what makes lyrics to you emotional
ive often heard people talking about lyrics either saying theyre 'emotional' or 'technical' as if those are mutually exclusive terms. ive never understood why people say that. from ancient times poets have been using literrary techniques to make their words emotional so its definitely technical and therefore reasons can b given for lyrics being emotional instead of just saying empty statements such as 'i can really feel them' or 'real niggas relate'.
IMO the most emotional rapper is ghostface and the reason why is cuz he places the listener right in the middle of the situation hes speaking of. he doesnt just state something he makes u live it.
a good example is when ghostface says 'here come his Old Earth
With no shoes on, screamin holdin her breasts with a gown on
She fell and then lightly touched his jaw, kissed him
Rubbed his hair, turned around the ambulance was there'
he expresses very well and clearly how this woman is in a panic by using powerful images. most people would have to say stuff like 'she was in a hurry' ghostface says 'with no shoes on' thats implicit language showing how she was in a hurry cuz she was in a panic and people can connect more cuz they can visualise it.
i know of people who find this very emotional but i cant understand them. none of his metaphors make an impact and he stays in the same element 4 too long. he never branches out unlike ghostface who shows the emotion in different ways like explaining how their fathers robbed banks or using the guys wife to show people cared for the guy or the example of the police not taking the guy seriously and treating him like a joke.
illogic just sems to keep on sayin the same thing over and over again without showing it any differently. he just basicly keeps on saying hes insecure about himself and it gets boring 4 me. and he never makes me feel involved. he never uses any examples i can relate to. he uses metaphors but not in a clever way.
i wouldnt like impossible either if ghost just kept on saying how sad he i that hisfriend has died over and over again.
a good metaphor is one that people can relate to but wont think of doing. a metaphor is a comparison and the reason 4 making a comparison is to show something in a different way or a different light. cuz of this a metaphor can b very good to expres emotions cuz even if the people cant relate to something they dont know if u show it in a different way theyd b more likely to connect.
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