Song Analysis
Nathan Budzak
The song I’m doing is the meme song Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley I think the song is about the author falling in love with someone when you look at the lyrics of the song. The author is speaking to the person that he is falling in love with. The background that he is in the video look likes some sort of bar or some sort of restaurant. All the words in the song I know the meaning to. The Poem takes a serious tone but sometimes I find it hard to take it seriously because it is an internet meme. But the tone does stay the same throughout the whole poem. The Stanza length is around 2 to 4 lines long except for the main line of the song being about 6 or more lines. The song doesn’t really have a rhyme scheme. The song does use some metaphors around the main chorus of the song. I think the title fits the song well as the main line is the same as the title of the song
Lyrics:
We’re no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment’s what I’m thinking of
You wouldn’t get this from any other guy
I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
We’ve known each other for so long
Your heart’s been aching but you’re too shy to say it
Inside we both know what’s been going on
We know the game and we’re gonna play it
And if you ask me how I’m feeling
Don’t tell me you’re too blind to see
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give, never gonna give
(Give you up)
(Ooh) Never gonna give, never gonna give
(Give you up)
We’ve known each other for so long
Your heart’s been aching but you’re too shy to say it
Inside we both know what’s been going on
We know the game and we’re gonna play it
I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Youtube Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ