How Do You Work Out A Song Meaning?
• Listen to the song! By just listening to a song, you can tell if it’s sad or happy, if there’s a change in the mood, and even a general idea of the meaning behind it. • Get the lyrics of the song to look at if you don’t already know them. This could also show you if you’ve misheard any of the lyrics, and means you can look at them in more detail. You can get lyrics from typing “[song name] lyrics” into Google, or using www.lyrics.com or www.azlyrics.com • Look up other opinions about songs, such as on message boards such as www.songmeanings.net. However, if you are too young to use these, then you can use sites such as www.sing365.com (lyrics sites with opinions about the songs posted below them) • You can also find out other facts about the songs by going to www.songfacts.com or www.wikipedia.org and searching for the song, as they could have important facts about songs which could provide clues about what the song is about. Talk to your friends about it! Other people who listen to
