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1. Christina Perri – Human
I can hold my breath
I can bite my tongue
I can stay awake for days
If that's what you want
Be your number one
I can fake a smile
I can force a laugh
I can dance and play the part
If that's what you ask
Give you all I am
I can do it
I can do it
I can do it
But I'm only
human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives
in my heart
You build me up and then I
fall apart
'Cause I'm only human
I can turn it on
Be a good machine
I can hold the weight of
worlds
If that's what you need
Be your everything
I can do it
I can do it
I'll get through it
The thirdverse isthe artist reassuringherself thatshe “cando it”
as thisis the life she haschosenforherself.Italsoshowsthatshe
ispassionate abouthermusiccareeras she isn’tgoingto give up,
and that she’ll dowhatshe needstodoto get throughit.
The firstverse of thissong,introducesthe conceptof
beingperfect.Phrasessuchas“I can stay awayfor
days” isunrealistic,howeverthe artistfeelslike this
issomethingshe mustdoinorder to conformto
society’sstandards.
The nextverse reinforcesthisideaof tryingtobe perfect.WhenI first
listenedtothissongIassumeditwas justanotherartistwhohas been
treatedbadlyin a relationship.Howeveruponanalysingthe songI’ve
come to realise thatitis infact a song revealingthe truthbehindwhat
it isactuallylike beingapartof the musicindustry.Forwordsand
phrasessuchas “fake a smile”andforce a laugh”may refertoher life,
as she is constantlyinthe publiceye,beingjudgedtherefore she feels
the needto appearunfazed.Forexample beingphotographedfor
photoshoots,or and bypaparazzi.
The nextverse isthe chorus,where she isportrayedas beingthe most
vulnerable asshe explainstothe audiencethatshe isjustan ordinary
personlike everyone else.The repetitionof the line “I’monlyhuman”
reinforcesthis.She useswordssuchas“bleed”“Crash”“break”
“Knives”whichcreate negativeimageryandconnote themesof
heartbreak,depression,andrejection.Throughthisstanzawe learn
more about heremotional state,itiseffectiveasitclearlyillustrates
that she ishuman since thingssuchas hurtful words,affecther,just
like everyone else.
The fifthverse isverysimilartothe first,asshe stateswhatshe does,
or needstodo inorder to be successful.The line “Icanholdthe weight
of worlds”essentiallymeansthatshe can take whateveristhrownin
herdirection.Asshe thengoesonto mentionthatshe can “be your
everything”inotherwordsshe will conformtothe demandsof her
record label,be astar and role model toherfansetc..
Thisverse isverymuch the same as the third,howeverthe lastline
reflectsthe previousverse,where she statesthatshe will dowhat
she needstodo, hence thisstanzaendswiththe line “I’ll getthrough
it” againreassuringandencouragingherself.

2. But I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives
in my heart
You build me up and then I
fall apart
'Cause I'm only human
I'm only human
I'm only human
Just a little human
I can take so much
'Til I've had enough
'Cause I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break
down
Your words in my head,
knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I'm only human
The chorus isthenrepeatedforthe secondtime.Itisrepeatedthree
times,asit conveysthe mostimportantmessage behindthe song.She
wantsthe audience torealise the harshrealitybehindbeingfamous,
althoughitmay seemglamorousandexcitingthere are alsonegative
elementsthatcome alongwithbeingrichandfamous.Forexample
beingjudged,putona pedestal above others,complyingwithsocieties
standardse.g.looking/dressingacertainway.
Thisverse beginswiththe repetition“I’monlyhuman”a
significantphrase withinthe song.
These twolinescontrastwiththe restof the song,earliershe regularly
mentionsthatshe ‘cando it’and will ‘getthroughit’.Whereasinthis
line she mentionsthatthere isonlysomucha personcan take before
it becomestoo much.The line “till I’ve hadenough”addstensionasit
may be interpretedasawarning.It can possiblybe hintingatthe fact
that she wantsto be more incontrol of herlife andmake the decisions
that affecther.
The song endswitha
repetitionof the chorus.