So Small by Carrie Underwood

American pop country singer songwriter and American idol winner, Carrie Underwood’s, “So Small” is about not sweating the small stuff because everything gets better.
“It’s like a river that’s so wide it swallows you whole” this simile means that something as small as a river isn’t so important than if it was an ocean. “Sometimes that mountain you’ve been climbing is just a grain of sand.” When you love someone it makes everything else seem “so small” and love is the main thing. “I know it’s hard on a rainy day you want to shut the world out and just be left alone but don’t run out on your faith.” When you have one of those days, when you just have the whole world on your shoulders, and you just want to cry. Remember that there are better things out there, and brighter days are ahead.

She's My Kind of Rain by Tim McGraw

The American country singer and actor, Tim McGraw’s song, “She’s My Kind of Rain” is about acknowledging women and what they’ve done for you.
To start off, the title of the song is a metaphor. There are many types of rain, hard rain, light rain and sleet, and this woman in particular is his kind of rain. An example of a simile is, “She sits quietly there like water in a jar.” It’s like this woman is trying to change him, but not in a pushy way. The whole stanza, “She's the sunset's shadow, she's like Rembrandt’s light, she's the history that's made at night, she's my lost companion, she's my dreamin' tree, together in this brief eternity,” is one whole extended metaphor. He’s stating that she’s his everything in his life.
Tim McGraw probably based “She’s My Kind of Rain” off of his wife, country singer, Faith Hill. Together, McGraw and Hill sing, “It’s Your Love” together.

Oh Love by Brad Paisley

The Grammy award-winning country music singer, song writer, and guitarist, Brad Paisley’s “Oh Love” is about how love is strong and powerful.
“Oh Love” is made of almost all similes, the first example is, “Strong like a mother holds her child.” Love is important so you want to embrace it, and never let it go. Another example of a simile is, “Free as horses runnin’ wild.” Another simile is, “And real as a prayer on a lonely night.” Love is as free and real, as anyone wants it to be because it’s not something to be forced, or something to not enjoy. One more example of a simile is, “And sure as the ocean tide.” When you know you’re in love, it’s a good feeling and it can’t be replaced easily. The last example of a simile is, “Deep as the life from God’s own breath.” Love is something to love.
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood wrote this song for listeners to feel how deep, and real love really is.

Backmasking and Reverse Speech

The Eagles: "Hotel California" -Yeah Satan (gibberish) organized his own religion - Reverse speech

Mary Poppins soundtrack - Drinking all night long-reverse speech

Paul McCartney: 'Band On The Run' - "Marijuana, marijuana. The law, law will banish us"- Backmasking

Ringo Starr- Honey Don't- Backmasking

Popeye Theme Song - Give me a f***. Give me a f*** now- reverse speech

Rolling Stones: I love you, said the devil- Backmasking

Celine Dion: "You've got to be with him"- backmasking

John Lennon - How do you sleep - Hey, poor Lindy. So mean, gets him nowhere- backmasking

Marilyn Munroe: "We are funny"- Reverse speech

Santana: "And I'll remind you to say yes"- Reverse speech

The Beatle's: 'Help' - This song was recorded at around the time the Beatles began to experiment with drugs.-"Now he uses marijuana."- Backmasking


I think reverse speech is just a coincidence, but i think backmasking is a legitimate thing, and that artists take out the time to get a message out.

The River

You know a dream is like a river
Ever changin' as it flows
And a dreamer's just a vessel
That must follow where it goes
Trying to learn from what's behind you
And never knowing what's in store
Makes each day a constant battle
Just to stay between the shores...and

I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry
Like a bird upon the wind
These waters are my sky
I'll never reach my destination
If I never try
So I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry

Too many times we stand aside
And let the waters slip away
'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow
Has now become today
So don't you sit upon the shoreline
And say you're satisfied
Choose to chance the rapids
And dare to dance the tide...yes

I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry
Like a bird upon the wind
These waters are my sky
I'll never reach my destination
If I never try
So I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry

There's bound to be rough waters
And I know I'll take some falls
But with the good Lord as my captain
I can make it through them all...yes

I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry
Like a bird upon the wind
These waters are my sky
I'll never reach my destination
If I never try
So I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry

Yes, I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry
'Til the river runs dry

"The River", Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks, only second to the Beatles in selling the most albums, in America, is a talented singer and songwriter. In “The River”, he uses figurative language with vague uses of personification, metaphor, and simile.
In the first verse, Brooke says, “You know a dream is like a river.” This is a good example of a simile because a dream cannot be a living thing. An example of personification is the line, “Till the river runs dry.” In reality, a river does now really run, but as the listener, we understand the meaning of that line. Another example of personification is, “And let the waters slip away.” Water, also, cannot slip but as the listener we understand the significance of the word “slip”. There are also uses of metaphors, such as, “And a dreamer’s just a vessel.” Dreamers are being compared to vessels without the words, like or as. The following line says, “That must follow where it goes.” Now the listener, had a better understanding when Brooks says, “…a dreamer’s just a vessel.” They must follow their dreams. The next and last example of a metaphor is, “These waters are my sky.” Skies are endless, and so are waters, so it seems, to the person referring to “my”. They will, “never reach [their] destination.” The last reference to a simile is, “Like a bird upon the wind.” He clearly compares a bird to the wind, but differently than metaphors. Using figurative language, there could be any type of personification, metaphor or similes, for example.
Brooks in “The River” clearly uses figurative language. With the acceptable uses of personification, metaphor and simile.