Common motifs and phrases in Lizzy's albums
I was listening to "The light in the painting" (gorgeous) and started thinking again about the thematic and lyrical similarities between the songs in each project of hers, specifically repeated phrases and melodies.
In Give Me a Minute, the melody from the title track is woven into other songs off the album, and the project as a whole has the repeated theme of being unsure and not knowing how to communicate or process something and then needing time to figure it out.
The songs off five seconds flat have a much angrier and sarcastic undertone or encapsulate anger concealing grief, and I think the repeated phrase "what a shame" really drives that home, whether it's said in an ironic or sincere way.
The songs off Older repeat the phrase "over and over" several times which fits in with the album's themes: looking back often on how time has passed, but also the feeling of dread and how we anticipate something ending horribly over and over, leading to us barely enjoying the present moment.
In these songs from Angel, the idea of Lizzy imagining herself standing in someone's doorway has occurred twice, and there are several lyrics about feeling someone through nature or the simplest parts of the human experience, or the reverse, feeling the forces of nature through your lover. Lots of imagery about traveling and journeying but in a way that feels spiritual and imaginative. While her past lyrics have described emotions and events in a very blunt and realistic way, I think she'll be writing in a significantly more poetic and metaphorical style to really explain how loving is like a spiritual experience or a dream (but she's obviously done this before with songs like "weird", "ceilings", "Force of Nature"). Lots of Joni influence that really shines through, I love it.
I'm curious to hear what others are thinking.