run, they can rush anything in front of
them because they cannot see it. In the sentence above, he compares himself
with a blind man. The meaning of this expression is he is going in without
considering anything.
1. (E4) To tell the truth, we lie.
This sentence is categorized as irony because it is saying one thing while it
means other. In this sentence, we can see that to tell the truth, he lies. We
should say true to tell the truth, not the opposite.
4.2.7. Oxymoron
- (N26) Why was I too blind to see.
This expression is categorized as oxymoron because it uses two words
contradictory in meaning. Blind is contradictory in meaning with see. Blind is
a condition cannot see anything. The expression of this sentence means he
cannot realize the condition around him; he missed something supposed to
5. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Conclusions
It is obvious that song can be categorized as a way of human
communication. A song is not only enjoyed as a form of art, which is music, but
also gives information through lyrics. Such as poem, or daily conversation, in
songs lyrics can be found figurative expressions that make the communication
became more interesting. And it is not easy to be able interpreted the expression
especially that used in a song. To be able to interpret well, someone is also
demanded to have information and more experience to understand base on the
author context.
The following is the result of the analysis of figurative expressions found
in Enrique Iglessias’s songs lyrics. Through this table, we know how many cases
each type of figurative expressions have, based on their rank from the most
dominant type to less one.
No Type Number of Cases Percentage
1 Hyperbole 20 35%
2 Metaphor 24 42%
3 Personification 6 10%
4 Synecdoche 4 7%
5 Simile 1 2%
7 Oxymoron 1 2%
Total = 57 100%
Having completed the analysis of figurative expression in Enrique
Iglessias’s selected songs lyrics, finally I draw some conclusions as below:
1. There are 57 cases of figurative expression in Enrique Iglessias’ selected
songs lyrics. They are 20 cases of hyperbole, 24 cases of metaphor, 6 cases
of personification, 4 cases of synecdoche, 1 cases of simile, 1 cases of
irony, and 1 cases of oxymoron.
2. The most type of figurative expression in Enrique Iglessias’ selected songs
lyrics is metaphor which represents 42% of whole cases, followed by
hyperbole (35%), personification (10%), synecdoche (7%), simile (2%),
irony (2%), and oxymoron (2%).
5.2 Suggestions
Trying to understand and studying the figurative language is an interesting
subject. I think that the best suggestion for the readers, especially the students of
English literature, is to analyze the subject more deeply on the other objects.
Figurative expressions are possible found on other object such as novel,
advertisements, poems, etc. In analyzing the figurative expressions, a writer
should understand and pay attention to the context of the object, learn the context
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APPENDICES
ESCAPE (A)
1. Here’s how it goes
2. You and me
3. Up and down
4. But maybe this time
5. We’ll get it right
6. Worth the fight
7. ‘Cause love is something
8. You can't shake
9. When it breaks
10. All it takes is some trying
11. If you feel like leaving
12. I'm not gonna
13. Beg you to stay
14. Soon you'll be finding
15. You can run
16. You can hide
17. But you can't
18. Escape my love
19. So if you go
20. You should know
22. Forget the past
23. So fast
24. It was good
25. It was bad but
26. It was real and that's
27. All you have In the end
28. Our love mattered
29. Here's how it goes
HERO (B)
1. Let me be your hero
2. Would you dance if I asked you to dance?
3. Would you run and never look back?
4. Would you cry if you saw me cryin'?
5. And would you save my soul tonight?
6. Would you tremble if I touched your lips?
7. Would you laugh?
8. Oh please tell me this
9. Now would you die for the one you loved?
10. Hold me in your arms tonight
11. I can be your hero, baby
12. I can kiss away the pain
13. I will stand by you forever
15. Would you swear that you'll always be mine?
16. Or would you lie?
17. Would you run and hide?
18. Am I in too deep?
19. Have I lost my mind?
20. I don't care, you're here tonight
21. Oh, I just want to hold you
22. I just want to hold you, oh yeah
COULD I HAVE THIS KISS FOREVER (C)
1. Over and over I look in your eyes
2. You are all I desire
3. You have captured me
4. I want to hold you
5. I want to be close to you
6. I never want to let go
7. I wish that this night would never end
8. I need to know
9. Could I have this kiss for a lifetime
10. Could I look into your eyes
11. Could I have this night to share this night together
12. Could I hold you close beside me
13. Could I hold you for all time
15. Could I could I have this kiss forever, forever
16. Over and over I've dreamed of this night
17. Now you're here by my side
18. You are next to me
19. I want to hold you and touch you taste you
20. And make you want no one but me
21. I wish that this kiss could never end
22. Oh baby please
23. I don't want any night to go by
24. Without you by my side
25. I just want all my days
26. Spent being next to you
27. Lived for just loving you
28. And baby, oh by the way
ADDICTED (D)
1. Have I told you how good it feels to be me,
2. when I'm in you?
3. I can only stay clean
4. when you are around.
5. Don't let me fall.
6. If I close my eyes forever,
7. would it ease the pain?
9. Maybe I'm addicted,
10. I'm out of control,
11. but you're the drug
12. that keeps me from dying.
13. Maybe I'm a liar,
14. but all I really know is
15. you're the only reason I'm trying.
16. I am wasted away,
17. I made a million mistakes.
18. Am I too late?
19. There is a storm in my head;
20. it rains on my bed
21. when you are not here.
22. I'm not afraid of dying,
23. but I am afraid of losing you.
24. When you're lying next to me
25. love is going through to me.
26. Oh it's beautiful.
27. Everything is clear to me
28. 'till I hit reality
29. and I lose it all...
30. I lose it all...
1. We're strong, we're weak, we're tired
2. We're straight, we're gay, we're bi
3. We're black, we're white, why
4. To tell the truth, we lie
5. We get so trapped inside our little lives
6. They disappear, before our very eyes
7. So come on live it up tonight
8. Live it up tonight, move on
9. It's time we gave it up tonight
10. Live it up tonight
11. We won, we lost, we tried
12. Be a saint, I'm fine cos I died
13. I'm so sick and tired of crying
14. So tonight, it's time, just fly
15. So now we got so close
16. Caught up in the deal
17. The only thing we had is real
18. So we can keep it, make it real
19. Can't you feel
20. Though it hurts so bad
21. To say goodbye
22. I know my love for you
BE YOURSELF (F)
1. Well, I am what I am
2. what I am could be who you are
3. Yes, you're pained when you smile
4. because you built a wall around your heart
5. Do the thoughts in your head keep you up
6. cause you feel alone
7. And are you strong enough to be yourself
8. Papa used to say you're just a loser
9. and you're never gonna have what it takes
10. Mama used to say all that loud music you play
11. ain't gonna get you nowhere
12. You gotta be yourself
13. If you cried would you hide
14. would you want all the world to know
15. And if you believed in love
16. would you let it show
17. How you win
18. How you hate
19. Are you cool
20. Do you try too hard
21. or are you strong enough to be yourself
22. If you can't, can't be yourself
24. what are you living for
25. You're gonna find someday
26. you're gotta run away
SOMEBODY'S ME (G)
1. You
2. Do you remember me
3. Like I remember you
4. Do you spend your life
5. Going back in your mind to that time
6. Cause I
7. I walk the streets alone
8. I hate being on my own
9. And everyone can see that I really fell
10. And I'm going through hell
11. Thinking about you with somebody else
12. Somebody wants you
13. Somebody needs you
14. Somebody dreams about you every single night
15. Somebody can't breathe without you it's lonely
16. Somebody hopes that one day you will see
17. That somebody's me
18. How
20. It was so good and now it's gone
21. And I pray at night
22. That our paths soon will cross
23. What we had isn't lost
24. Cuz you're always right here in my thoughts
25. You will always be in my life
26. Even if I'm not in your life
27. Cause you're in my memory
28. You
29. When you remember me
30. And before you set me free
31. Oh listen please
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU (H)
1. Since the beginning of time
2. Since it started to rain
3. Since I heard you laugh
4. Since I felt your pain
5. I was too young, you were much younger
6. We were afraid of each other's hunger
7. I have always loved you
8. There's never been anyone else
9. I knew you before I knew myself
