Upbeat Pop Song Analysis: Garrett Borns Electric Love

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Electric Love, an upbeat pop song sung by BØRNS displays two different types of relationships: infatuation and eros. When describing his infatuation for a girl, Garrett Borns states that “I can’t let you go now that I got it”. In this, Borns exhibits his manifested attraction. This attraction is surface level and solely based on her appearance. Dependency is also invoked throughout Borns’ confessions. Through these lyrics it is revealed that his infatuation leads him to willingly to do anything in order to receive love from this woman. In a similar fashion Borns expresses his infatuation by stating, “baby, I’m dying for another taste”. Borns once again emphasises his dependency on this woman’s approval. These lyrics also begin to display self …show more content…

Throughout this song, a couple is troubled with a death demolishing their relationship. Storage is exercised when the couple is talking “about the kids they’re gonna have and the good life”. The two are affectionately displaying their shared wish to become parents. This storage-loaded relationship also demonstrates the caring and admirable attitudes the two spouses possess for one and other. The songwriter, Parachute continuous exhibits storage by speaking of the couple’s dream of “grow[ing] old together”. Through this couple’s confession the two confirm that their affections will withstand time and age. This vow, holding immense storage value, states that the two will care for each other until death do them part. The great affectionate couple also flaunts agape love through their sacrifices and vulnerable devotions. A commonly repeated phrase in the song is “I want you forever, forever and always, through the good and the bad and the ugly”. This unconditional acknowledgment showcases the couple’s dual-sided commitment. The action of loving has highs and lows. From these lyrics we know that this couple has the patience and agape love to endure the challenges and reconcile when hard times occur. Additionally, Parachute illustrates that the couple will stand by each other “whether rich or for poor”. Here is another wonderful example in the pair’s undying agape love. It doesn’t matter their economic …show more content…

Mars, who had agape love for this woman would “do anything for” her, even though she abused him. Throughout the song Mars lists off harmful and even deadly things he would do for his unreturned love. This colossal commitment demonstrates the one-sided love Mars felt towards this woman. In addition to this Mars states that he unconditionally gave the woman “all [he] had”. He repeatedly states how he would sacrifice his time, money and energy for all of her needs. It didn’t matter what he got in return because Mars wholeheartedly loved this woman. All of these unrequited sacrificial commitments exhibited in the song are agape love, although they are abused. Mars claims that all the woman did was “take, take, take it all” and she “never [gave]”. This exploitive woman carried abusive, manipulative and selfish tendencies throughout the relationship. She constantly used Mars and his devoutness to her, and manipulated him into thinking she lovely him back. Her selfish ways, completed focused around her own personal gain completely encompass a majority of the characteristics that define exploitative. Mars confesses during the song that he would “take a bullet straight through the brains” and continues by saying, “Yes, [he] would die for [her]” although though she wouldn’t do the same. The committed Bruno Mars so sacrificial and unconditional that he is willing to lay his life down, no questions asked, for