Does anyone know of any songs that have figurative language or metaphors or things like that?

Question

We have to do a "meaningful music" project in English where we have to find a song that has literary devices like figurative language or similies. If anyone can help me out I would be eternally grateful!

Answer 1

perhaps love by john denver

Perhaps love is like a resting place
A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home

Perhaps love is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don`t know what to do
The memory of love will see you through

Oh, love to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
And some say they don`t know

Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of pain (you wrote - change)
Like a fire when it`s cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you

Answer 2

I know that there are a million songs that use similes or metaphors etc. But I think my favorite one is "Love is like oxygen," by a band called "Sweet." The chorus goes:

Love is like oxygen
You get too much it makes you high
Not enough and you're gonna die
Love makes you high

LMAO! >D

Answer 3

Simon and Garfunkel: I Am A Rock

A lot of SImon and Garfunkel songs, for that matter.