Thursday, April 19, 2012

"Sway" by Michael Buble

When marimba rhythms start to play
Dance with me, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
Hold me close, sway me more

Like a flower bending in the breeze

Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance you have a way with me
Stay with me, sway with me

Other dancers may be on the floor

Dear, but my eyes will see only you
Only you have the magic technique
When we sway I go weak

I can hear the sounds of violins

Long before it begins
Make me thrill as only you know how
Sway me smooth, sway me now

Other dancers may be on the floor

Dear, but my eyes will see only you
Only you have the magic technique
When we sway I go weak

I can hear the sounds of violins

Long before it begins
Make me thrill as only you know how
Sway me smooth, sway me now

When marimba rhythms start to play

Dance with me, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
Hold me close, sway me more

Like a flower bending in the breeze

Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance you have a way with me
Stay with me, sway with me

When marimbas start to play

Hold me close, make me sway
Like an ocean hugs the shore
Hold me close, sway me more

Like a flower bending in the breeze

Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance you have a way with me
Stay with me, sway with me


This song can be a poem because each stanza is composed of four lines that all have a rhyme scheme of AABB. Buble also uses two similes to make a comparison of how he would like his love interest to dance with him. For example he says,

“Dance with me, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
” and

Like a flower bending in the breeze
Bend with me, sway with ease.”

There’s also visual and auditory imagery in this song. For example, we can picture two lovers dancing throughout the song. Also, in the first line he mentions “marimba rhythms” and he then later mentions "the sound of violins” which automatically makes us imagine these sounds of music. 


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