The Children's Gospel Song This Little Light Of Mine

The Light in the Forest is a story about a white boy, Tru Son, forced to return to his white family, after living with the Lenni Lenape Indians for the past eleven years.True Son was taken by the Indians when he was four. Tru Son’s Indian father was Cuyloga. Del Hardy, he's a character that used to be an Indian. He brought Tru Son back to his white family. Tru Son’s white name is Johnny. His parents are Harry and Myra Butler. Gordie is his white brother. Half Arrow is True Son’s Indian friend. He brings True Son back to his Indian family. At the end, True Son has to go back to his white family.

A jittery intro of sax and drums in “The Reason to Return” seems to indicate we’re going to be taken to massive territories. On edge and saturated in color, the tune displays the bandleader’s ferociously paced declarations congested with melodic awareness, Weiss’s graceful rhythm drives, and Sack’s exciting piano swirls.

The music and lyrics of the song simultaneously start, creating a feeling of hurriedness, and not leaving any time for the listener to think about the music and the feeling it creates on its own. This reflects the lifestyle teenage boys were thrown into upon the entrance of high school and their rushed, and somewhat forced, decision to join the Panther football team. Halfway through the song, the music becomes

After the shell hits the brewery, Kenan is so irritated and worn-out from getting water every day, that he decides to leave cantankerous Mrs. Ristovski’s water bottles in a hole. The worn-out Kenan has a change of heart when he listens to the cellist’s music later on. He goes back to retrieve the water because he decides he does not want to become “a ghost” like Mrs. Ristovski and the other people while he is still living. The cellist’s music gives Kenan faith and the optimism to live. As the cellist’s notes seep into Kenan, he is filled with visions of him spending time with his family. Kenan’s resolve strengthens and he realizes that he must continue to survive, so that when the time comes, “they will be the ones who will rebuild Sarajevo.” In recovering the bottles for Mrs. Ristovski, Kenan regains his humanity. The music also has a transforming effect on Kenan as he watches the “the building behind the cellist repair itself, the scars of bullets and shrapnel [become] covered [with] plaster. Kenan watches as his city heals itself around him.” This shows the transcendent power of music as it puts Kenan into a state of bliss and helps him to develop hope that his city will heal. The music is so powerful that the happiness is “all taken away” when the music stops and Kenan “is back on the street where twenty-two people were killed.” Usually, Kenan is a person that everyone trusts and the music helps Kenan preserve his trustworthy

Since a poem is often less than a standard page in length, it is useful to consider similar poems to each other in order to locate a textual echo. The poems “My Little Son” and “To my Beloved”by Morris Rosenfeld both echo themes of struggling familial structure due to the stress and time devoted to working. In all three of these poems the protagonist is conflicted between the amount of work he has to do in order to support his family, and the lack of time he is actually getting to spend with his family.

However, the listener is brought back to reality after understanding the portrayal of the character’s confusion, from the lyrics “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?”. Then, the character’s emotion changes to being nonchalant, with the lyrics “Because I’m easy come, easy go, Little high, little low, Any way the wind blows doesn’t really matter to me, to me”. The emotion next changes to realization, as the character registers what they have done (“Mama just killed a man, Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he’s dead”). After the character’s realization, the listener can perceive that the character is then washed over with regret and guilt for what they have committed. This is shown through the lyrics “Mama, life had just begun, But now I’ve gone and thrown it all away”. The incredible guitar solo that occurs afterward only further emphasizes the character’s remorse, for the sounds of the guitar resembles that of someone who is

He also establishes Pathos. He does this by using these songs that stand for such emotional things in the past and present. He acknowledges the struggle and the sorrow, but also includes the hope that is often viewed in these songs. A hope that, one day, the double-consciousness will

Throughout history, there have been countless incidents of violence and war that were devastating and have left their mark on society. Because of this, people found ways of dealing with the atrocities caused by war and violence, whether it is through new hobbies, devoting oneself to religion, or even music. For this reason, music has always been an immense part of our culture when its comes to war; music has been used throughout wars to garner support from people, as protests about the war, and as a response from the people about the war efforts. To further explain this idea, I have chosen to discuss and analyze the song “Zombie” by The Cranberries to demonstrate how war and music are related. In my opinion, this song portrays a message of

“I’m A Slave”: A Discussion of The Effects of Withdrawal Throughout the course of this song, the rapper, Logic, exemplifies and acknowledges his need and dependency for “Nikki,” whose identity although a mystery, is automatically assumed to be a past female lover. Despite the strong passion he exhibits for her, he awakens to the detrimental effects his love for Nikki has on him. Ultimately, this song can be portrayed as his intention to move from this passion, all while recognizing his need for her. Altogether, with the shifts in tone, and diction, set along a placid, dream-like instrumental, this song serves to explore the progression of one’s mindset; how does one cope, accept and release their addiction to such love.

4:50 the Violins demand to be heard becomes more intense. Arguing with mum to wake up and realize she is me, and there is no alternate universe other what is here. That it is me that is holding on, there no help, that there will no help. 5:19 My comforter, perplexed that the help was not real. The Piano cannot find it's place. It lost the rhythm. Bewildered, now registering the knowledge that it was just another one of my many voices. And that it too is locked in this prison.

As such, the drums are mentally categorized as a call to war by the viewer, and a summoning to death; a seemingly inappropriate thing to be excited for. This excitable reaction to the sound is the first way that the soundtrack is used to define the mental state of our war boys. Now that the drumline has been established for the viewer, we

Other songs on the album are the perfect contrast to compliment the unhappy songs of love and tenderness. “A tisket- A tasket” is such a silly song, that although the lyrics are simple and repetitive, it makes you feel like you are a little five year old child, with no cares in the world. This song immediately puts a smile on your face, and makes you want to tap and bob your head to the beat. The last track, “Just a Simple Melody” is also one of those cheerful songs, that has minimal lyrical value, but the moderate quick pace, and the extensive play on the syllables of words and consonants makes you laugh. The rhyming of the verses is an effective quality, that puts the words right into your mouth, and sooner than you can believe, you’re singing along to the lively music.

These occur in the second verse of the song. The guitars back off and the texture thins with just the piano and drums playing softly. When the song comes to the second chorus, it returns to the same timbre and dynamics as the first chorus. At the bridge, improvisation by the lead singer is heard with just the bass guitar playing the riff. This decrescendos until there is nothing heard and the song ends.

With his neurotic mother passing the anxiety down to young Pink, he takes a deep breath before “Mother” asking her opinions about everything, such as girls, if he should run for president, ect. This inevitably leads to him asking if he should begin to build the wall between him and society. The soft toned song reminds many of how their mother would speak to a young child when trying to comfort them.

One the stage the pianist leans forward and says into his microphone, “One last song. Folks. Here’s one last song.”