I've got a little red bow And I bought it for you 'Cause I know you're not fair I don't get it, oh well And you color my skin And the colors don't blend 'Cause I'm gonna get you And your little dog too There's a yellow brick road That we follow back home 'Cause I know you can't wait Your belligerent hate There's no place like home There's no place like home Like home I've, got a southern belle too And ruby red shoes With a body of straw Are you sick of it all? There's a man made of tin With an oil can grin And I'm gonna get you And your little dog too There's a yellow brick road That we follow back home And I know you can't wait Your belligerent hate There's no place like home There's no place like home There's a little white porch And you wanted it so Can you let me go down To the end of the road In the black and the white A Technicolorful life Can I stand by your side? We can make it alright Like home 'Cause I'm home There's a little white porch And you wanted it so Can you let me go down To the end of the road In the black and the white A Technicolorful life Then another arrived It's a cowardly lion What I want from this world What I wanna resolve When I want you to stay So I want you to wait I don't wanna be bold I don't wanna be cold I don't wanna grow old I don't wanna go home
SONG ANALYSIS/INTERPRETATION
The significance of this song is to express the speaker’s feelings towards his home. He gives the allusion to the “Wizard of Oz” by mentioning the yellow brick road, ruby red shoes, and the descriptions of the characters. In the “Wizard of Oz” Dorothy wanted to go to Kansas which was her home. The famous quote “There’s no place like home” is the speaker’s expression to the allusion and what he is thinking. Home is a comfort place to him and that is why his intentions of going back home are so relevant to this song. The imagery of a little white porch at the end of the road represents an American style country home. The speaker enjoys the allusion to the “Wizard of Oz” because that is what he is feeling. The significance of Dorothy being so persistent of going back home and the speaker’s own relationship to his home is the connection. The relationship of the speaker and Dorothy are similar. The speaker’s tone is deep with a determined attitude in the song. His voice is so powerful that it makes the audience believe that home is of great importance to him. The literary devices used were allusions, imagery, repetition, and rhetorical questions. The allusions to the “Wizard of Oz” are what make this song so personal. The speaker mimics the characters by describing their main element in the allusion. For example, Dorothy is known for her ruby red shoes, the lion is known to be cowardly; the little dog would symbolize Toto, the man made of tin, and the body of straw. The imagery of this song makes the visualization of a yellow brick road with a white porch house at the end of the road. The yellow brick road symbolizes the journey towards home or the pathway to a desired place. The repetition is the phrase “There’s no place like home”. Rhetorical questions such as “Are you sick of it all?” and “Can I stand by your side” helps the speaker’s organize his thoughts. His thoughts are going through his mind about home and the “technicolorful life” ahead of him.
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