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Brianna MaxfieldAnn FillmoreENGL 1010July 2018I Won’t Give Up on UsI have chosen the song “I won’t give up on us” by Jason Mraz. This song was released from his fourth studio album “Love Is A Four Letter Word” on January 3, 2012. Mraz wrote this song for his own understanding of what is going on in his life and proving to himself that he understands the lessons he should be learning. It is not necessarily written for relationships, but for life in general. Saying “I don’t want to be someone who walks away so easily, I’m here to stay and make a difference.” (“I won’t give up”) This song is categorized as folk pop. The context of this song was kind of perfect because society anymore thinks they can just throw something away if it’s “broken” or it’s “old.” This song is trying to tell people that you made a commitment and you need to see it through to the very end and not give up. The words in this song give off a very special meaning. It’s talking about how no matter what happens, good or bad, he will always be there. It says, “We’ve got a lot to learn, God knows we’re worth it.” We all have our messes we go through and the lyrics to this song explain that it’s ok. The first sentence of the song is perfect to start out with. “When I look into your eyes it’s like watching the night sky, or a beautiful sunrise.” It’s saying how looking into your eyes can tell so much about a person. Your eyes hold a lot of information. This song is intended to lift you up and give encouragement for your relationship and anything else you may be going through in life. Saying that you’ve come so far instead of pointing out things that you are doing wrong. The song also points out that we all have learning to do and that’s ok. We are only human and as long as we are making steps in the right direction we are doing good.Throughout the song, Mraz uses imagery saying, “When I look into your eyes, it’s like watching the night sky, or a beautiful sunrise.” Then in the chorus of the song it talks about how he will stick with her even when the skies get rough and he’s still “looking up.” I love that throughout the song he brings in the sky and relates it to different things, like her eyes, or their relationship. He begins the song with the sky and ends it with “I’m still looking up.”Mraz uses pathos in this song when he says, “When you’re needing your space to do some navigating I’ll be here patiently waiting to see what you find.” He’s sympathizing with her and understanding that we all have things we are working on and he’s going to stick with her through it all. This appeal is used because most people can relate to and sympathize with the situation in the song.The instruments Mraz chose for this song fits the lyrics wonderfully. It is a very meaningful song and the music is soft and harmonic. Instead of being loud and obnoxious, he chose to use instruments and tones that go perfectly with the words and tone of the song. I love that during the different versus of the song it is more softly sung, while in the chorus he gets a little louder and passionate about what he’s singing. In my opinion he chose to sing that way because he wants her to really know he means what he is saying and he’s not messing around.One piece of evidence that Mraz uses in the song to tell her he means it is when he says, “I don’t want to be someone who walk away so easily, I’m here to stay.” That line means a lot. He doesn’t want to be just another guy who is going to turn and run when life gets hard, he will be there. Always.When I look into your eyesIt's like watching the night skyOr a beautiful sunriseWell there's so much they holdAnd just like them old starsI see that you've come so farTo be right where you areHow old is your soul?I won't give up on usEven if the skies get roughI'm giving you all my loveI'm still looking upAnd when you're needing your spaceTo do some navigatingI'll be here patiently waitingTo see what you findCause even the stars they burnSome even fall to the earthWe've got a lot to learnGod knows we're worth itNo, I won't give upI don't wanna be someone who walks away so easilyI'm here to stay and make the difference that I can makeOur differences they do a lot to teach us how to use the tools and giftsWe got yeah we got a lot at stakeAnd in the endYou're still my friend at least?we didn't tendFor us to work we didn't break, we didn't burnWe had to learn, how to bend without the world caving inI had to learn what I got, and what I'm notAnd who I amI won't give up on usEven if the skies get roughI'm giving you all my loveI'm still looking upI'm still looking upI won't give up on usGod knows I'm tough, he knowsWe got a lot to learnGod knows we're worth itI won't give up on usEven if the skies get roughI'm giving you all my loveI'm still looking up(“Jason Mraz lyrics”)Works Cited“I won’t give up.” Wikipedia. 3 April 2018, 1:27 (UTC) en.wiki/I_Won%27t_Give_Up“Jason Mraz lyrics” Genius. . watch?v=b-k9Yip14sM ................
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