Song #3

      “Beautifully Broken” by Govt. Mule

Mysterious, blown in with the night

All this beauty captured in a frame

Visibly shaken, but never stirred

Drives them insane

I see the way she plays her men

And I know I've got to know her name

She's so beautifully broken

Shaped by the wind

Dangerously twisted

Here I go again

I see the way she cast her spell

It's like drowning in moonlight

Discards them she's done

They're lost in her twilight

I watch her move from star to star

And I wonder why, why it feels so right

She's so beautifully broken

You can barely see the flaw

Especially from a distance

Which is always how I fall

Why do I fall for the dangerous ones

The ones that never learned to let go

And why do I lie to myself

And pretend that I can break her

When she's already been so

Beautifully broken

Why do I fall for the dangerous ones

The ones that don't know how to let go

And why do I lie to myself

And pretend that I could break her

When she's already been so

Beautifully broken

Shaped by the wind

Dangerously twisted

Here I go again, here I go again

Song Analysis:

Metaphor

Simile

Alliteration

The song beautifully broken by Govt. Mule has literary devices that help convey the meaning throughout the song. There is metaphors, similes, alliteration, symbolism and much more to help get the view across to the readers. The song starts out speaking about a women. She is mysterious like the wind, you never know what she is thinking or what she will do. In the line “All this beauty captured in a frame” states that everything is beautiful about this women. She could also be considered a work of art, such as a painting hanging in a picture frame because everything about her is perfect. “She’s so beautifully broken” is said by the singer, he knows she is hurt and wants to help her. Her flaws are what makes her beautiful to him. He knows she can’t be helped however. She doesn’t need anyones help and he knows that she can’t be fixed. “I see the way she cast her spell”, this line refers to how she gets all the men. It’s almost as easy as casting a spell for her in order to get the attention from the guys. She uses people and once she is done, she tosses them off to the side and moves on to the next. Even though he shouldn’t like or want her he does and he can’t help himself. You can’t tell she is hurting, until you get close enough to fully see her. She is beautiful from a far and that why so many people fall in love until they see who she truly is. He lays falls for the dangerous ones and the ones he always gets hurt by. But he cannot help himself and falls for her anyway. Although, he find out he cannot help her no matter what. There is no use since she is already beautiful  broken.

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