Alright~!

I’m gonna try something new here. I am going to start analyzing poems and lyrics! Woot. If anybody out there thinks of a good song or poem that I can analyze, or even a qoute, send it in a comment! The first one I am gonna do is “Alone,” by Maya Angelou.

Alone

Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don’t believe I’m wrong That nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. There are some millionaires With money they can’t use Their wives run round like banshees Their children sing the blues They’ve got expensive doctors To cure their hearts of stone. But nobody No, nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. Now if you listen closely I’ll tell you what I know Storm clouds are gathering The wind is gonna blow The race of man is suffering And I can hear the moan, ‘Cause nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. Maya Angelou

 

This poem rings true in my ears. Nobody can survive without someone. And if they do, it won’t be a very happy exsistance. Everybody needs somebody. People won’t live a good life without friendship, compainionship, and social interaction.

What do you think this poem means?