Life After Youby Daughtry

Examples of: Alliteration, internal rhyme, half/near rhyme, true rhyme, simile, hyperbole,

paradox, and anaphora.

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Ten miles from town and I just broke down

Spittin' out smoke on the side of the road

I'm out here alone just tryin' to get homeTo tell you I was wrong but you already know

Believe me I won't stop at nothin'To see you so I've started runnin'

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter

As long as I'm laughin' with youI'm thinkin' that all that still matters

is love ever afterAfter the life we've been through

'Cause I know there's no life after you

Last time we talked, the night that I walked

Burns like an iron in the back of my mind

I must've been high to say you and I

Weren't meant to be and just wastin' my time

Oh, why did I ever doubt you?You know I would die here

without you

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter

As long as I'm laughin' with youI'm thinkin' that

all that still matters is love ever after

After the life we've been through'Cause I know there's no life

after you

You and I, right or wrong, there's no other one

After this time I spent aloneIt's hard to believe that a man with

sight could be so blindThinkin' 'bout the better times, must've been outta my mind

So I'm runnin' back to tell you

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter

Without you God knows what I'd do, yeah

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter

As long as I'm laughin' with youI'm thinkin' 'bout

all that still matters is love ever after

After the life we've been through, yeah

Know there's no life after you

Know there's no life after youKnow there's no life after youKnow there's no life after youKnow there's no life after youKnow there's no life after youKnow there's no life after you

Know there's no life after you, yeah

Can you find any poetic devices?

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Ten miles from town and I just broke downSpittin' out smoke on the side of the roadI'm out here alone just tryin' to get home

To tell you I was wrong but you already know

Believe me I won't stop at nothin'To see you so I've started runnin'

Internal Rhyme

Alliteration

Half/Near Rhyme

The repetition of the “s”

sound.

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All that I'm after is a life full of laughterAs long as I'm laughin' with you

I'm thinkin' that all that still matters is love ever afterAfter the life we've been through

'Cause I know there's no life after you

True/Pure Rhyme

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Last time we talked, the night that I walkedBurns like an iron in the back of my mind

I must've been high to say you and IWeren't meant to be and just wastin' my time

Oh, why did I ever doubt you?You know I would die here without you

Simile

Hyperbole

The memory of the night that he “walked” burns like an iron in

his mind.

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All that I'm after is a life full of laughter

As long as I'm laughin' with youI'm thinkin' that all that still matters

is love ever afterAfter the life we've been through

'Cause I know there's no life after you

Hyperbole

Hyperbole

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You and I, right or wrong, there's no other one

After this time I spent aloneIt's hard to believe that

a man with sight could be so blindThinkin' 'bout the better times, must've been outta my mind

So I'm runnin' back to tell you Paradox

Hyperbole

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All that I'm after is a life full of laughterWithout you, God knows what I'd do, yeah

All that I'm after is a life full of laughterAs long as I'm laughin' with you

I'm thinkin' 'bout all that still matters is love ever afterAfter the life we've been through, yeah

Know there's no life after you

Hyperbole

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Know there's no life after youKnow there's no life after youKnow there's no life after you

Know there's no life after you, yeah

Anaphora

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Know there's no life after youKnow there's no life after youKnow there's no life after you

Know there's no life after you, yeah

Anaphora

CreditsPerformed by Daughtry (Leave This Town, 2009)Written by Chad Kroeger, Chris Daughtryhttp://www.elyrics.net/read/d/daughtry-lyrics/life-after-you-lyrics.html

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Lyrics from elyrics.net

There's something happening hereWhat it is ain't exactly clearThere's a man with a gun over thereTelling me I got to bewareI think it's time we stop, children, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downThere's battle lines being drawnNobody's right if everybody's wrongYoung people speaking their mindsGetting so much resistance from behindI think it's time we stop, hey, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downWhat a field-day for the heatA thousand people in the streetSinging songs and carrying signsMostly say, hooray for our side

It's time we stop, hey, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downParanoia strikes deepInto your life it will creepIt starts when you're always afraidYou step out of line, the man come and take you awayWe better stop, hey, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downStop, hey, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downStop, now, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downStop, children, what's that soundEverybody look what's going down

For What It’s Worth: Buffalo SpringfieldFind: True Rhyme, Alliteration, & Personification

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In the light of the sunIs there anyone? Oh, it has begunOh dear, you look so lostYour eyes are red, the tears are shedThis world you must have crossed, you said

You don't know meAnd you don't even care, oh yeahAnd you said, you don't know meAnd you don't wear my chains, oh yeah

Essential yet appealedYou carry all your thoughts across an open fieldWhere flowers gaze at youThey're not the only ones who cry when they see you

You said you don't know meAnd you don't even care, oh yeahWell you said you don't know meAnd you don't wear my chains, oh yeah

She said I think I'll go to BostonI think I'll start a new lifeI think I'll start it overWhere no one knows my name

Boston: AugustanaFind: Internal Rhyme, Personification, & Alliteration

I'll get out of CaliforniaI'm tired of the weatherI think I'll get a loverAnd fly 'em out to Spain

Oh yeah and I think I'll go to BostonI think that I was tiredI think I need a new townTo leave this all behind

I think I need a sunriseI'm tired of SunsetI hear it's nice in the summerSome snow would be nice, oh yeah

You don't know meAnd you don't even care, oh yeah

Boston, where no one knows my nameWhere no one knows my nameWhere no one knows my name, yeah

Boston, where no one knows my name

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You better take it from meThat boy is like a diseaseYou run and you try and you're tryin' to hideAnd you're wondering why you can't get free

He's like a curse, he's like a drugYou'll get addicted to his loveYou wanna get out, but he's holdin' you down'Cause you can't live without one more touch

He's a, a good time, cowboy CasanovaLeaning up against the record machineHe looks like a cool drink of waterBut he's candy-coated misery

He's the devil in disguise, a snake with blue eyesAnd he only comes out at nightGives you feelings that you don't want to fightYou better run for your life

I see that look on your faceYou ain't hearing what I saySo I'll say it again, 'cause I been where you beenAnd I know how it ends, you can't get awayDon't even look in his eyesHe'll tell you nothing but liesAnd you wanna believe but you won't be deceivedIf you listen to me and take my advice

He's a, a good time, cowboy CasanovaLeaning up against the record machineHe looks like a cool drink of waterBut he's candy-coated misery

He's the devil in disguise, a snake with blue eyesAnd he only comes out at nightGives you feelings that you don't want to fightYou better run for your life

Run run away, don't let him mess with your mindHe'll tell you anything you wanna hearHe'll break your heart, it's just a matter of timeBut just remember

He's a, a good time, cowboy CasanovaLeaning up against the record machineHe looks like a cool drink of waterBut he's candy-coated misery

He's the devil in disguise, a snake with blue eyesAnd he only comes out at nightGives you feelings that you don't want to fightYou better run for your life

Oh, you better run for your lifeOh, you better run for your life

Cowboy Casanova: Carrie UnderwoodSongwriters: Elizondo, Michael A Jr; James, Brett; Underwood, Carrie

Find: Simile, Hyperbole, Metaphor, True Rhyme

Lyrics from elyrics.net

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For What It’s Worth: Buffalo Springfield

Lyrics from elyrics.net

There's something happening hereWhat it is ain't exactly clearThere's a man with a gun over thereTelling me I got to bewareI think it's time we stop, children, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downThere's battle lines being drawnNobody's right if everybody's wrongYoung people speaking their mindsGetting so much resistance from behindI think it's time we stop, hey, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downWhat a field-day for the heatA thousand people in the streetSinging songs and carrying signsMostly say, hooray for our side

It's time we stop, hey, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downParanoia strikes deepInto your life it will creepIt starts when you're always afraidYou step out of line, the man come and take you awayWe better stop, hey, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downStop, hey, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downStop, now, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downStop, children, what's that soundEverybody look what's going down

Half Rhyme

Rhymes

Rhyme

Personification

Personification

Alliteration

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In the light of the sunIs there anyone? Oh, it has begunOh dear, you look so lostYour eyes are red, the tears are shedThis world you must have crossed, you said

You don't know meAnd you don't even care, oh yeahAnd you said, you don't know meAnd you don't wear my chains, oh yeah

Essential yet appealedYou carry all your thoughts across an open fieldWhere flowers gaze at youThey're not the only ones who cry when they see you

You said you don't know meAnd you don't even care, oh yeahWell you said you don't know meAnd you don't wear my chains, oh yeah

She said I think I'll go to BostonI think I'll start a new lifeI think I'll start it overWhere no one knows my name

Boston: AugustanaI'll get out of CaliforniaI'm tired of the weatherI think I'll get a loverAnd fly 'em out to Spain

Oh yeah and I think I'll go to BostonI think that I was tiredI think I need a new townTo leave this all behind

I think I need a sunriseI'm tired of SunsetI hear it's nice in the summerSome snow would be nice, oh yeah

You don't know meAnd you don't even care, oh yeah

Boston, where no one knows my nameWhere no one knows my nameWhere no one knows my name, yeah

Boston, where no one knows my name

Alliteration

Internal Rhyme

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Personification

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You better take it from meThat boy is like a diseaseYou run and you try and you're tryin' to hideAnd you're wondering why you can't get free

He's like a curse, he's like a drugYou'll get addicted to his loveYou wanna get out, but he's holdin' you down'Cause you can't live without one more touch

He's a, a good time, cowboy CasanovaLeaning up against the record machineHe looks like a cool drink of waterBut he's candy-coated misery

He's the devil in disguise, a snake with blue eyesAnd he only comes out at nightGives you feelings that you don't want to fightYou better run for your life

I see that look on your faceYou ain't hearing what I saySo I'll say it again, 'cause I been where you beenAnd I know how it ends, you can't get away

Don't even look in his eyesHe'll tell you nothing but liesAnd you wanna believe but you won't be deceived

If you listen to me and take my adviceHe's a, a good time, cowboy CasanovaLeaning up against the record machineHe looks like a cool drink of waterBut he's candy-coated misery

He's the devil in disguise, a snake with blue eyesAnd he only comes out at nightGives you feelings that you don't want to fightYou better run for your life

Run run away, don't let him mess with your mindHe'll tell you anything you wanna hearHe'll break your heart, it's just a matter of timeBut just remember

He's a, a good time, cowboy CasanovaLeaning up against the record machineHe looks like a cool drink of waterBut he's candy-coated misery

He's the devil in disguise, a snake with blue eyesAnd he only comes out at nightGives you feelings that you don't want to fightYou better run for your life

Oh, you better run for your lifeOh, you better run for your life

simile

hyperbole

metaphor

true rhyme

Cowboy Casanova: Carrie UnderwoodSongwriters: Elizondo, Michael A Jr; James, Brett; Underwood, Carrie

Find: Simile, Hyperbole, Metaphor, True Rhyme

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