Gone

Well look at all those fancy clothes
But these could keep us warmJust like those.
And what about your soul
Is it cold
Is it straight from the mould
And ready to be sold.

And cars and phones and diamond rings
Bling, bling
Those are only removable things
And what about your mind
Does it shine or
Are there things that concern you more
Than your time

Gone going
Gone everything
Gone give a damn
Gone be the birds when they don’t want to sing
Gone people
All awkward with their things
Gone

Look at you out to make a deal
You try to be appealing but you lose your appeal
And what about those shoes you’re in today
They’ll do no good
On the bridges you burnt along the way

You’re willing to sell anything
Gone with your herd
Leave your footprints
And we’ll shame them with our words

Gone people
All careless and consumed
Gone
Gone going
Gone everything
Gone give a damn
Gone be the birds if they don’t want to sing
Gone people
All awkward with their things
Gone

This song is meant for the listener to examine his own behavior. It encourages one to step back and decide whether he cares about the truly important things in life rather than just material possessions.

He sings the lines, “And what about your soul, Is it cold,” and, “And what about your mind, Does it shine.” This is an example of personification. In these lines it associates an intangible object a feeling everyone has experienced. The audience can be greater affected by something which they can touch or see rather than just imagine.

Another tool used is irony. In the lines, “And what about those shoes you’re in today, They’ll do no good, On the bridges you burnt along the way,” the material shoes which were bought will not be any use because of the means by which they were attained. This tool makes the audience wonder whether the objects they have will mean anything after they have them.

Each tool used makes the reader seriously evaluate the things he finds important.