Theme Portfolio Entry #2

"Dear Agony"
By Breaking Benjamin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGrM1sh-8pE

I have nothing left to give   Hyperbole
I have found the perfect end
You were made to make it hurt
Disappear into the dirt   Metaphor/Euphemism
Carry me to heaven's arms   Alusion/Metaphor
Light the way and let me go
Take the time to take my breath   Alliteration/Repetition
I will end where I began

And I will find the enemy within    Metaphor/Symbolism
Cause I can feel it crawl beneath my skin   Personification

Dear Agony
Just let go of me   Personification/Apostrophe
Suffer slowly
Is this the way it's gotta be?
Dear Agony    Personification

Suddenly
The lights go out   Euphemism
Let forever
Drag me down   Personification
I will fight for one last breath
I will fight until the end

And I will find the enemy within    Metaphor/Symbolism
Cause I can feel it crawl beneath my skin   Personification

Dear Agony
Just let go of me   Personification/Apostrophe
Suffer slowly
Is this the way it's gotta be?
Don't bury me   Double Entendre
Faceless enemy   Metaphor
I'm so sorry
Is this the way it's gotta be?
Dear Agony    Personification


Leave me alone   Apostrophe
God let me go
I'm blue and cold   Metaphor/Imagery
Black sky will burn
Love pull me down
Hate lift me up    Personification
Just turn around
There's nothing left   Hyperbole

Somewhere far beyond this world
I feel nothing anymore   Hyperbole

Dear Agony
Just let go of me   Personification/Apostrophe
Suffer slowly
Is this the way it's gotta be?
Don't bury me   Double Entendre
Faceless enemy   Metaphor
I'm so sorry
Is this the way it's gotta be?
Dear Agony    Personification


I feel nothing anymore   Hyperbole/Repetition

In the song "Dear Agony" by Breaking Benjamin, the speaker utilizes metaphor, hyperbole, and personification to convey the feeling of hopelessness that often accompanies depression, and the idea of being a prisoner inside one's own mind. The song opens with the line "I have nothing left to give," which immediately establishes the speaker's mental struggle. This hyperbole implies that the speaker has lost all hope for himself and his future, and feels as though he has used up all of his fight in battling his depression. The speaker feels as though the only thing left for him is to "disappear into the dirt." This metaphor not only conveys the idea that the speaker wishes to die, but the use of the word "disappear" implies that nobody would notice if the speaker were to die. The speaker feels as though his depression is not simply an illness, but "the enemy within" his mind. By comparing mental illness to an enemy that he must combat, the speaker conveys the loss of control over his emotions that he is experiencing. The chorus of the song begins with the lines "Dear Agony, just let go of me," which further personifies the speaker's depression as an enemy that the speaker must face, and implies that the speaker feels as though his agony has taken control of his mind. The speaker directly addresses his "agony" throughout the song, which helps to further convey the idea that the speaker's depression is not a condition or disorder, but rather a "faceless enemy" that has taken control of the speaker. The song ends with the hyperbole "I feel nothing anymore," which is meant to imply that the speaker has been battling these demons for so long that he has grown numb to the pain, and has lost the ability to feel any sort of pain or emotion. The personification of the speaker's agony and the metaphors and hyperbole in Breaking Benjamin's "Dear Agony" used to describe the speaker's struggle help to illustrate the feeling of hopelessness that often accompanies depression and mental illness.