LYRICS ANALYSIS of “BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME”

Because You Loved Me

Lyrics written by : Dianne Warren

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

Lyrics Intrinsic Element Analysis

      Diction

The lyrics use the words that refer to admiration and gratefulness. We can find it from the beginning of lyrics, as below:

“For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all”

      Rhyme

The rhyme of this lyric are:

1^st stanza : a – a – b – c – d – d – e – f – g – h

2^nd stanza : a – a – b – b – c – d – e –f

3^rd stanza : a – a – b – c – d – d – b – e – f –f

4^th stanza : a – a – b – b – c – d – e –f

5^th stanza : a – a – b – c – d – e

6^th stanza : a – a – b – b – c – d – e –f

7^th stanza : a – b

      Symbol

The symbol that used in this lyric is “wing” as the lyric below:

“You gave me wings and made me fly” The wings in this lyric does not mean the real wings; it’s a symbol of something that can make someone feel higher, appreciated and honourable.  It ensures the theme of lyrics is thanking a loyal loved one for everything he/she did for her/him.

      Figurative Language

The figurative languages that can be found in this lyric is mostly metaphor, besides hyperbole.

·         Metaphor

“You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me”

” You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life”

·         Hyperbole

“You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky”

      Imagery

·         Visual Imagery :

“You were my eyes when I couldn't see”

·         Kinesthetic Imagery :

“Lifted me up when I couldn't reach”

“You gave me wings and made me fly”

“You touched my hand I could touch the sky”

·         Organic Imagery :

“ I’ll be forever thankful baby”

“You were my strength when I was weak”

      Theme

The theme of this lyric is “Thanking a loyal loved one for guiding, encouraging and protecting her throughout her/him life”

Lyrics Extrinsic Element Analysis

      The author’s background

The author, Dianne Warren is a popular songwriter from America. She writes many love songs that booming both in the United States and the others country. She got many awards for her songs such as Grammy Awards, Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Pop Songwriter of the year, and many else. Beside “Because You Loved Me” that sung by Celline Dion, she also write others love songs such as : Un-break My Heart, There You’ll be, How do I live, I don’t wanna miss a thing, etc.

      Literary Work

This lyric has a very deeply meaning. It tells us how to be a thankful people for everything people done for us.