Entertainment, by Rise Against

Lyrics:
All we are is entertainment
Caught up in our own derangement
Tell us what to say and what to do
All we are are pretty faces
Picture perfect bottled rage
Packaged synthesized versions of you

We've all made petty fortunes but we can't afford a life
Confined to pull-out quotes and hotel rooms
They all scream California and its toppling empire
But can't you see the end is coming soon

Come one come all the new sensation
Guarantees then obligations
Spotlights follow every single move
Basking here on ten foot stages
Pouty lips and oh so jaded
All as if we have something to prove

Despite these petty fortunes we still can't afford a life
Confined to pull-out quotes and hotel rooms
They all scream California and its toppling empire
But can't you see the end is here

And if we cared at all
About this unknown plight
Then we'd do something more
To finally make this right

Is this only entertainment
Pull the curtains, places please
We've learned to sing and dance and cry on cue
But this is more than entertainment
In a world so sick with pain
This is the only thing that's real or true

We've all made petty fortunes but we can't afford a life
Confined to pull-out quotes and hotel rooms
They all scream bloody murder over graves already dug
But can't you see the end
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This song is a great example of expression, calling out to all of us and pointing out exactly how jaded we've all become. We often mindlessly follow our leaders without always questioning it, and thats what this song is bringing to focus. That's what i got out of this song, and it's got an awesome guitar riff to it as well.

Short Story, Based on the song: Fuel, by: Metallica

It was another night on that lonely desert road, the road where we all went to drag race. All of us were different from each other in many ways. Gear-heads, metal-heads, bikers, sport bikers, hipsters, and others; but we all had one thing in common, a love for racing. We lined up at the chalk starting line, sport bikes vs. choppers, American muscle cars vs. Japanese imports; the match-ups were sometimes just crazy but that was part of the thrill, to see just WHICH vehicle was better than all the others. Even the girls got into the action at our little makeshift drag strip, bringing their own sweet rides to race against everyone else. And on occasion, you’d hear the cries of some dumb dude who’d just lost the pink slip to his ride to one of the women racers.

Finally it was my turn to ride. My car was certainly ready for it, a 1967 Shelby GT500 that I meticulously restored and modified. I revved the engine, almost feeling the gasoline flowing through it like the blood pumping through my heart. The girl holding the starting flag raised it and counted down from ten, it felt like the beats of my heart was timed exactly to her count.

Five… four… three… two… one, and as the girl swept the flag downwards, I rammed the pedal to the floor. the only thing on my mind from then on, was winning…

Dr. Feelgood, by: Motley Crue lyrics and analysis

Lyrics:
Yeah yeah
Rat-tailed Jimmy is a second hand hood
Deals out in Hollywood
Got a '65 Chevy, primered flames
Traded for some powdered goods
Jigsaw Jimmy he's the one in the game
But I hear he's doin' o.k.
Got a cozy little job selling the Mexican mob
Packages the candycaine

He's the one they call Dr. Feel good
He's the one that makes ya feel all right
He's the one they call Dr. Feel good

Cops on the corner always ignore
Somebody's getting paid
Jimmy's got it wired, law's for hire
Got it made in the shade
Got a little hideaway, does business all day
But at night he'll always be found
Sellin' sugar to the sweet
People on the street
Call this Jimmy's town

He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's the one that makes ya feel all right
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's gonna be your Frankenstein
I've got one thing you'll understand
(Dr. Feelgood)
he's not what you'd call a glamorous man
(Dr. Feelgood)
Got one thing that's easily understood
(Dr. Feelgood)
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
Oh yeah

He'll tell you he's the king
Of these barrio streets
Moving up the shangri-la
Came by his wealth as a matter of luck
Says he never broke no law
Two time loser running out of juice
Time to move out quick
Heard a rumour going round
Jimmy's going down
This time it's gonna stick

He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's the one that makes ya feel all right
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's gonna be your Frankenstein

Let him soothe your soul, just take his hand
(Dr. Feelgood)
Some people call him an evil man
(Dr. Feelgood)
Let him introduce himself real good
(Dr. Feelgood)
He's the only one they call Feelgood
*solo*
Guitar!

(SPOKEN) Listen to Jimmy,
Come play with Dr.Feelgood....

I've got one thing you'll understand
(Dr. Feelgood)
he's not what you'd call a glamorous man
(Dr. Feelgood)
Got one thing that's easily understood
(Dr. Feelgood)
He's the one they call Dr. Feel good
oh yeah
Dr. Feelgood (Dr. Feelgood)
Dr. Feelgood (Dr. Feelgood)
Dr. Feelgood (Dr. Feelgood)

Analysis:

In the song: “Dr. Feelgood,” by Mötley Crüe, the writers use imagery and euphemisms to describe the life of a drug dealer named Jimmy, and they show how even though the life of a drug dealer can be easy and cool, it can quickly come crashing down around you. Mötley Crüe basically took a subject they were very familiar with, drugs, and simply made an awesome song about it. The song is written like a narrative about this kind of life, and even though it’s mainly about the dealer, Jimmy, it also addresses the listener directly in a few places.

Imagery is used in the song to describe the places, people, and events in Jimmy’s life. For example, the line: “Got a '65 Chevy, primered flames Traded for some powdered goods” describes jimmy’s car and how he got it, he got it in exchange for some cocaine. Imagery is basically used in this song to help establish the setting of the story that’s being told.

Euphemisms are everywhere in this song’s lyrics. Great examples are several euphemisms used for cocaine, including “powdered goods,” and “candycaine.” Also, the dealer’s nickname “Dr. Feelgood,” is also a euphemism, because it kind-of tells that Jimmy is a drug dealer but it doesn’t give out a bad vibe.

Paranoid, by Black Sabbath Lyrics and Analysis

Finished with my woman
'Cause she couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane
Because I am frowning all the time

All day long I think of things
But nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind
If I don't find something to pacify

Can you help me occupy my brain?
Oh yeah!

I need someone to show me
The things in life that I can't find
I can't see the things that make true happiness
I must be blind

Make a joke and I will sigh
And you will laugh and I will cry
Happiness I cannot feel
And love to me is so unreal

And so as you hear these words
Telling you now of my state
I tell you to enjoy life
I wish I could but it's too late

In the song, “Paranoid” by Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne uses tone, mood, and hyperbole to express his thoughts and feelings caused by depression. He relates his personal experiences in a matter-of-fact tone of voice but the specific events and thoughts show that the song is about depression. The guitar riff that goes with the song can be misleading, making the audience feel kind of amped like a lot of metal music does, and it’s easy to miss the actual message of the song when people listen to the riff more than the lyrics.

The tone of the words used display kind of a hopeless feeling, as if the person this song is about knows he’s depressed and doesn’t think anything can be done to pull him out of it. This is shown in the lyrics: “All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy,” where the narrator is basically saying that nothing he can think of is helping him with his depression.

He also uses a hyperbole when he says: “Can you help me occupy my brain?” because he’s asking somebody for help with his issues. The exaggeration there is that he’s saying he needs someone to “occupy his brain,” when what he could really mean is that he needs someone to help him with this empty feeling he has. It could also be asking for someone to give him direction in life. Possibly asking someone to help him “feel”, or have feelings.

The general mood throughout the song is hard to detect from the music, but the lyrics put it across as a feeling of hopelessness. The lyrics at the end of the song, “I tell you to enjoy life, I wish I could but it’s too late” show that the narrator of the song has given up trying to lose his depression. He seems to be talking to one person in particular as well, almost like the whole song was him telling someone else about his state of mind in order to get it off his chest. It’s hard to tell if this song was based on one of Ozzy Osbourne’s personal experiences, but I wouldn’t be surprised considering his history with all the drugs and craziness. Where there are highs there’s also lows, and this song could have been written to describe one of the low times in Ozzy’s life.