Dying Inside By Gary Barlow: Song Analysis

For my character theme song, I chose the song dying inside by Gary Barlow. It’s a song about hurting yourself by hiding your feelings from the people around you. That’s why I chose it to represent Dally. Speaking of choosing, this song also represents the theme of choice. I think that because, in the song Gary Barlow made a poor decision that really hurt him inside. Dally did the same thing. They hid their feelings and let them build up inside. That’s what lead to Dally getting the police to shout him. If his friends had noticed he was hurting and helped him get through it, there's a real possibility he wouldn't be dead.

I think that when Dally was still alive the song Dying inside represented the way he felt for the following reasons.