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because a heart can not be sent to anyone and the heart is an inanimate thing in this lyric, it’s just trying to say sympathize with the less fortunate people in this world. Jackson
stated this clearly, in a way that people will feel bad and sorrowful want to make a change. As God has shown us by turning stones to bread, it is a perfect comparison,
comparing something eatable to something not eatable, this lyric trying to say that it can never happen in the real world and people starve. Metaphor was used, because it is
comparing to totally different things, which is they are comparing the stone and bread. In the last stanza the lines means about world peace and how people should make
a difference especially the children of this generation, to make the readers think about the people that are less fortunate than them and giving a help to them, we can do that by
working together and providing them the things they need to survive, because we are all the same, equals together in this world, when we stand together as one.
4.1.2 The Man In The Mirror
Im gonna make a change For once in my life
Its gonna feel real good Gonna make a difference
Gonna make it right As I, turn up the collar on
My favorite winter coat This wind is blowing my mind
I see the kids in the streets With not enough to eat
Who am I to be blind? Pretending not to see their needs
A summer disregard, a broken bottle top And a one man soul
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They follow each other on the wind ya know Cause they got nowhere to go
Thats why I want you to know Im starting with the man in the mirror
Im asking him to change his ways And no message could have been any clearer
If you want to make the world a better place Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
Ive been a victim of a selfish kind of love Its time that I realize
That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan Could it be really me, pretending that theyre not alone?
A willow deeply scarred, somebodys broken heart And a washed-out dream
They follow the pattern of the wind ya see Cause they got no place to be
Thats why Im starting with me Im starting with the man in the mirror
Im asking him to change his ways No message could have been any clearer
If you want to make the world a better place Take a look at yourself and then make the change
You gotta get it right, while you got the time You cant close your, your mind
Then you close your, mind That man, that man, that man, that man
With the man in the mirror That man, that man, that man
Im asking him to change his ways Better change No message could have been any clearer
If you want to make the world a better place Take a look at yourself and then make the change
Im gonna make a change. Its gonna feel real good Chime on Change
Just lift yourself. You know Youve got to stop it. Yourself
Yeah Make that change Ive got to make that change, today
Man in the mirror
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You got to, You got to not let yourself. Brother Yeah Make that change
You know, Ive got to get That man, that man Man in the mirror
Youve got to move Chime on You got to stand up Stand up Stand up
Yeah Make that change Stand up and lift yourself, now Man in the mirror
You know it Change Make that change
“Man in the Mirror” is a song made popular by Michael Jackson. It peaked at
number one in the United States when released as the fourth single in January 1988 off his seventh solo album, Bad. It is one of Jackson’s most critically acclaimed songs and it
was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. The song peaked at number 21 in the UK Singles
Charts in 1988, but in 2009, following the news of Jackson’s death, the song peaked at number two, having re-entered the chart at 11 the previous week as his top song on the
singles chart. It also became the No. 1 single in iTunes downloads in the U.S. and the U.K., having sold over 1.3 million digital copies in the former alone.
Instead of a single, simple song about a self-reflective man, it seems like Man in the Mirror is two songs or at least a song that tells two stories. The first, the 1988
version of the song, is about a beloved child star grown up into a strong sense of social involvement and worldly compassion. The second, the Man in the Mirror that played at
the end of Jacksons 2009 public memorial, is a song about a man whose struggles with self-image, personal identity, and media attention spiraled out of control and arguably led
to his early death.
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In the first and second stanza Jackson directly tell that he wanted to do something different to make a better change, then he saw a kids on the street who are not well and
instead of blaming society he starts to think what can I do to change this. He will finally make a positive change in his life that will make him feel good about himself. As
I, turn up the collar on, My favorite winter coat. This wind is blowing my mind, Jackson
is saying that although he can remove himself physically from the problems he sees all around him Using his winter coat as a physical barrier he can’t escape the torment of his
own mind, knowing that there is more he can do to change the world. You can’t just turn a blind eye when you see children suffering. There is no way you can miss their
struggles. In the next stanza, a broken bottle top, It’s means kind of like having a bottle with
its top left uncapped. This means metaphorically that those in need are starting to leak out hope from their bodies. That’s why I want you to know, he uses the second person to
connect with his audience and show that he loves them all. In the next stanza we can see the lines, Im starting with the man in the mirror, it
means that Jackson want to change the world, he has to start with himself. Then everybody who also the ‘man in the mirror’ or woman to changing you are, is the first
step to change things around you. If you’re looking to change the world, why not start with yourself first then see how you can make a change.
In the next stanza, Ive been a victim of a selfish kind of love. Its time that I realize. That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan. Could it be really me,
pretending that theyre not alone? . It means that Jackson realizes that he has been blessed
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with a family who has loved him, and always had enough money to live. He knows that some people are not so fortunate like him and some people don’t have any money to give.
Then the next stanza, They follow the pattern of the wind ya see. Cause they got no place to be. Thats why Im starting with me.
It’s like people go through the same cycle of hoping for a change, but never thinking to be that change in the world they want to see,
Jackson’s going to break that cycle and change the world. Take a look at yourself and then make the change. You gotta get it right, while you got the time,
it means that you don’t have forever to make a change the world, the best time to start is now. If you don’t
do it, who will?
4.1.3 Heal The World
