The poem, Never Gonna Be Alone, is a powerful poem with a passionate tone. The band, Nickelback, uses straightforward sentences to express their own idea of the meaning of life. The verses of the poem connect the time and the person naturally and try to show that cherish the time you spend with the person you love.
At first, the poet uses “ Time is going by. So much faster than I”, which shows a little depression. The poet conveys his feelings to the readers, which is regretful for the person he loves because he does not spend much time with him/her. However, in the second stanza, which is the chorus part, the poet sends a promise to the person straightforwardly. Sentences like “ I won’t let you fall”, “We are gonna take the world on” and “I’m gonna be there always” give the person his promise and let the person know that “you are never gonna be alone” . The poem is like a conversation between two close friends. Although I might disappoint you or the world is not friendly, I will stay by your side and support you. That’s the general idea the poet wants to express. The poet uses such conversational lyrics to show his own perspective of the true meaning of a friend.
However, the ingenious part of the poem is that it not only tells you that you still have a friend but also tell people to cherish every day in your life. The level of this poem has increased. From the verse “ You’ve gotta live every single day, like it is the only one, what if tomorrow never comes”, shows that people should cherish every day in their lives. Although the day might be tough and disappointing, do not forget your friends and the people you love, which gives the readers the power to face the problem in their lives. In the later stanza, “I won’t be missing one more day”, the poem switches from “you” to “I”, showing that I want to cherish every single day in my life. The poet tells the readers that even “tomorrow never come”, we can still enjoy today. The altitude of the poet is turning from negative to positive. From the beginning, the poet complains the time goes too fast, but in the end, the poet says cherish and enjoy every day with the person you love and do not waste any time you spent with the person you love. Maybe the people can only feel the pity after they lose someone or waste some time in their lives, but then they truly realize and understand the value of time and love. Just like only when I firstly studied abroad and left my home and my family, I regrets that I didn’t spend much time with the people I love. Therefore, every time I got a chance to go back to my home, I cherish the time spend with my friends and families. That’s probably the true meaning of life.
At first, the poet uses “ Time is going by. So much faster than I”, which shows a little depression. The poet conveys his feelings to the readers, which is regretful for the person he loves because he does not spend much time with him/her. However, in the second stanza, which is the chorus part, the poet sends a promise to the person straightforwardly. Sentences like “ I won’t let you fall”, “We are gonna take the world on” and “I’m gonna be there always” give the person his promise and let the person know that “you are never gonna be alone” . The poem is like a conversation between two close friends. Although I might disappoint you or the world is not friendly, I will stay by your side and support you. That’s the general idea the poet wants to express. The poet uses such conversational lyrics to show his own perspective of the true meaning of a friend.
However, the ingenious part of the poem is that it not only tells you that you still have a friend but also tell people to cherish every day in your life. The level of this poem has increased. From the verse “ You’ve gotta live every single day, like it is the only one, what if tomorrow never comes”, shows that people should cherish every day in their lives. Although the day might be tough and disappointing, do not forget your friends and the people you love, which gives the readers the power to face the problem in their lives. In the later stanza, “I won’t be missing one more day”, the poem switches from “you” to “I”, showing that I want to cherish every single day in my life. The poet tells the readers that even “tomorrow never come”, we can still enjoy today. The altitude of the poet is turning from negative to positive. From the beginning, the poet complains the time goes too fast, but in the end, the poet says cherish and enjoy every day with the person you love and do not waste any time you spent with the person you love. Maybe the people can only feel the pity after they lose someone or waste some time in their lives, but then they truly realize and understand the value of time and love. Just like only when I firstly studied abroad and left my home and my family, I regrets that I didn’t spend much time with the people I love. Therefore, every time I got a chance to go back to my home, I cherish the time spend with my friends and families. That’s probably the true meaning of life.
Although the poem does not have a lot of fancy words, even I can say it is unadorned, it’s still touching. Because the poem is from life but higher than life. The poet got the idea in normal life and put those words into a poem, which encourages the readers and gives power to the readers. The readers get the same feeling from the poem and being encouraged. Maybe the most straightforward sentences can touch the hearts of readers the most deeply. That’s how the poet relates to the readers and the readers relate to the poem and that’s the true meaning of the poem. And that is how the poet uses the simplest words to tell the readers to cherish the day and love.
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