I filmen forlader Mulan sin familie, og bliver nød til at opføre sig som en mand, så hendes far ikke skal deltage i krigen.

Metaforen her viser, hvordan Mulan skal kæmpe imod en tyfon eller ild: være stærk, modig og lægge det dårlige bag sig.

Tyfonen og ilden symboliserer modstanden hun møder på sin vej.

"You love when I fall apart"  

"And babe I'm fist fighting with fire" 
(Rihanna, Love On The Brain) 

Hvad han mener med at "I have to turn my head until my darkness goes" er at han er ved at blive sindssyg og prøver at kontrollere sig selv, men fordi at han er i gang med at male verdenen sort oppe i sit hoved, så kommer han tættere og tættere på at blive sindssyg 

All my pictures seem to fade to black and white (Metafor for at personen er ved at miste sine minder i forhold til personen der bliver sunget om)

I'm growing tired and time stands still before me
Frozen here on the ladder of my life

Too late to save myself from falling
I took a chance and changed your way of life
But you misread my meaning when I met you
Closed the door and left me blinded by the light (Metafor for at personen der bliver sunget om forlader afsenderen af sangen, og at det er meget svært for personen at komme over det, da han er "blinded by the light" fra den dør personen går ud af)

Don't let the sun go down on me (Metafor for at person der bliver sunget om ikke må forlade afsenderen, da det vil få afsenderens verde til at gå under, da der ikke vil være liv på jorden uden solen.)

Although I searched myself, it's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me

I can't find the right romantic line
But see me once and see the way I feel
Don't discard me just because you think I mean you harm
But these cuts I have they need love to help them heal

Don't let the sun go down on me
Although I searched myself, it's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me
[x2]

This is somewhat written to the post man. Another one who is really under her sky. The summer sleeps in time for autumn, second time with leafs and grass. And I don’t know where we have to go. 

First look, it was all laughter
Kevin Gates, no small matter
Made men believe what they didn't believe
Dive in the crowd, no safety harness
Got in the booth, no safety on it
Aim and I shoot for the stars
At the awards I ain't win no awards
Only meaning one thing, don't get tired, I go hard

Mange gode metafoer i sangen, han synger grind harder. Som er metafor for at han skal kæmpe hårdere. Så er der shot me and get a call after, som er metafor for at han er udødelig, og så synger han aim and shoot for the sars, som er en metafor for at han kæmper for at være stjerne( den bedste)

Selvom noget er afsluttet vil der altid være noget som hænger ved. Hun føler sig fastlås, hvilket kan gøre det svært for hende at komme videre. 

Hun er sexet påklædt men stadig rimelig cool

Now it looks as though they're here to stay.

Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she had to go, I don't know, she wouldn't say.

I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

Now I need a place to hide away.

Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Why she had to go, I don't know, she wouldn't say.

I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday love was such an easy game to play.

Now I need a place to hide away.

Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm.
-Yesterday, The Beatles,

Sangen har mange gode metafore. "I'm not half the man i used to be.There's a shadow hanging over me." Denne del af sangen fortæller om de mørke og triste følelser han er efterladt med, efter hun forlod ham. "Yesterday love was such an easy game to play."