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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwYX52BP2Sk

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Time

Pink Floyd

Dark Side of the Moon

1973

Lyrics by Roger Waters, music by Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Syd Barret

Recorded between June 1972 – January 1973 in the Abbey Road Studios in London, UK,

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Kate Tempest, The Bricks that Build the Houses

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Kate Tempest, The Bricks that Build the Houses

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The text I’m (Anna) gonna analyse is the beginning of the novel “The Bricks that Build the Houses” by Kate Tempest, a young British rapper, playwright and novelist. The novel was published in 2016. It tells the story of 4 London millennials who struggle with a variety of issues such as housing, the economic situation in the UK (and Europe) and profound loneliness in the city’s vast landscapes of disconnected, isolated human lives. The beginning is particularly shaped by the author’s sense for rhythm and sound in language and, therefore, particularly interesting to analyse. In those first two pages or so, the reader gets powerfully drawn into the character’s worlds with a remarkable drive. This force of narrative style is also very much conflated with the narrative role, vibes, excitements and despair of London itself.

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https://genius.com/Pink-floyd-time-lyrics

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So this is one of my favourite songs. It reflects on the process of ageing, which happens so quickly that you don't notice until it's too late.

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"Watch the city fall and rise again through mist and bleeding hands" I thought this metaphorical se of language frames the topic (London, gentrification, labour) in a powerful way.                                                             "It’s all around you screaming paradise (personification)until there’s nothing left to feel. Suck it up, gob it, double-drop it (rhyme, play with rhythm). Pin it deep into your vein and try forever to get off it. (metaphor, rhyme and rhythm drawing back on last sentence)Now close your eyes and stop it." This passage is a good example of Tempest's rhythmic and partly rhyming style which I find to be an intriguing mix of linguistic features employed in rap and narrative style of novels.

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1. I personally love the lyric
'The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.'

Which includes a hyperbole.

2.'Kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown"

This lyric has an interesting type of alliteration that works really well in the song.

3. 'No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.'
This metaphor for failing to notice that you're passed the bloom of your life could be a proper eye opener.

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Here's some background information on my text of choice

For my text analysis I chose the lyrics of the song 'Nina Cried Power', which was released September 7th 2018 by the record label 'Columbia'. It was written and sung by Hozier and features gospel singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples.

While I like a lot of different genres, my usual go to's are Rock and Metal, but I absolutely love this song, as well as the video for it. Even though I'm not an overly emotional person, I did cry while watching it - without having read up on it's meaning, which in my opinion makes the act of watching it an even more powerful experience.

In his song Hozier pays homage to famous singers and activists including Nina Simone, John Lennon, B.B King and Mavis Staples among others. All of which who tried to bring awareness to a cause through their music. Essentially 'Nina Cried Power' showcases a multitude of singers who not only produced great music, but also called attention to important happenings in history, even in the face of adversity.

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The following are three features which I found most compelling:

1) the repetition of "crying power", which samples Nina Simone's song 'Sinnerman'

2) the use of allusions in his song --> e.g "It's not the wakin', it's the risen'" alludes to the term 'being woke' (Urban Dictionary describes this term as a currently used for 'consciousness' and being aware of political issues, such as racism, classicism and feminism) and is an indirectly appeals to people not only being aware of these issues, but also to stand up against them. After doing a little research on the singer, I found out that he is Irish. Keeping this in mind, I think it is also worth mentioning, that the song was released shortly after a vote to approve an amendment to the Irish constitution allowing the termination of pregnancies.

3) the use of polarity throughout most of the song, with which he creates tension --> e.g. "it's not the war, but what's behind it"

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I love this song, the hidden meaning behind it, the appeal to stand up to social issues, past and present and also that it features Mavis Staples. Here's the link for the music video, in case you want to check it out. It's so simple, but unbelievably powerful (pay attention to the background - it includes video material from different protests amongst others).

Put it on blast and hopefully enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2YgDua2gpk

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I'm not too sure in which mode is being used throughout most of the song..  Hozier does paint a narrative and he tells the story of the above mentioned artists and their rebellion regarding different issues through music, which in conclusion could be seen as written in the narrative mode.  It could also be seen as  written in the the dramatic mode, since he also  indirectly appeals to people to stand up against political issues.
A definitive switch to the lyrics mode can be seen in the refrain, in which both Hozier and Ms. Staples sing "and I could cry power!"