The song that I chose to analyse was "It Ends Tonight" by The All-American Rejects. At first listen, one would notice the sad, dark underlying tone of the song, which translates to giving up and losing hope. The singer states, "When darkness turns to light, it ends tonight, it ends tonight, just a little insight, will make things right" (chorus). Tonight is assumed that it is dark, however, he is talking about the situation that he is facing - When the 'dark' solution turns to 'light', it'll 'end tonight'. One can also infer that the song is about a bad relationship, as the singer states various statements to his presumed ex-girlfriend such as "A falling star, at least I fall alone, I can't explain what you can explain" (V4 L1), he's expressing how he would rather be alone, than with someone which he can't even connect with.  Listening to the song more and more, I began to connect more with to the lyrics. Although the song is talking about the break up of a bad relationship, the song can be directed to many subjects. When the end of school nears every year, many students feel the weight of school heavy on their backs, and it can be overwhelming. The personification of when the "walls start breathing" (V2 L1) in the song connected to me because of how it is a metaphor for suffocation and overwhelming-ness. I experience a workload like I never felt every year around this time, so "when the walls start breathing, and my mind's unweaving" (V2 L1), it symbolizes how I begin to suffocate from all the work, and my mind begins to not work as well as it does due to stress. Furthermore, when "a weight is lifted" (V2 L3) is mentioned in the song. In the song, it is a metaphor for leaving the relationship, and how he would rather be alone "Now I'm on my own side, It's better than being on your side" (V8 L1). However, to relate it to me, it is a metaphor of when all the stress a student like I experience when school officially ends. In conclusion, the song relates to my experiences in school and how overwhelming it can be.