| Emilie Autumn – Rapunzel Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think that this song illustrates the importance of people to express their own "melody." By melody, I mean a person's individuality, personality--anything that just defines who you are. The chorus explains that a person has to "sing loud and clear" to be certain that someone else will hear and that he or she can't be scared to do that or no one will ever get close to the person. In a way, this is true; if you can't be yourself, no one will truly be "near" you. The first verse describes how she used to sing to her pleasure when she was younger, but once she was confined within the walls of the tower, she lost her openness and instead was merely just "quiet, lovely and good." There's nothing wrong about having those characteristics, but she is no longer who she was before and her "voice", her passion, has disappeared. After the somewhat inspiring chorus, Rapunzel tries to free herself from her imprisonment. She lets her hair down, but no one comes. However, when evening comes, she hears the stars cry out the chorus. Although the song never truly finishes the story, it does not have to, because most of us already know the rest of the story, and because the song emphasizes the need for people to have the ability to express themselves, rather than the actual fairy tale. The prince finds Rapunzel, the enchantress finds out, the prince gets blinded, the prince searches for Rapunzel and eventually finds her again after hearing Rapunzel's song, and they live happily ever after. Because the prince could recognize Rapunzel by her song, he was able to reunite. ...This might be just a tad of over-analysis. Oh well. I really enjoy this song, especially the violin. |
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