Daily Lyrics Assignment WEDNESDAY

Name: Jack Yakowicz
Date: Wednesday, March 3rd
Song Title: "He Say She Say"
Artist: Lupe Fiasco

1. Why did you choose this song? Why is it important to you?

I chose this song because it's one of the first songs I had heard by Lupe, and I think it tells a very good story.

2. What is the story in the lyrics?

The story is of a mom and her child that were abandoned by a dad.  They are reaching out to the dad in kind of a plea to try to get him back into his kid's life. It is first told from the mom's perspective, and then from the child's, with basically the same lyrics being used.

3. What is the structure?

There are a lot of switched in rhyme schemes between the ABAB style and AABB during his verses. The chorus uses repetition, but each stanza ends in a rhyme.

4. What is the emotional tone or mood?
From the mom's perspective, I think the emotional tone is frustrated. And from the kid's perspective, it sounds more sad and confused why he left in the first place.

5. What is the message or lesson?

The message could be taken in one of two ways. It could either be reaching out to fathers who've abandoned their children and showing them how important their role is in a family. Or it could be directed at children and mothers who've dealt with someone leaving them, and showing them that they're not alone and it's not their fault.

6. What is the intention of this piece of music?
The intention of the piece is to bring some attention to the effects of bad parenting and how important it is for kids to have a role model in their life.