Imagery In...

Don't Stop Believin'
By Journey

Just a small town girl
Living in a lonely world
She took the midnight train going anywhere
Just a city boy
Born and raised in South Detroit
He took the midnight train going anywhere

A singer in a smoky room
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on

{Refrain}
Strangers, waiting, up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
Hiding somewhere in the night

Working hard to get my fill
Everybody wants a thrill
Paying anything to roll the dice
Just one more time
Some will win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on

{Refrain}

Don't stop believing
Hold on to that feeling
Streetlight people



I chose the song “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey because it shows many example of imagery and also portrays the theme of inspiring music in the 80’s. The first verse starts out with “Just a small town girl living in a lonely world”. This gives you the imagery of a small town girl which is later compared to “a city boy born and raised in South Detroit”. The lyrics give you imagery to describe two different people who are taking “the midnight train going anywhere”. Many other examples include “a singer in a smoky room” and “a smell of wine and cheap perfume”. These are examples of imagery because you can imagine someone singing in a smoky room and bottles of wine and perfume. Dice are used as imagery to help portray the idea of chance. Shadows and streets are used as imagery to help show how love is hard to find. The many examples of imagery in this song help to portray the message of their song; love is difficult but you’ll find it someday so don’t stop believing.