Melancholy

 ​__** Walk Away by: Ben Harper **__

​ Highlighted text are key words that put emphasis on the song's tone Oh no Here comes that sun again That means another day Without you my friend

And it hurts me To look into the mirror at myself And it hurts even more To have to be with somebody else And its so hard to do And so easy to say But sometimes Sometimes you just have to walk away Walk away

With so many people To love in my life Why do I worry About one

But you put the happy In my ness You put the good times Into my fun And its so hard to do And so easy to say But sometimes Sometimes you just have to walk away Walk away And head for the door

​We've tried the goodbye So many days We walk in the same direction So that we could never stray They say if you love somebody Than you have got to set them free But I would rather be locked to you Than live in this pain and misery

They say time will Make all this go away But its time that has taken my tomorrows And turned them into yesterdays And once again that rising sun Is dropping on down And once again you my friend Are nowhere to be found And its so hard to do And so easy to say But sometimes Sometimes you just have to walk away Walk away And head for the door You just walk away Walk away


 * Explanation **

This song exemplifies the term "melancholy" for several reasons. Ben Harper performs this song solo as he is playing the accustic guitar. The tempo is slow and each solumn strum of the strings can be heard clearly. The repeating chords are somber and gloomy, which casts a figurative shadow over the song that makes it seem depressing. The fact that there is no band to drain out his voice makes him sound vulnerable and lonely, both contributing factors to being melancholy.

The song's tone is obvious from the very first line, as it says "Oh no, here comes that sun again." The sun rising illustrates a bright image, but this sentence has a negative feeling because it starts off saying "Oh no". As the song continues, sad and bleak statements make up the lyrics, like losing a friend and being in pain and misery.

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