Per 1 Song Lyric SOAPSTone Recap by Tessa Mulvaney https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7 Author's purpose = writer’s essential message. Remember, this is typically a lesson or a big picture observation about humanity. en-us 2021-03-09 02:52:02 UTC 2025-10-18 16:07:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287846676 The purpose of this song is to portray the message that James probably will not end up getting Betty back following his mistake and the heartbreak is so extreme on his part. He never should have let temptation get the best of him. it often becomes regrettable when we give into negative temptations.]]> 2021-03-09 14:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287846676 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287847829 The purpose of the song “We Shall Overcome” is the perseverance ]]> 2021-03-09 14:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287847829 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287849040 The purpose of this song is to show the essential message that everyone makes mistakes. We see James, the speaker, very apologetic and talking about how cheating was a mistake, a regret, and awful of him to do.]]> 2021-03-09 14:48:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287849040 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287849239 The purpose of this song was to show how all of humanity makes mistakes and also how people can ask for forgiveness.]]> 2021-03-09 14:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287849239 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287849641 The purpose of “Betty” by Taylor Swift is to communicate that people make mistakes and learning how to take ownership and apologize for them is apart of the process]]> 2021-03-09 14:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287849641 The essential message this song is conveying is heartbreak. Because James wants Betty back, but Betty has moved on, we see this young, slightly immature story of heartbreak, and how even though Betty and James are so young, their feelings are still valid. https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287851073 2021-03-09 14:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287851073 Intro III by NF https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287853249 Well, in the beginning Fear’s audience is Nate. But towards the end of the song, Fear becomes Nate’s audience. It’s very much a song written for himself. The purpose of this song is that fear can be so controlling and if we let fear control us, then we will fail at the hands of it. But we must realize that we are not controlled by fear, we can control it.

]]> 2021-03-09 14:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287853249 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287853374 The purpose is to show that even when you ask for forgiveness you may not always get the answer you want, and that in the future you have to try harder to not get into those circumstances where you need to apologize.]]> 2021-03-09 14:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287853374 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287853675 The purpose of this song is to bring pride and hopefulness to those who are struggling and feel like they are incapable or lost. This is also a protest song, used by civil rights activists during the 60s to advocate for black rights and equality, with lyrics referencing to times of slavery and wishes of freedom. ]]> 2021-03-09 14:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287853675 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287854102 The purpose of this song is to think before you act. Another purpose is also learning how to own up to your actions and take the time to apologize. ]]> 2021-03-09 14:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287854102 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287855440 The purpose of this song, “cry freedom” is to tell the listeners how humans need to find their connection again. Instead of fighting and being violent, we should love one another.]]> 2021-03-09 14:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287855440 Right Where You Left Me by Taylor Swift https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287856730 The speaker is a fictional character created by Swift who is struggling from moving on from a heartbreak. The audience is the person who broke up with the speaker and ended the relationship. The purpose of the song is to convey the message of the difficulties of moving on from heartbreak. The speaker shows how she was unable to move on from that past relationship, despite time passing and everyone else moving forward.]]> 2021-03-09 14:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287856730 It is Well With my Soul https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287857480 I chose this song because I knew the story about the songwriter and speaker. He had five kids and a successful business, but after the Chicago fire and a boating accident all that was left was his family. The song is about how he found satisfaction in tragedy, and the audience is actually God because he is thanking him. The overall purpose of this song is to show that people can overcome tragedy. ]]> 2021-03-09 14:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287857480 Redbone by Childish Gambino https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287858849 The speaker of this song is a lover who is frustrated with their significant other, and their audience is their lover. The purpose of this song is for the speaker to communicate to their s/o about how their relationship is not what it used to be, and that the speaker has noticed a change in the way their s/o acts towards them.]]> 2021-03-09 14:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287858849 I choose to analyze the village by Wrabel. The speaker of this song is someone who has faced profound prejudice because they want to be trans, from their family, church and strangers. But they also have gotten past this to be who they wanted to be. The audience is someone young, who also wants to be trans, but is facing the same prejudice our speaker faced. This song is all about accepting yourself for who you are, moving past what others say about you. This song is specifically referring to trans people, and how they should accept who they are, knowing there is nothing wrong with them, only those around them who don't support them. https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287858923 2021-03-09 14:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287858923 jhurtado21 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287859574 The purpose of this song is for the singer, a young male boy, to get his girlfriend Betty back. The singer feels bad for cheating on his girlfriend, but he wants to make it up to her. The message he sends though his word is to think twice before making a mistake because a mistake can lead to something as dramatic as losing your love.]]> 2021-03-09 14:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287859574 7 Years by Lucas graham https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287860118 I choose to analyze it because it used to be one of my favorite songs, and the speaker is Lucas graham he is the singer/songwriter of it, and the audience can be anyone but the purpose of it was to share some of his life and his goals for the future.]]> 2021-03-09 14:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287860118 emiller213 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287860994 The purpose of Betty by Taylor Swift was to show how teenage love can hurt. Betty has moved on from James and he figures out it was a huge mistake in his life, but there is no going back.]]> 2021-03-09 14:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287860994 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287861667 The purpose of this song is to not take things for granted because once they’re gone from your life, you realize how important they were. James took Betty for granted in this case because he cheated on her, and now he misses her. Only after losing her, he realizes how much he loved her. 

]]> 2021-03-09 14:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287861667 Moral of the Story by Ashe https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287862871 The speaker of this song is the songwriter/singer Ashe. The audience is her ex-husband and the people listening since she’s the speaker. The purpose of this song is to explain that it is ok to be heartbroken because you can learn from your mistakes.]]> 2021-03-09 14:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287862871 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287863177 The essential message is to appreciate your culture and self. ]]> 2021-03-09 14:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287863177 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287863862 The purpose of the song “We Shall Overcome” is to fight back against inequality. The repetitive lyrics stated over and over again nail into the readers head this purpose that even though the life the writing is living right now is miserable that they will be courageous and over come it.]]> 2021-03-09 14:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287863862 “Copy Of A” by Nine Inch Nails https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287864831 The speaker can either be the singer/ song writer Trent Reznor or a character he created. And the audience is both the listener and someone who he is struggling with. This person could be himself or someone he is in a relationship with. The authors purpose is just to show how life can be and what can happen. ]]> 2021-03-09 14:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287864831 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287864846 The purpose of this song portrays how a young man James, try’s to win and get Betty back after a mistake he makes. He is young and is hopeless because she has moved on,  and he is heartbroken.]]> 2021-03-09 14:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287864846 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287865088 The short summary of the author’s intent in this song was to build hope and spirit. He builds it by quoting another song that hoped for the end of slavery which ended.]]> 2021-03-09 14:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287865088 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287865671 The writers message is that everyone makes mistakes and wishes they could right their wrongs, but sometimes it is not that easy. 


]]> 2021-03-09 14:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287865671 Love Story by Taylor Swift https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287865752 The speaker of the song is a fictional character who is hopelessly in love with someone else but is forbidden from being with them. The intended audience is anyone who can relate to being in love with someone who they can’t be with, or doesn’t love them back. The essential message is that when you have an epic love, you should go for it. You should ignore everyone telling you no because it can turn out to be an amazing love story. ]]> 2021-03-09 14:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287865752 Cardigan by Taylor Swift https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287865878 I chose this song because I originally analyzed "Betty" and "Cardigan" goes along with it. The speaker is a fictional character, she is a girl who got her heartbroken. The audience is the guy who broke her heart. The purpose is to show how painful heartbreak and loss is at any age. ]]> 2021-03-09 14:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287865878 She by Harry Styles https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287867059 I analyzed She by Harry Styles. The speaker of this song is a man. It is a fictional man Harry created for this song. The audience of this song is “she”, the girl this song is about. The purpose of this song is to show the difference between our imagination and reality. In the beginning of this song, it shows the mediocre tasks we have to do everyday and then it shows the switch of the man going to his fantasy with this woman.]]> 2021-03-09 14:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287867059 Driver's License by Olivia Rodrigo https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287868048 The speaker is a girl who is heartbroken about a recent breakup after seeing her ex move on so easily and quickly. The audience is is the girl’s ex boyfriend who has moved on with someone else. The purpose of this song is is that it’s ok to be sad and miss someone, and that everyone heals and moves on in their own ways. For some, like the singer’s ex boyfriend, break ups can be easy and they find comfort in others. But for others, like the speaker, they mean a lot more and they can be tough especially if your ex is handling it a lot better than you are. 

]]> 2021-03-09 14:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287868048 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287870823 The speaker's purpose is to apologize and explain his mistakes and confess how much he loves her. He is trying to explain that everyone makes mistakes and he is young.  ]]> 2021-03-09 14:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287870823 sheasty https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287876041 The purpose of this song is to show how everyone makes mistakes and how it can affect our relationship. It also show how everyone wants to be forgiven and have second chances but that’s not always the reality.]]> 2021-03-09 14:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287876041 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287878341 I listened to the song Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi. This song is spoken by a man named Tommy who is telling his wife, Gina, that they are going to be alright. The purpose of this song is to give people hope during a hard time. The couple is poor, yet Tommy’s voice is optimistic because he is grateful for what he does have.]]> 2021-03-09 14:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287878341 Falling by Harry Styles https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287878796 This song is about falling back into a low in your life, and feeling yourself falling back into that place and not knowing how to stop it. ]]> 2021-03-09 14:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287878796 She was mine by Aj Rafael https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287879723 The speaker is the Aj Rafael and the intended audience is his past lover and also any listener wanting to hear his story. The purpose is to explain how he felt and how he feels now about their relationship. He is first explaining that he knows they are physically far away but emotionally not. Then he talks about being emotionally and physically far away. The purpose is to tell us the pain of long distance relationships.]]> 2021-03-09 14:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287879723 Family Business, Kanye West https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287883446 The song I chose to analyze is “Family Business” by Kanye West. In this song Kanye is the speaker he is speaking directly to his cousin who is in jail for committing murder. The purpose is to communicate is unconditional love for family even through thick and thin. He makes references to the feeling of loss he feels at family gatherings without his cousin. And that even if his cousin did commit this horrible crime he will forever love him because he is family. He gets nostalgic throughout the song recalling times when him and his cousin were children and how they didn’t appreciate the little moments, and how life has gone by so fast.  ]]> 2021-03-09 14:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287883446 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287886414 I chose to analyze 7 years by Lukas graham. I think the essential message for this song is to cherish the past yet look bright on the future, and appreciate the value of life.]]> 2021-03-09 14:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287886414 The Man by Aloe Blacc emiller213 https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287903825 The speaker is the Singer and he is trying to make people or more specifically African Americans more proud of who they are and that they should “be the man” and that this is “their world”. He is speaking out to the Black community in the world.]]> 2021-03-09 14:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tmulvaney3/50kqu8qtrowf6rs7/wish/1287903825