Week 2: Song

"Love Runs Out" By OneRepublic

I'll be your light, your match, your burning sun,

I'll be the bright, and black, that's making you run.

And I feel alright, and we'll feel alright,

'Cause we'll work it out, yeah we'll work it out.

I'll be doin' this, if you ever doubt,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

I'll be your ghost, your game, your stadium.

I'll be your fifty thousand clapping like one

And I feel alright, and I feel alright,

'Cause I worked it out, yeah I worked it out.

I'll be doin' this, if you ever doubt,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

I got my mind made up and I can't let go.

I'm killing every second 'til it sees my soul.

I'll be running, I'll be running,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

And we'll start a fire, and we'll shut it down,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

There's a maniac out in front of me.

Got an angel on my shoulder, and Mephistopheles.

My momma raised me good, momma raised me right.

Momma said "do what you want, say prayers at night",

And I'm saying them, cause I'm so devout.

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out, yeah.

I got my mind made up and I can't let go.

I'm killing every second 'til it sees my soul.

I'll be running, I'll be running,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

And we'll start a fire, and we'll shut it down,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

Ooh, we all want the same thing.

Ooh, we all run for something.

Oh for God, for fate,

For love, for hate,

For gold, and rust,

For diamonds, and dust.

I'll be our light, your match, your burning sun,

I'll be the bright and black that's making you run.

I got my mind made up and I can't let go.

I'm killing every second 'til it sees my soul.

I'll be running, I'll be running,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

And we'll start a fire, and we'll shut it down,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

I'll be your light, your match, your burning sun,

I'll be the bright and black that's making you run.

And I feel alright, and we'll feel alright,

'Cause we'll work it out, yeah we'll work it out.

And we'll start a fire, and we'll shut it down,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

'Til the love runs out.

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     I have chosen the song” Love Runs Out” by OneRepublic, it’s a newly released song that I just can’t get out of my mind. When I first heard the song I started humming to the beat of the rhythm instantly. The song clearly has a rhythm to it. Rhythm has sound effects that is produced by organized repetition and syllables. The syllable count for the refrain in this song would be 11-12-10-10-13-10. Ryan Tedder put a lot of rhyme into this song, this is what makes the song so addictive. For Instance in the first stanza, the first two lines of the poem has six rhyming words. I'll be your light, your match, your burning sun, I'll be the bright, and black, that's making you run”.  Ryan also organized his song with eight stanzas, having constant rhyme in each stanza.

     The speaker in this song would be a person who's having difficulty in their relationship and really wishing that a certain someone could be the one they love forever, although the speaker knows when it's time to move on. The speakers tone in the song to me seems to be a positive tone, the speaker seems to be really determined. They are trying to get a message across saying be positive and keep fighting for a relationship to last until there’s nothing left to fight for. Accepting that you could have been someone else’s light, match, or burning sun.  In the song Parallel structure is being used throughout the full song, for example when the lyrics say “ I'll be your ghost, your game, your stadium”. This is a perfect example of parallel structure of many that are used throughout this song.  I couldn’t find many literary elements in this song. Although looking from a different point of view of the song. The one thing that stood out to me the most was symbolism. People may view this song from a religious point of view. When the speaker used the word “run” and “running” this symbolizes living life and also the sentence “I’ll be your ghost, your game, your stadium” represents God until love runs out.

      My opinion on this song would be in the perspective of viewing it towards a relationship song. The speaker is trying to put out there, never give up on a relationship cause you never know when a special someone will be “your light, or burning sun”.  After doing a bit of research I came to realize that many people view this song from a religious perspective. Also Ryan Tedder the writer of this song grew up in a religious home, which might of inspired him to write this song in a religious way. Although I personally view this song as a relationship kind of song.  I may see it this way because I’m a teenager and at my age teenagers always have trouble with relationships. Everyone will have their own opinions on the meaning of this song because nobody thinks alike.