Seduction by: Alesana

The song Seduction by Alesana shows many signs of betrayal throughout the song. For example, a quote showing how betrayal is sung throughout the song is "Why have you turned you back on me?" The singer, Shawn is asking the person who betrayed him, why they turned their back on him. The main singer uses objectification in his lyrics by saying, "Beautiful lies pour from our mouth". He makes "lie" seem as if it is a concrete thing, which it is clearly not. Also, an example of personification is "Regret will be your bride" because regret can not legitimately be somebody's bride. Also, there is an example of assonance when he says, "lust, thus we crumble" because there is a repition of the "u" sound. There is also an example of double entendre when Shawn sings, "Ice runs through my veins" because that can mean a few different things, such as having the chills, or a drug-like interpretation. This song uses a fair amount of pooetic devices throughout it.

The Return by: Killswith Engage

In the lyrics The Return by Killlswitch Engage, the singer feels "Once more alone...Frustration consumes me" due to a past relationship. He explains how he always ends up getting hurt by the same person yet, he states, "Desperate I return to you/ Broken I return to you." The lead singer, Howard Jones shows how he has been betrayed and broken many times by the same lover, yet he cannot get over them and continues to return back to them. He feels that, although he is always betrayed by the same person, he thinks, "What will it take/ To escape you." Howard feels hopeless in moving on from his past lover even though they had betrayed him so many times. The tone of this song is depression due to his past experiences.

Betrayal in Metal

Betrayal in metal would be a very extended topic. I like this idea because after going through my playlists on music sites, most of my music is metal. Metal also has a lot of meaning to it. One main topic that metal focuses on is betrayal which is why I feel this would be an understandable theme-genre for me. I already know many songs that may have betrayal in some of my metal music, so this should be a very possible theme-genre.