1. What is the overall emotional impact of the song on the listener?

2. How would you describe it using up to 10 words?

And who, are you to tell me if it's black or white?

Mama, can you hear me?

Try to understand

Is innocence the difference between a boy and a man?

My daddy lived the lie, it's just the price that he paid Sacrificed his life, just slavin' away

Oh, if there's one thing I hang onto

That gets me through the night

I ain't gonna do what I don't want to

I'm gonna live my life

Shining like a diamond,

rolling with the dice

Standing on the ledge,

I show the wind how to fly

When the world gets in my face

I say, have a nice day

Have a nice day

Ooh, ooh, ooh

To this dream we're all living

In the Sun

To the day

I'm leaving love little angel

Ooh, ooh, ooh

May the stars lovely keep you

In this dream

'Til you wake

And good Lord, is she really real?

Got to sing, she's my lover, yeah

And my heart isn't made of steel

Oh, isn't made of steel Got the fire to the rubber, yeah Come alive

1. How do the melody and harmony contribute to the emotional impact of the song?

2. Are there any personal connections or memories that the song evokes?

In your neighborhood

Who ya gonna call?

(Ghostbusters!)

If it's somethin' weird

And it don't look good

Who ya gonna call?

(Ghostbusters!)

I ain't afraid of no ghost

I ain't afraid of no ghost

If you're seein' things

Runnin' through your head

Who can you call?

(Ghostbusters!)

An invisible man Sleepin' in your bed

Oh, who ya gonna call?

(Ghostbusters!)

1. What's the theme of this song?

2. In a nutshell, how does it make you feel? How would you describe your mood while listening to it?

It must have been something you said

I just died in your arms tonight

I keep looking for something

I can't get

Broken hearts lie all around me

And I don't see an easy way to get out of this

Her diary it sits by the bedside table

The curtains are closed, the cats in the cradle

Who would've thought that a boy like me could come to this?

Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight

It must've been something you said

I just died in your arms tonight

Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight

It must've been some kind of kiss

I should've walked away

I should've walked away

It must have been something you said

I just died in your arms tonight

I keep looking for something

I can't get

Broken hearts lie all around me

And I don't see an easy way to get out of this

Her diary sits by the bedside table

The curtains are closed, the cats in the cradle

Who would've thought that a boy like me could come to this?

Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight

It must've been something you said

I just died in your arms tonight

Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight

It must've been some kind of kiss

I should've walked away

I should've walked away

1. Do the lyrics tell a story, and if so, what is it about?

2. Can you identify any language structure we've worked on in class?

What is "to walk the line"?

Context: Johnny Cash struggled with addition and this song can be interpreted as a dedication to his first wife.

I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day is through
Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
Because you're mine, I walk the line

What reflection can you provide after reading it?

All I know
Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away

It's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Tryin' to hold on, did-didn't even know
I wasted it all just to watch you go

I kept everything inside and even though I tried
It all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually
Be a memory of a time when I tried so hard

I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesn't even matter

How does the song make you feel?

What reflection can you provide after reading it?

You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us outta here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living

See, my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle, that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
His body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did

You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way

So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I-I had a feeling that I belonged
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

How does the song make you feel?

How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?

The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back

How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?

The time has come to say fairs fair
to pay the rent, now to pay our share

How do you feel after listening?

I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky
Like a tiger, defying the laws of gravity
I'm a racing car passing by, like Lady Godiva
I'm gonna go, go, go there's no stopping me

I'm burning through the sky, yeah
Two hundred degrees, that's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm travelling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man outta you

Don't stop me now
I'm having such a good time, I'm having a ball
Don't stop me now
If you wanna have a good time, just give me a call
Don't stop me now
(Don't stop me now) 'cause I'm having a good time
I don't wanna stop at all, yeah

I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars on a collision course
I am a satellite, I'm out of control
I'm a sex machine, ready to reload
Like an atom bomb about to oh, oh, oh, explode

I still feel the blow
But at least now I know

Caught up in your show
Yeah, at least now I know

It wasn't love, it wasn't love
It was a perfect illusion (Perfect illusion)
Mistaken for love, it wasn't love
It was a perfect illusion (Perfect illusion)
Oh, you were a perfect illusion

I don't need eyes to see
I felt you touching me
High like amphetamine
Maybe you're just a dream
That's what it means to crush
Now that I'm waking up

I still feel the blow
But at least now I know

It wasn't love, it wasn't love
It was a perfect illusion (Perfect illusion)
Mistaken for love, it wasn't love
It was a perfect illusion (perfect illusion)

It was a perfect illusion (But I feel you watching me)
(Dilated, falling free in a modern ecstasy)
(Where are you? 'Cause I can't see you)
It was a perfect illusion (But I feel you watching me)
(But I feel you watching me)
Illusion (But I feel you watching me)