Lyrics

The heart is a bloom
Shoots up through the stony ground
There’s no room
No space to rent in this town
You’re out of luck
And the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck
And you’re not moving anywhere
You thought you’d found a friend
To take you out of this place
Someone you could lend a hand
In return for grace
It’s a beautiful day
Sky falls, you feel like
It’s a beautiful day
Don’t let it get away
You’re on the road
But you’ve got no destination
You’re in the mud
In the maze of her imagination
You’re lovin’ this town
Even if that doesn’t ring true
You’ve been all over
And it’s been all over you
It’s a beautiful day
Don’t let it get away
It’s a beautiful day
Touch me
Take me to that other place
Teach me
I know I’m not a hopeless case
See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the Bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light
And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colors came out
It was a beautiful day
Don’t let it get away
Beautiful day
Touch me
Take me to that other place
Reach me
I know I’m not a hopeless case
What you don’t have you don’t need it now
What you don’t know you can feel it somehow
What you don’t have you don’t need it now
Don’t need it now
Was a beautiful day

Imagery and Figurative Language:   Metaphor: The heart is a bloom. Repetition: Chorus (“it’s a beautiful day”) Rhyme: see the Bedouin fires at night See the oil fields at first light. Alliteration: you hear T 3 times in 3 lines in a row   ·      The poet/song writer chose these words to make the song catchier and have rhythm. It makes the listener want to play the song more. ·      The effect they have on the overall poem is that they give more meaning to the song. To get the point of the song out to the reader and easily findable.

Tone, Attitude: ·       Words that give the song feeling and emotion are beautiful, you/you’ve (blame). ·       Words that are chosen to give mood or feeling are beautiful and describing words (adjectives). ·       I guess you could say that the tone changes in the poem but it doesn’t change much. It changes perspective from seeing the destination then seeing the journey. ·       I would say that the poem is happy. ·       The word choice of the song writer is descriptive (interesting) ·       Using the word you and you’re give a connotation directly to the reader so that they put the song into their own interpretations. ·       The denotations of the words are pretty straight forward and easily read. ·      The writer uses tone and feeling in the song to make it more personal and to catch you into the song. It makes you want to listen to it more and find the deeper meaning of the song.

Style: ·      I think this song is a free verse because it doesn’t really follow any rules of poetry. ·      There are 12 stanzas and there are a wide variety of types. Some are quatrains and some are more. ·      In each stanza there aren’t long lines. Some are long (max 10 words) and some are short (max 2 words). ·      There are a few points in the song when there are a few rhymes and one rhyme scheme. ·      There are no punctuations in this song. There are ‘ but no periods or commas. ·      I think the songwriter doesn’t use punctuation because it would wreck the flow of the song. Overall I think most of the style points are to do with flow and rhythm.

Interpretation ·       The songwriter is trying to say that you should find the joy in everything even if you are in a bad situation. ·       The poem is for anyone in a bad situation I think so they can work though it. ·       I don’t think the poem was written for a specific person because anyone can relate to it. ·       It’s not about a historical event because the song “situation” can take place at any time. ·       The great thing about this song is that it can mean many different things to many different people so it could mean change of heart, birth, mental illness, upheaval etc. its about working through all of those things. The narrator is the main singer (Bono) is singing to someone in distress. The circumstance the narrator is speaking from is a different positive perspective. The poem means to me that no matter what happens you should try to find the good in everything and everyone. Overall just to be a happy person and change the lives of people around you. The message I take from this poem is to treat everyday like a “beautiful day”.

Beautiful Day

I chose the song beautiful day because it may not be popular at my age but it means something to me. The song is referring to someone (anyone) in a bad situation and they are trying to find the positive part of that situation. The song starts off with a metaphor “the heart is a bloom” it seems like such a happy sentence giving off a good vibe. Then two lines later the songwriter takes the happiness away by saying “there’s no room” and “no space to rent in this town”. The affects the words have on this poem are that they put you in a state of mind and then change your perspective.

I feel that throughout the song it has a change of heart because it goes from being negative to a positive. It’s almost as if the lead singer is pointing out all of the good parts of the world to the person who is listening. The song is a happier song because the people who are listening get put in a better mood and it talks about how everything is going to be all right and how it’s a “beautiful day”. There are certain connotations because people may be going through some things in the song like “the traffic is stuck”. If a person was stuck in traffic I think this song could make them be less grumpy about being in that situation.

I think this song is a free verse poem because it doesn’t really follow any rules of poetry and it is just what the writer feels. There are 12 stanzas in this song and some are short and some are long. There are a few rhymes and rhyme schemes in the poem such as “you’re out of luck, and the reason you had to care, the traffic is stuck.” I think that gives a bit of character to the poem and makes it a bit catchier. There is no punctuation; which to me made sense because it is a song and to keep rhythm you wouldn’t put periods. I think the style of the poem is to keep flow and rhythm so that the song is catchy and memorable.

I think the songwriter is trying to say that no matter what happens try to find the positive side of everything. Also that when someone else is down try to pick him or her up and make them a bit happier. Basically to say that the glass is always half full instead of half empty. I don’t think the song is written for a specific person and many different people can take it in many different ways. I think the lead singer (bono) is singing to who ever is listening. The song just puts me in a happier mood and picks me up when I am down. It means that you shouldn’t look for your destination but enjoy the journey to your destination.