Poetry or Song

Poetry and songs can be writing in many different types and ways. It can be as traditional as a sonnet or as intricate and expressive as a lyric. Many songs are expressed threw lyrics, the song My Love by Sia shows some lyric poetry in the song as she expresses her feeling for her love. But to me I also think it’s a ballad, she’s telling the story of how her love is always with her and how she wants her love to release. This soft spoken song has a calm yet pleasant mood to it when she sings “I know in peace we'll go” it shows that she’s willing to stay with her love forever. The imagery in the song is shaded, when she sings “You took my hand added a plan you gave me your heart I asked you to dance with me” you she her dancing with her love. In this song there is also Pathos it gives you the feeling of compassion for her when she sings "you took a chance and you took the fall for us" making it seem like her loved try hard to be with her, but it didn’t work so they fell out of love. Lastly when she sings "Beat inside me, leave you blind" she is using symbolism. The idea of the use of symbolism is when she sings “Beat inside me”, she is saying how her love hurt her inside, her heart and soul.

My Love- Sia

My love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, leave you blind
My love, you have found peace
You were searching for release

You gave it all, into the call
You took a chance and
You took the fall for us

You came thoughtfully, loved me faithfully
You taught me honor, you did it for me

Tonight you will sleep for good
You will wait for me my love

Now I am strong (Now I am strong)
You gave me all
You gave all you had and now I am home

My love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, leave you blind
My love, look what you can do
I am mending, I'll be with you

You took my hand added a plan
You gave me your heart
I asked you to dance with me

You loved honestly
Did what you could release
Aaaahhh oooh

I know in peace we'll go
I hope relief is yours

Now I am strong (Now I am strong)
You gave me all
You gave all you had and now I am home

My love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, I'll be with you
oooooohh ooooh
Du du du ooooooh