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Analyzing The Song What It's Like '

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Most of us at some point in time, or even multiple times, have asked ourselves if we are using our time wisely. This can have various meanings. Relating to the collage we completed before hand, my main focal point was to use lyrics that had the most meaning to me; After picking the quotes I wanted, I realized that my focus showed how important time is to me. The quotes placed in my college all seemed to relate to time in my mind. So, in the following lyrics, I found a way to relate them to time in our life, and tie these songs together in a way they may not have been connected before.
In Everlast’s song “What It’s Like” the lyric “God forbid you ever have to walk a mile in her shoes; ‘cause then you might know what it’s like” can mean a variety of different things. Based on the tone of the singer’s voice and the sound of the song, “What It’s Like” can be considered a depressing song about the real situations in life. We choose not to think about the brutality that certain individuals have to go through “‘cause then you might know what it’s like” according to Everlast. The band chooses to include these lyrics in the song to show people that we can not understand what a person is going through or why they choose to pursue a certain action until we know what the individual has gone through. Because the individuals in “What It’s Like” did not put themselves in Mary’s shoes they judged her immediately on her decision to get an abortion without questioning the reason why she is

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