1. “ Nobody’s Home” by The New York Fund – Interpreting the Lyrics Well I woke up on a Monday with the morning streaming in And I rode over just like I always do... Cos when I sleep I keep forgetting you don’t live here no more , And when I wake I keep on thinking of you... So I was walking down the street Get myself some company... ...For so long I been getting ready to die... The girl up in the store Says you don’t come round here no more She ain’t seen you for quite some time... ...Quite some time... ...Quite some time... Oh baby where did you go? Where the lights went off and there’s nobody home Where did you go ? Oh baby we got so close... My darling where did you go ? Where the lights went out and there ain’t nobody home Oh where did you go ? Oh my baby we got so close ... I got my finger on the trigger Got your number in my phone I wanna call, I wanna say Baby wont you come on over ? And I hear those bells ringing, I hear my devil start to sing He says ‘...’ *(inaudible) So you can find me on the street Where I been dragging my feet Yeah I been dragging them round all night long I went back up to that store And that girl don’t work there no more She ain’t been working there for quite some time... ...Quite some time... ...Quite some time... Oh baby where did you go ? Where the lights went off and there’s nobody home Where did you go ? Oh baby we got so close ... My darling where did you go ? Where the lights went out and there ain’t nobody home Oh where did you go ? Oh my baby we got so close ... Vivid imagery – can use shot of an open window with strong sunlight and curtains fluttering in wind for a strong opening shot Contrast between sleeping/ waking paired with “forgetting” and “thinking” may hint at contrast between fantasy/ truth Strong themes of death/ sadness/ loneliness Repetition and pauses connote contemplation and nostalgia Repeated use of questioning connotes deep thought/ doubt/ confusion/ yearning for answers Wishful thinking/ pleading tone/ yearning/ longing