Week 7

"Stand" Rascal Flatts

You feel like a candle in a hurricane
Just like a picture with a broken frame
Alone and helpless
Like you've lost your fight
But you'll be alright, you'll be alright

[Chorus:]
Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break
Cause its all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong
Wipe your hands shake it off
Then you Stand, Then you stand
Life's like a novel
With the end ripped out
The edge of a canyon
With only one way down
Take what you're given before its gone
Start holding on, keep holding on

Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you're made of
You might bend till you break
Cause it's all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you've had enough
You get mad, you get strong
Wipe your hands, shake it off
Then you stand, then you stand

Everytime you get up
And get back in the race
One more small piece of you
Starts to fall into place
Oh
[Repeat Chorus]

This song uses many similes "You feel like a candle in a hurricane Just like a picture with a broken frame" "Life's like a novel, With the end ripped out" these help to create pictures and images of the emotions in the song. Helping you to fully feel what is being expressed in the lyrics.

It also uses imagery to help you picture the and fully appreciate the emotional appeal being designed."On your knees you look up...Wipe your hands shake it off... Then you Stand"

You can find many phrases that parallel each other. It's obvious in the following phrases "Life's like a novel With the end ripped out The edge of a canyon With only one way down", "a candle in a hurricane...a picture with a broken frame", or "Everytime you get up And get back in the race One more small piece of you Starts to fall into place" I love how by just describing images and placing them together to better illustrate the image we see more fully what is taking place.

It grabs all audiences through the complete message of the song. It is everyone's desire to think in moments of trials and hardships that we will all get to a point where we stand and face our problems and weaknesses, that we don't give up. The song is inspirational and it gets you to think of moments in your life when you gave your all to stand when you felt weak.