Only Human Essay

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Exceeding Human Limits Restricted by the constraints and expectations of being “Only Human”, society has come to accept their shortcomings rather than strive to achieve beyond our so called limits. As Jason Mraz so eloquently displays in his alternative song, “Only Human”, we have ignored our nature’s beauty in pursuit of something better. Although, that something better includes the “paving over paradise” (l.18) which destroys natural beauty; what used to be a park is now a highway. Mraz’s question to the world is: when will we wake up and realize that the excuse, only human, should not exempt us from our mistakes. As Mraz explains his message to us, he uses adequate diction and deep imagery to display our shortcomings as humans. Throughout “Only Human”, Mraz uses simple diction to illustrate his meaning behind the song. He expects the listener to further create their own meaning behind his lyrical masterpiece. As Mraz illustrates our need for change, “The planets talking about a revolution” (l.14), he surreptitiously connotes that we are ruining the world that we live in and if we do not promote change, we will continue to destroy the natural world. Mraz’s background full of conservative and environmentally aware actions supports his view on the world and how we are destroying it. “I’m just a man/ is that all I am/ are my manners misinterpreted words or only human?”(ll.4-5) As society continues to live with the excuse of being “only human”, we go on with living lives with no real achievement. Mraz further illustrates that being “just a man” (l.4), can mean so much more. By using fictional scenes, Mraz, demonstrates our withering relationship with the world, due to our and how that will come to affect us. Although Mraz’s diction is rather bland, he uses it to contribute to the description of the concerned picture he paints in the listeners minds with his
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