The World in 6 Songs

The six kinds of songs (from The World in Six Songs) are friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion, and love.

Friendship:
Lean on Me ~ Bill Withers

This song is about being a friend to someone. The singer is telling another person, who is sad and troubled, that they can "lean on" him for support. The singer will always be a true friend to the other person by being there when he/she needs it. He also says, that someday, the roles might be reversed, and he might need someone to lean on. He would have that in his friend.

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Joy:
Walkin' On Sunshine ~ Katrina and the Waves

This song is about the joy that love and life bring. The chorus frequently repeats, "I'm walking on sunshine...and don't it feel good!" "Walking on sunshine" is an metaphor (that also uses imagery) for being happy. Sunshine usually has a positive, happy connotation, and this song uses that to its fullest. In its essence, this song is really just about being happy.

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Comfort:
Let It Be ~ The Beatles

This song is about letting your hardships be in order to get through them. While the song is kind of sad, because it may remind you of troubles, it is also very comforting and uplifting because it inspires you to just "let it be." The singer of the song is comforted by "Mother Mary...speaking words of wisdom," and the listener is in turn comforted by the song.

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Knowledge:
How to Save A Life ~ The Fray

In this song, the singer is telling the listener "how to save a life." This is a knowledge song because it transmits this knowledge. While the song does not necessarily tell how to save a life in the literal sense, it does tell of a person who is trying to say how he tried to help his friend, but couldn't, and is now trying to describe that to the listener so that maybe they can use that knowledge in the future to save their friend's life.

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Religion:
Angel ~ Sarah Mclachlan

This song can be interpreted in different ways, such as about dying of a drug overdose, or maybe someone who was depressed and committed suicide, but one thing that it is definitely about is that person being "in the arms of an angel." This is where the religious or spiritual aspect comes in, because angels are very spiritual (in a positive way). This person may have had a lot of struggles, but now they are in heaven with the angels.

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Love:
I'm Yours ~ Jason Mraz

This song is simply about being in love. One of the lines says "look into your heart and you'll find love, love, love." I think this line sums up the song and love in general. Another line that I think serves this same purpose is "It's out God-forsaken right to be loved, loved, loved." It's really just about the beauty and joy of being in love.

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