“Got hips like honey, so thick and so sweet.” Body Like a Back Road is a country song sung by Sam Hunt. This song not only is very well liked but uses figurative language in many ways. Throughout the song one will notice metaphors, imagery, and irony. The song is about Sam Hunt and his relationship. Body Like a Back Road contains several metaphors. An example is, “Now me and her go way back like Cadillac Seats.” Cadillac Seats are old, Hunt is comparing his relationship to them because they have been together for a long time. The artist is showing that because cadillacs are seen as expensive and luxurious vehicles, leather and smooth seats. He is comparing cadillacs richness to their relationship. In the lyrics, “On a highway to …show more content…
An expert at the way the girl is built. Comparing her curves to the curves on a back road, windy and sharp. He never says anything about her face, proving that he is obsessed with her body and not truly who she is.
While reading through these lyrics, immediately the image of a “side girl” came into mind. If he was truly in love then he would express her face, personality, career, and everything about who she truly is. If Hunt was singing a song about how much he loved her for her who she is then the song would be romantic and appreciative. Maybe if he was writing a song about his wife or serious relationship then he would express love and romance, not her body image.
Within the song, one can notice that he is overly obsessed with the girl. “First time I seen her walk by, man I bout fell off my chair,” expresses that he fell in love with her image at first sight. He also reveals that it took six weeks to get her number, showing that she isn’t just someone who he hung out with once. They are in a relationship based on image, not what is within. “Got hips like honey, so thick and so