"Without You"

(feat. Sandro Cavazza)


"Without You"
(feat. Sandro Cavazza)
The fact that Avicii uses a lot of
personal pronouns does make the song
personal to the listener which allows
for the emotive language to be more
effective as it could have been used in
order to make the listener reflect and
relate to the situation in the narrative
portrayed.
Expanding on this, we can see the use
of explicit language such as the word
“fuck” showing an emphasis on his
emotions which creates powerful
connotations of heart break as this is
clearly a love story within the form of
an adventure.
You said that we would always be There is a semantic field of adventure and
Without you I feel lost at sea exploration created as words such as
Through the darkness you'd hide with me “wind”, “darkness” and “lost” all show
Like the wind we'd be wild and free connotations for this. Expanding on this,
the word lost connotes the journey has
You said you'd follow me anywhere
been hit negatively which means they
But your eyes tell me you won't be there
have ended up lost. A lot of the words
used are all signifiers of exploration in the
I've gotta learn how to love without you
I've gotta carry my cross without you natural environment as well as words like
Stuck in a riddle and I'm just about to “sea” and “wind” are both natural forces
Figure it out without you so this brings a slight purity to the lyrics as
And I'm done sitting home without you
it leaves the viewer reminiscing from a
Fuck I'm going out without you
I'm gonna tear this city down without you time like that.
I'm goin' Bonnie and Clyde without you
Now I'm running away my dear
From myself and the truth I fear
The use of rhyming couplets gives a
My heart is beating I can't see clear certain flow which almost follows a
How I'm wishing that you were here Shakespearean iambic pentameter which
means I have to optimise this in my
You said you'd follow me anywhere editing by following this pattern in my
But your eyes tell me you won't be there
editing within the cut pace.
I've gotta learn how to love without you
I've gotta carry my cross without you
Stuck in a riddle and I'm just about to
Figure it out without you
And I'm done sitting home without you
Fuck I'm going out without you
I'm gonna tear this city down without you
I'm goin' Bonnie and Clyde without you