Man in the mirror
By Michael Jackson, written by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard.
The is a song that every one of us can reflect on. It has a message that change starts with yourself. In this day and age, where problems such as endangered species, global warming and pollution is blamed on humanity. It teaches us that to change the world, we must do our part first. I believe that the artist was trying to teach us in a song, that to change something you must look at the ‘Man in the Mirror’. This means to reflect on yourself, to see what you could have done better, to make the world a better place. The lyrics- “If you wanna make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make that change” supports my perspective of the artist’s idea of to change the world, you must be able to see your own faults and change them. The song says that we should quit waiting for things to become better and just do it yourself. To not wait till the very end. If you want racism to be abolished once and for all, you need …show more content…
The songwriter crafted this song in such a way,that the person who is listening to the song is involuntary narrating these lyrics. The narrator in this song is none other than yourself. The songwriter makes you the narrator of the song, so that only you-yourself can make a change. ‘I see the kids in the street, with not enough to eat, who am I , to be blind pretending not to see their needs’- the narration of this song shows you the sad things that happen using your own eyes. That only you have the power to help them, or ignore them. We live in a world where hypocrisy dominates self-conscious. Where we blame each-other for problems taking place in this world. We point fingers, yet we all say no to a homeless man asking for a ride, or a mother begging for a dollar. As I listen to the song and narrate, I am responsible for my own actions, no one else. So in order for myself to change the world, “I’m starting with
By Michael Jackson, written by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard.
The is a song that every one of us can reflect on. It has a message that change starts with yourself. In this day and age, where problems such as endangered species, global warming and pollution is blamed on humanity. It teaches us that to change the world, we must do our part first. I believe that the artist was trying to teach us in a song, that to change something you must look at the ‘Man in the Mirror’. This means to reflect on yourself, to see what you could have done better, to make the world a better place. The lyrics- “If you wanna make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make that change” supports my perspective of the artist’s idea of to change the world, you must be able to see your own faults and change them. The song says that we should quit waiting for things to become better and just do it yourself. To not wait till the very end. If you want racism to be abolished once and for all, you need …show more content…
The songwriter crafted this song in such a way,that the person who is listening to the song is involuntary narrating these lyrics. The narrator in this song is none other than yourself. The songwriter makes you the narrator of the song, so that only you-yourself can make a change. ‘I see the kids in the street, with not enough to eat, who am I , to be blind pretending not to see their needs’- the narration of this song shows you the sad things that happen using your own eyes. That only you have the power to help them, or ignore them. We live in a world where hypocrisy dominates self-conscious. Where we blame each-other for problems taking place in this world. We point fingers, yet we all say no to a homeless man asking for a ride, or a mother begging for a dollar. As I listen to the song and narrate, I am responsible for my own actions, no one else. So in order for myself to change the world, “I’m starting with