Binary Thesis

                Though both Beyoncé’s “End of Time” and Chris Brown’s “With You” convey the idea of the speaker’s undying love, Beyoncé utilizes loving personification to show her willingness to love this boy, “until the end of time” while Chris Brown uses the excessive cliché, “with you” to prove he will be with this girl forever.

Album Review - Prism

Katheryn Hudson, otherwise known as Katy Perry is often referred to as “The Queen of Pop.”  Her newest album Prism is the singer’s fourth studio album. It became a success after the release of her first single “Roar.” The following two singles, “Dark Horse” and “Unconditionally” added to this success. The album contains very positive material that pertains to the themes of relationships and independency.

“Roar” is one of the many upbeat songs on this album. “Roar” is about not being afraid to say what you are feeling. Katy Perry’s lyrics allude to a past relationship where she was afraid to state her opinion. She says, “I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath.” Katy is saying that she could never say how she feels, but now she has changed that. Another successful upbeat song is “Dark Horse.”  The more upbeat songs of Prism convey positive feelings about relationships and being independent.  The album also has its share of slow songs. “Unconditionally” is a slower song that uses reassuring repetition to show her undying love.

                The album’s success caused it to be the second best-selling album released by a woman in the United States in 2013. Prism became Katy Perry’s fastest-selling album. Katy is now nominated for Artist of the Year and  Song of the Year for “Roar” at the first ever iHeart Radio Music Awards. The album was also Katy’s best opening week.

Song Analysis 1 "Should've Kissed You"

                Displaying a feeling of remorse in “Should’ve Kissed You”, Chris Brown uses a first person point of view, periodic personification, and heartbreaking repetition to convey his “regret.”

                Throughout “Should’ve Kissed You” Chris Brown uses a first person point of view to tell the listener how he is feeling. He says, “I did it again, I admit it.” Chris Brown is saying he had made another mistake. Every time he is given another chance he says, “I lose my cool and I blow it.” He is upset that he let another chance to fix his mistake slip away. To continue his story Chris Brown says, “I left you standing there and now I regret it.” He is explaining to his audience that the mistake he made is heartbreaking.  By using a first person point of view, it makes the listener understand what he is going through.

                Chris Brown also uses occasional personification to display his emotions. Chris talks about his loss for words, “And I get all tongue tied, lost in your eyes.” He is saying that he is nervous around this person and does not know what to say. After he made the wrong decision he says, “And next time I won’t stop, I’ll listen to my heart.” The next time he has the chance he will go with what his “heart” feels is right.  When Chris goes back to fix his mistake he notices that, “your smile said you were feeling me too.” The person he went back to see was happy he had come back. By using this sporadic personification, the listeners can infer that he feels bad about what he did but he is happy that this person was feeling the same way.

                Using heartbreaking repetition, Chris Brown shows that his mistake was bothering him. One of the most repeated lines, “I should’ve kissed you” explains that he didn’t take the opportunity to kiss this person.  Another line that gets repeated frequently is, “I should’ve told you, told you just how I feel.” He is implying that he never got the chance to tell this person about his feelings for them.  Since he didn’t tell this person how he feels, he says, “I’m a fool and I know it.” Not taking advantage of the opportunity, he feels foolish.

             Conveying a feeling of heartbreak in “Should’ve Kissed You”, Chris Brown portrays his "regret" by utilizing personification, repetition, and a first person point of view. 

Should've Kissed You