Similes in Songs
"Love to see you shine in the night like the diamond you are"
A person is being compared to a diamond. Diamonds are bright and beautiful. This means the person is beautiful and brightens up the room.
"When a knight comes to fight
I just toast him on sight,
Like a hot crispy cinnamon bun"
Someone toasting a knight is being compared to a crispy cinnamon bun. This means that the knight was very burnt by how badly it someone toasted him.
"I know the bloomin' don't come without rain"
Blooming without the rain stands for growth in life. It means that you cannot grow without going through the hard parts of life.
"You may shoot me with your words"
This means that a person's words are sharp and painful like guns can be when someone shoots them.
"The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside"
Someone's feelings are being compared wind and a storm. Winds are strong and storms are dark and sad. This means that the person has strong, dark feelings.
"Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?"
This is saying that when you do not go after your dream, it will become small and all of the things that make it full are gone.
"You break me down and build me up"
Someone cannot actually be broken and built again. What this means is that a person is brought to their lowest point so that they can put their life back together.
"Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared"
A rose does not usually grow in concrete. That is a hard place to grow. This means that a beautiful thing came from a tough place and became so beautiful even though no one cared about its growth.
"I'll rise like the break of dawn"
A person's journey is being compared to a sunrise. The dawn is brings lots of light and color. This means that someone is coming from a dark space and moving into a brighter more energetic time of their life.
"Does it stink like rotten meat?"
Dreams are being compared to rotten meat. This means that if you don't follow your dreams it can be a foul part of your life that you cannot stand but also cannot get rid of because it is so strong.
"I wear my uniform like a tuxedo"
A uniform is being compared to a tuxedo. A tuxedo is fancy and you feel good when you wear it. This means that the uniform is worn with pride and like it is the best look.
"For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly"
Life really isn't really a bird. The phrase is saying that without a dream you cannot go anywhere in life because you don't have what you need to get you there.
"Hey yo, I’m just like my country"
"Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?"
Dreams are being compared to candy. This means that when you don't follow your dreams it can be hard and you can barely get to it again without a lot of hard work.
"You're a shooting star I see"
The a person is being compared to a shooting star. A shooting star is something you make a wish on and so the person is like a dream come true.
"For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow."
Life is not really a field. What this is saying is that without dreams life is empty and you are stuck in one place.
"We're like diamonds in the sky"
People are being compared to a diamond in the sky. Diamonds are valuable and bright. This means the people light up the sky and are valuable together.
"Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load."
"You're the face of the future, the blood in my veins"
Something or someone is being compared to being the face of the future and blood in someone's veins. Being the face of the future means that someone or something is what you look forward to and work towards. The blood in my veins means that something or someone is something that is keeping you alive and moving.
"Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave."
This means that the person has all the unique talents that were passed down from their family and they can use them like their ancestors couldn't but hoped their family could in the future.