Comparison: Lights VS Trouble is a Friend
Something that I
can compare greatly between the two songs would be the comparison between the
darkness of Lights & the idea of trouble from Trouble is a friend. In my
opinion, they do contrast quite well. While the idea of the dark is meant to be
fearful in Lights, trouble is brought on as more of a less-than-kind friend.
Although it’s a difference, a great similarity can be found in the theme of the
songs, there being that both trouble & the dark are sort of these ominous
things that we don’t know 100% what to expect from them, and they can range
from good to bad, but it’s still best to avoid them.
Trouble is a friend links to Lights through the
line of; “He's there in the dark, he's there in my heart, He waits in the
wings, he's gotta play a part Trouble is a friend, yeah trouble is a friend of
mine” and “You show the lights that stop me turn to stone You shine it when
I'm alone And so I tell myself that I'll be strong And dreaming when they're
gone”. In my opinion, the connection links through
the darkness leading to a sort of loneliness. This theme is the major component
of the songs, and why I really like them so much, because they both play out so
well.
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