The second song I will be analyzing is “End of the Day” from One Direction’s Made in the A.M. album. This song projects the masculine trait of being decisive, especially when it comes to love.
All I know at the end of the day
Is you want what you want
And you say what you say
And you follow your heart
Even though it’ll break sometimes
All I know at the end of the day
Is you love who you love,
There ain’t no other way
If there’s something I’ve learned
From a million mistakes
You’re the one that I want
At the end of the day
The above lyrics show how the boys are strong-minded and know exactly what they want in this relationship with the girl. Throughout the song, the girl seems to be more indecisive and hesitant, while the boys seem to be completely sure in what they want. This shows how it is seen as masculine to be assertive and make decisions easily. Women are seen to be soft-spoken, yielding, and passive. Men are supposed to know what they want and do anything to make it happen. They continually state that “It’s only you”, when talking about the girl. Again, in this song, they are trying to persuade the girl to be with them.
When the sun goes down I know that you and me and everything will be alright
And when the city’s sleeping
You and I can stay awake and keep on dreaming
The boys are stating in the above lyrics that they “know” everything will be alright. They continually phrase the words to show how they are strong-minded, decisive, and have leadership qualities. They are already making plans with the girl and saying that they “know” it’s her and only her, even though the girl is not sure. Overall, we can see the gender and sex roles placed on the “characters” within the song.
Shared by: Abbey Gonnering
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