LYRICS.ANALYSIS
Rock Lyrics
Verse 1
If I wrote a book about where we stand
Then the title of my book would be life with superman
Superman isn’t a human creature, by calling it Superman, she makes the Superman which is the ‘roc’ be someone better, someone stronger, fierce less than the other ‘roc’ on earth (her ‘roc’ is the best one out of everyone)
That's how you make me feel,
I count you as a privilege
This love is so ideal,
I'm honored to be in it.
I know you feel the same,
I see it every day.
And all the things you do, and all the things you say.
(Chorus):
You are my roc, baby you’re the truth
She calls her husband, the man that she loves, ‘roc’ that is a comparison between a human creature an inanimate object which is called Personification, the rock is also known as hard, strong and by making that comparison she’s telling that the man she loves is strong and hard.
You are my roc, I love to rock with youYou are my roc, Your everything I need
You are my roc, so baby rock with me
I wanna kiss ya ,feel you
Please ya, just fine, wanna touch ya, love ya, baby all night
Reward ya for, all the things you do, you are my roc
I love to rock with you
I love to rock with you
Verse 2
If I would try to count the ways that make me smile.
Id run out of fingers before Id run out of time.
There's thing to talk about, sugar you gets it going on.
Think I wanna keep my lovin strong.
Think I wanna try my best to give you what you want and what you need.
Give you my whole heart not just a lil piece.
More than a minimum I'm talking everything
More than a single wish, I'm talking every dream.
(Chorus):
You are my roc, baby you’re the truth
You are my roc, I love to rock with you
You are my roc, Your everything I need
You are my roc, so baby rock with me
If I would try to count the ways that make me smile.
Id run out of fingers before Id run out of time.
There's thing to talk about, sugar you gets it going on.
Think I wanna keep my lovin strong.
Think I wanna try my best to give you what you want and what you need.
Give you my whole heart not just a lil piece.
More than a minimum I'm talking everything
More than a single wish, I'm talking every dream.
(Chorus):
You are my roc, baby you’re the truth
You are my roc, I love to rock with you
You are my roc, Your everything I need
You are my roc, so baby rock with me
I wanna kiss ya ,feel you
Please ya, just fine, wanna touch ya, love ya, baby all night
Reward ya for, all the things you do, you are my roc
I love to rock with you
I wanna rock with you
Verse 3
If there's options I do want them.
Their not worth my time.
Cause if it’s not you, oh no thank you
I like us just fine.
You're a rock in the sand, you're a smile and a cry, you're my joy through the pain, you're the truth through the lies.
Those comparisons talks about how the ‘roc’ makes her feel all the emotions and how he (the roc) brings out the good in everything bad or sad.
No matter what I do, I know that I can count on you.Oh oh oh oh...
(Chorus):
You are my roc, baby you’re the truth
You are my roc, I love to rock with you
You are my roc, Your everything I need
You are my roc, so baby rock with me
I wanna kiss ya ,feel you
Please ya, just fine, wanna touch ya, love ya, baby all night
Reward ya, for all the things you do, you are my roc
I love to rock with you
I love to rock with you
I wanna kiss ya ,feel you
Please ya, just fine, wanna touch ya, love ya, baby all night
Reward ya, for all the things you do, you are my roc
I love to rock with you
I wanna to rock with you
Purple: Anaphora
Blue: Hyperbole Italic: Personification
Red: Metaphor Underlined: Comparison
The theme of this song is Love; Beyoncé compares her love towards her husband, Jay-Z, to the ''roc'' that she talks about in her song.
I find this theme interesting because, personally, I sometimes find myself in those songs and this one has something different. Usually the singers didn't compare their love for someone to a rock, it's unusual and original to make that comparison, and I believe that it makes the theme even more interesting.
Sweet Dreams
(Turn the lights on!)
She asks a lot of times to ‘turn on the lights’, she says that in the way where, she doesn’t want to make a beautiful nightmare or a sweet dream.
Every night I rush to my bed
With hopes that maybe I'll get a chance to see you when I close my eyes
I'm going outta my head
Lost in a fairytale
Can you hold my hands and be my guide?
Clouds filled with stars cover your skies
And I hope it rains
You're the perfect lullaby
What kind of dream is this?
You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on!)
Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Somebody pinch me, your loves to good to be true
(Turn the lights on!)
My guilty pleasure I ain't goin nowhere
She doesn’t want to dream something that will never go somewhere, that’s why she says loudly to turn on the lights, even if it’s a beautiful nightmare or sweet dream. However, another part of her still wants to dream it because it feels good, even if it’s not true.
Baby, long as you're here
I'll be floating on air cause you're my, you're my....
You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you
I mention you when I say my prayers
I wrap you around all of my thoughts
Boy, you're my temporary high
I wish that when I wake up you're there
To wrap your arms around me for real and tell me you'll stay by side
Clouds filled with stars cover the skies
And I hope it rains
You're the perfect lullaby
What kind of dream is this?
You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
She’s saying that the person who she loves can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare… but those things can’t be alive.
Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on!)
Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Somebody pinch me, your loves to good to be true
(Turn the lights on!)
My guilty pleasure I ain't goin nowhere
Baby, long as you're here
I'll be floating on air cause you're my, you're my....
You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you
Tattoo your name across my heart
So it will remain...
Not even death can make us part
What kind of dream is this?
You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on!)
Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Somebody pinch me, your loves to good to be true
(Turn the lights on!)
My guilty pleasure I ain't goin nowhere
Baby, long as you're here
I’ll be floating on air cause you're my, you're my....
I’ll be floating on air cause you're my, you're my....
Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you
Purple:Anaphora Italic: Personification
Blue:Hyperbole
Orange: Oxymoron
The theme of this song is Love, like I said before I like this theme because I can find myself in it at some points. And this song isn’t only a love song it’s also a fantasy one, it’s a song where you can dream and make it your own, it leaves space for thinking and dreaming which other songs with the same theme can’t achieve.
The theme of this song is Love, like I said before I like this theme because I can find myself in it at some points. And this song isn’t only a love song it’s also a fantasy one, it’s a song where you can dream and make it your own, it leaves space for thinking and dreaming which other songs with the same theme can’t achieve.
