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Sidewalk Prophets: A Song Analysis
TYLER RIGGS

SPEECH 12:00PM

JULY 17, 2014

INTRODUCTION

NAME: The Words I would Say by The Sidewalk Prophets

WHY: Three years ago I was in a really dark place in life and began to shut out a lot of amazing people that cared about me. One of those amazing people was my best friend Taylor. It was during these times that Taylor and I had began to fight and slowly drift apart. We drifted so far apart that I didn't even know she moved to California till 3 weeks after the fact. For the next year or so we hardly talked, maybe a text here and there but nothing to hearty. It wasn't until one month I randomly get a text from her saying that She loved me and that I should listen to this song and so I did. Ever since then, anytime I'm having a bad
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