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LyricAnalysis

By

Gaaron Clarke,

Daniel Yip,

Sonia Roy,Sophia Ng.

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The song we have chosen to create a music video for isDeathwish by MiMi Soya, the genre for this song is Pop Punk and the

generic convention of the lyrics is typically about love conflicts. Themain plot of our music video is about 2 girls that are very competitivewith each other since they are in love with the same guy, this orders

them to play pranks with each other. Some of the lyrics are conjoinedwith the visuals we are planning to film, this creates excitement for theviewers and also keeps them engaged knowing that the lyrics connect

with the visuals.

In this presentation, I will be analyzing the lyrics from

this song to connote what they mean and what theyexpress. This will allow us to feel the mood they are

permitting and be the eyes and ears of the viewers.

Mimi Soya- Deathwish

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Shes got a death wish/Cos she knows Im worth it/

And shell try to fight it/Cos she cant have me.

These lyrics are the first to be heard as they are sang by the male singer in the introduction

to the song. This therefore is meant from the males point of view and describes what hethinks of the woman he is referring to.

Shes got a death wish, cos she knows Im worth it connotes thatthe male knows he is worth it and that he believes the young girl would

die for her from the quote cos she knows Im worth it. This presentsto the audience that the boy is boasting about himself and thinks he is

irresistible, this would mean we would have to use an attractivemalein our music video that is a stereotype of a jock or the ladies man. Andshell try to fight it/ Cos she cant have me supports that the girlwillabsolutely do anything to be in a relationship with the male and even

fighting other people; in this case the other competitive girl. This createshumor for the audience since this is a young love crisis and pranks are immature,

comedic aspects are a generic convention in pop punk music videos.

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This is again sung by the male singerwho is describing both of the girls who

are in love with him. This is telling theviewers that they are both competitivewith each other which is supportedfrom the quote How can she compete?This is the cue for viewers to realisethat the friends turn rival against each

other for the boy. This results to themlater using pranks towards each otherand therefore actions speak louderthan words which relates to the songlyrics But silence speaks the loudest.

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Please dont try to make this hard/Cos I wont let you/

These lyrics are now sung by the female artist who is the prominent figure in the bandand the song which also means these lyrics are from her perspective.

During this lyrics, the main guitar riff is introduced which lets

the audience know the song is about to enter the main chorusor verse, this makes it official that the main song is about to

start and therefore gets them in an excited mood and creates adrenaline.

Please dont try to make this hard, cos I wont let youconnotes that both the girlsdont want they situation to behard with each other since they both want the same boy and

they wont let each other take him. This seems to be a threattowards each other and therefore presents resentment andjealousywith each other.

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This is the main chorus that is repeated to the viewers in order for the song to stick intheir heads and for them to learn the significant part of the song. During these lyrics,the music video would also conjoin the excitement by establishing a band shot sincethis is where the band play all their instruments together and the vocalist sings the

chorus. I think I feel arrested, perhaps even neglected connotes that the females feelthey are caught up in love when they see the boyand this is supported from the

metaphor of the word arrested.

Keeps the song upbeat and these fillingsounds are common in teenage bandssince this regards childish song lyrics.

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Do dododo, dodododado doThese lyrics are mentioned

in the lyrics to cover theinstrumental gap between

the lines of the chorus, thesekeep the audience engagedand therefore will also be

engaged in our music video.During these lyrics, it wouldbe ideal to do a close up or

the backing singersperforming these lyrics since

this shows a genericconvention of typical

teenage band, this is becausethese lyrics can be perceivedto be childish which is also

supported from the two girlspranking each other.

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ve got a death wish/I'm gonna make you hate this/You just won't believe it/When I bring the pain/

I

The lyrics presented are heard in the second verse by the female singer which expressesthe narrative more since she is showing the characters feelings about the boy. The pranksbeing played on the competitive girls relate to the lyrics You just wont believe it/ when I

bring the pain, this connects the lyrics with the visuals and connotes both girlsunderestimate their evil abilities with each other. While these lyrics are heard, the female

vocalist is heard singing this song in a shouting manner, this is also a generic convention ofPop punk as it is a milder version of Rock.

This creates a rebellious mood for the viewers as they can get into the frame of mind withthe young teenagers, we also need to alternate between shots of the narrative and

performance aspects since the band are going to be seen playing their instruments.

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I've got a death wish/Like every other girly/It will take more than/Your pretty little face/

Ive got a death wish is repeated throughout thesong as this promotes the main title and sticks inthe viewers minds, this also means that both

girls want to kill each other (in an exaggeratedhumorous fashion) due to the shared love for the

dream boy. To support the fact that this is a

dream boy, we are going to show more girls inthe video who look at awe with him which relates

with the song but will focus on the two girlspredominately, this will show other girls also

have interest in him and relates the lyrics Likeevery other girly.

It will take more than/ your pretty little face shows jealousy between the young girlssince college females are conscious about their looks and always wants to look perfect.

This will mean that they would have to wear provocative clothing and therefore thetechnique of voyeurism can be used, this quote also means that the young girls are

thinking that Your pretty little face is not good enough for the dream boy.

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