amazing By Aerosmith
I kept the right ones out
And let the wrong ones in
Had an angel of mercy to see me through all my sins
There were times in my life, when I was going insane
Tryin’ to walk through the pain
When I lost my grip
And I hit the floor
Yeah, I thought I could live, but couldn’t get out the door
I was so sick and tired of livin’ a lie
I was wishin’ that I would die
It’s amazing, with the blink of an eye, you finally see the light
It’s amazing, when the moment arrives that you know you’ll be alright
It’s amazing, and I’m sayin’ a prayer for the desperate hearts tonight
That one last shot’s a permanent vacation
And how high can you fly with broken wings?
Life’s a journey, not a destination
And I just can’t tell just what tomorrow brings
You have to learn to crawl, before you learn to walk
But I just couldn’t listen to all that righteous talk, oh yeah
I was out on the street, just tryin’ to survive
Scratchin’ to stay alive
It’s amazing, with the blink of an eye, you finally see the light
It’s amazing, when the moment arrives that you know you’ll be alright
Oh, it’s amazing and I’m sayin’ a prayer for the desperate hearts tonight
Desperate hearts, desperate hearts
The Author Aerosmith Band popular in the 1980’s – 1990’s Written by Steven Tyler (lead singer) Song was released in 1993
What is the song/poem about? In this song, we learn the story of a man who had lost hope for his life and did not want to live anymore until something occurred and changed his point of view, making him realize that life is an amazing thing and giving him a positive outlook on life.
Diction From words such as insane, pain, desperate and amazing, we can tell that this poem is very serious and deep. The author chose words, such as the ones mentioned above to give the reader (or listener) a much more intense feeling than if he had used a less serious vocabulary.
Rhythmical Devices - the basic line length of the poem/song is 5-7 words long - the length of the stanza is 14 for the first verse 7 for second verse and 6 for the chorus -the rhyme scheme for the poem is aabcdfd - the author uses many metrical devices - the form that the poem/song takes on is closed because there is a rhyme scheme
Literary Devices The author does uses metaphors multiple times, no similes, some symbolism etc) desperate hearts, some imagery etc) that last shots a permanent vacation and how high can you fly with broken wings?, no overstatements for punctuation there were 3 hyphens and a question mark Yes the title is really good, it works for the song/poem because it gives an idea of what the song is going to be about
Values of the Poem Yes, the author succeeds in recreating an experience with the reader. He does this by singing greatly, he uses many poetic devices in his work as well as a rhyming scheme It is a song that is felt strongly by the audience
Analyzing Poetry Shift, the song/poem changes from verse to chorus, it is a change from the way it is read from dark to upbeat My interpretation of the song is about how he hit rock bottom and just isn't happy so the song is his rise from the bottom