Figurative language – i.e. the usage of similes, metaphors, allusions, personifications and hyperboles – is arguably the greatest tool at a songwriter’s disposal outside of words themselves. That’s because practically every song you hear, no...
“A Thousand Miles” is basically about eagerly missing a loved one who is not physically present. Vanessa Carlton is so enthusiastic about seeing and holding this person that she has no problem walking a...
