Lines from Poem |
Denotation |
Connotation |
Poetic
Devices |
Sometimes in our lives We all have
pain, we all have sorrow But if we are wise We know that there's always tomorrow |
Occasionally in your
life you will feel pain and sadness. If you are smart, you know tomorrow will
come. |
Pain and sadness is
an unavoidable part of life, but people should know that the pain and sadness
is only temporary. |
Parallelism: The
parallelism in this part is mainly used to emphasize and add rhythm. The
author wants you to remember that this song is about pain and sorrow since it
is not explicitly stated anywhere else in the song. He also wants you to
think about times where you had to go through pain and sorrow. |
Lean on me when you're not strong And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry
on |
The author wants you to lean on him
when you lack physical strength and he will help you as a friend. |
If you are ever experiencing pain or
sadness just find a friend (the author) to help you get along with your
problems. |
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For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need
somebody to lean on |
Soon, the author will
also need you to lean on. |
The friend (author)
will also need help at times and he/she will expect you to help him. |
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Please, swallow your pride If I have things you need to borrow For no one can fill those of your needs That you won't let show |
If you need to borrow things that
other people can’t give you then you have to forget your dignity. |
Sometimes you have to accept the fact
that you are in pain and need someone to help you get along with it. Don’t
hold the pain inside just because of your dignity. |
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You just call on me, brother, when you need a
hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'll
understand We all need somebody to lean on |
Call the author when
you need help. Everyone has problems and may not be able to solve it
themselves and might need someone else. |
Whenever you need
help, just contact a friend to help you get through with it. Everyone
experience problems and burdens in their life and they might need others to
help them get past it. |
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Lean on me when you're not strong And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry
on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need
somebody to lean on |
Repeat |
Repeat |
Repeat |
You just call on me, brother, when you need a
hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'll
understand We all need somebody to lean on |
Repeat |
Repeat |
Repeat |
If there is a load You have to bear that you can't carry I'm right up the road, I'll share your load If you just call me |
If there is something that is too
heavy for you to carry, the author is up the road and will help you if you
call him. |
If you are in pain and/or sadness and
need someone to help you cope, just contact a friend (the author) |
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Call me (If you need a friend) Call me (Call me uh-huh) Call me (When you need a friend) Call me (If you ever need a friend) Call me (Call me) Call me (Call me) Call me (Call me) Call me (Call me) Call me (If you need a friend) Call me (Call me) Call me (Call me) Call me (Call me) Call me (Call me) Call me |
If you ever need a friend
just call the author. |
Contact a friend when
you are in pain/sadness. |
Repetition: The repetition
here emphasizes and amplifies a major part of the song. This song is about
getting a friend to cope with your sadness/pain and he wants you to call them that friend so he
emphasizes “Call me”. |