lyricalPerspective
P4917
predicate
Indicates the narrative or point of view from which lyrics are expressed in a song or vocal piece.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lyricalPerspective canonical | 223 |
| hasLyricalPerspective | 59 |
| lyricPerspective | 47 |
| hasLyricsPerspective | 7 |
| hasLyricPerspective | 3 |
| lyricsPerspective | 3 |
| songNarratorEmotion | 2 |
Sample triples (344)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| All of Me | first-person love declaration ⓘ |
| The Light | first-person narrative ⓘ |
|
Hurricane
surface form:
Hurricane (Bob Dylan song)
|
third-person narrative via predicate surface "hasLyricsPerspective" ⓘ |
| I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For | first person via predicate surface "hasLyricalPerspective" ⓘ |
| An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust | first-person female narrator via predicate surface "lyricPerspective" ⓘ |
| Free Man in Paris | David Geffen via predicate surface "lyricPerspective" ⓘ |
| On the Road Again | first person ⓘ |
| Caged Bird | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| Something Wonderful | third-person description of the King ⓘ |
| What Have You Done for Me Lately | assertive female narrator ⓘ |
| In My Own Little Corner | first person ⓘ |
| Three Times a Lady | first-person male narrator via predicate surface "hasLyricalPerspective" ⓘ |
| Blame Game | first-person narrative ⓘ |
|
Ruby
surface form:
Ruby (character in "Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town")
|
resentment toward Ruby via predicate surface "songNarratorEmotion" ⓘ |
|
Ruby
surface form:
Ruby (character in "Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town")
|
pleading with Ruby not to go via predicate surface "songNarratorEmotion" ⓘ |
| Famous Blue Raincoat | first-person narrator via predicate surface "hasLyricsPerspective" ⓘ |
|
"Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk"
surface form:
Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
|
first person ⓘ |
|
There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
surface form:
"There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow"
|
first person plural ⓘ |
| All by Myself | first person ⓘ |
| Big Girls Don’t Cry | first person ⓘ |
| Chinese Rock | first-person account of a heroin user ⓘ |
| Lesson Learned | first person ⓘ |
| Check My Brain | first person ⓘ |
| Make It Happen | first person ⓘ |
| H.A.T.E.U. | first person ⓘ |
| Humble African | Rastafarian ⓘ |
| Humble African | Afrocentric ⓘ |
| Piece by Piece | first person ⓘ |
| Tears in Heaven | parent mourning a child ⓘ |
| The One That Got Away | first person via predicate surface "lyricPerspective" ⓘ |
| Rumour Has It | first person ⓘ |
|
Hello
surface form:
Hello (Adele song)
|
first-person address to a past lover ⓘ |
| When We Were Young | first person ⓘ |
| Oops!... I Did It Again | first person ⓘ |
| Womanizer | feminist-leaning ⓘ |
| Forever Young | reflective via predicate surface "hasLyricalPerspective" ⓘ |
| Bobby Jean | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| Drive Fast (The Stuntman) | aging professional reflecting on past via predicate surface "lyricPerspective" ⓘ |
| Sinaloa Cowboys | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| Who Would Imagine a King | contemplation of Mary about Jesus via predicate surface "lyricsPerspective" ⓘ |
|
Single "Happy" (2013)
surface form:
Happy (song)
|
first person ⓘ |
| Audition (The Fools Who Dream) | first person ⓘ |
| Here Today | first person ⓘ |
| For Free | first person via predicate surface "lyricPerspective" ⓘ |
| Real Good for Free | first-person narrative via predicate surface "hasLyricalPerspective" ⓘ |
| Wooden Ships | survivors of nuclear war ⓘ |
| Only Us | first person ⓘ |
|
Light
surface form:
Light (Next to Normal)
|
multiple characters ⓘ |
| King of Anything | first person via predicate surface "hasLyricalPerspective" ⓘ |
|
the "Wolf" (male part)
surface form:
Wolf (male part in "Baby, It’s Cold Outside")
|
first-person ⓘ |