The Weeknd's Song Analysis

All you have is a story and dream. That’s all anyone has. It’s all a matter of what you do with it. Do you follow God’s plan or do conform to what’s popular? Its difficult to find people that fully rely on Gods plan, especially in this generation’s music culture. Everyday we are singing songs in the the car on our way to work, like Jason Derulo’s song; “Every time you get undressed, I hear symphonies in my head,” and The Weeknd’s song; “I can’t feel my face when I’m with you” which is about cocaine. (For years, cocaine was used by doctors as a numbing agent and local anesthetic.) What kind of depth do lyrics like this have? One person in the music industry sets herself apart and has swept the planet with her unique light on the world, embracing
I have always struggled with rejection and not feeling as if I was good enough. When I first discovered Tori Kelly, my parents had just divorced and I was getting picked on due to the fact that I was too short and was into “music” not sports, which was considered the cool thing to do. Yes, I played varsity tennis but to others that wasn’t really a sport. Volleyball or basketball were the only real ones apparently. Everyone would resort to Twitter to express how much they miss their ex boyfriend or retweet something with all the characteristics of their version of a “perfect man.” but I would just write song about it. Writing songs was my refuge, where I poured out all my pain and
Yes, she talks about love in her songs as well, we all have relationships and we write about them, but her lyrics show that she believes in a deeper, authentic, less artificial love. She's talking about real love. She explains that it's more than a one-night-stand or a physical attraction to those blue eyes and tattoos. Girls will often change just so a guy will notice them or like them, but in Tori’s song “Anyway” she says “Well this is the only Tori that I know how to be I'm sorry if that don't fit your reality…I'm a be myself all day and night, whether you leave or stay, this is me any anyway.” A guy needs to love you for you. Putting up an act for someone takes too much work, and that’s what Tori is saying.
Tori Kelly has become one of the most groundbreaking and inspiration people of our time. When I saw her in Memphis she said “God has a plan for your life, I hope that when you hear this song you feel encouraged and uplifted, because I think that is why were set on this earth, to lift each other up and not tear people down.” She’s what I would consider a true role model of our generation, this is rare to hear from a pop artist who has Top 4O