'trophy' and 'champion ring' denotate prizes with high value, something amazing and precious that is highly wanted by people. It is commonly earned through hard work and it is a winner's prize. This is a metaphor, comparing the love interest and prizes. This suggests how she feels that the man is worth treasures and that he is hard to obtain. It further shows how she feels that the man is precious and she wants to hold on to him like a valuable. I reflect on the theme of desperation, and how one can be so desperate for something, willing to do whatever they must do in order to get one's way to feel fufilled.

'That's my man' repetition shows how she is as if emphasizing that she is certain that she has found the man for her, wanting to accept him into his life, wanting everyone to know about it, as if declaring it. 'hey' and 'yeah' are casual and informal words, suggesting how it is like in a conversation with people or friends. It shows that she is confident and ready to tell people about her love interest, having conversations and confirming their relationship. I feel happy that the writer finally feels love from her love interest, coming to a solid conclusion that they are meant to be together, allowing her to feel satisfied.

'bait and switch' is a form of fraud and trickery, while 'work of art' is a form a one-of-a-kind beauty. This further tells me that the trickery that she was brought into, and all the lies to her were initially bad, but upon meeting her love interest, she finds out that it all had a purpose since it led her to meet him, making all the bad things that once happen to lead to something of beauty. I feel relieved since the write finally meets someone she trusts and has found her companion after experiencing trauma or bad experiences, leading her to find someone she loves and trusts.

'scars' denotates a permanent mark, something violent that happened in the past leading to a mark. This further connotes emotional wounds being reveal towards the speaker, and that the speaker's love interest in ready to reveal his darkest secrets. This shows that the writer and her love interest are getting to know each other on a more intimate level, further showing their progression in their relationship, getting closer and closer. This reflects on the theme of intimacy, that relationships get stronger and deeper as we spend more time with them, strengthening the bond, wanting us to share more of our vulnerable side to them as well.

'trend' suggests a popular and huge impact to society and how it is affects many people by catching their interest. The writer compares her mental state being as strong as a trend, and that as she comes back as a better, powerful and bold, just like a powerful and strong trend acting on society. This further connects back to a willow tree being strong and tough, she is able to be resilient and come out from the conflicts and undesirable past being bolder and stronger than before. This can also further connote how her love interest has helped her get out of the negative past before meeting him, and coming out from her weakness making her feel strong allowing her to feel bold once again. I feel proud of the writer since upon meeting her love interest, she then regains her sense of courage and comes back strong once again despite setbacks.

'right to your wind' gives a visual imagery of a flow and swift movement; it is not harsh but gentle and calm. It shows how the coming of the 'wind', shown as the love interest, is easy and calm. It is not forced and but rather flexible. It emphasizes on how the wind does not hurt the writer as she comes into her life, being light and gentle towards her, and not being abrupt or aggressive. Thus making her understand that the love interest that she met is the right one for her since she simply flows and bends towards him, being comfortable with him and not feeling worried to follow him.

This line shows that she has come to a conclusion, that she is certain and understands that her love interest is the one that she is meant to be with. The alliteration of the /m/ sound replicates the 'mm' sound of pleasure and satisfaction. This further suggests how she is certain that she knows that her relationship with her love interest remains pure and she is completely accepting and she gains happiness from it, since she finally found the one that she loves. The theme of love shows how love is a strong feeling which we will feel when we meet someone desirable, bringing us contentment and making us feel special.

'hollow' has high word intensity. It shows emptiness and nothingness. This further suggests how anything else other than their relationship is valueless to them and there is no meaning and purpose. Instead, being part of the relationship helps to fill that hollowness and its substantial, having value and meaning to it. She emphasizes how their relationship is pure and true. Upon knowing that, she has no doubts about it and she realizes that her only way of gaining pleasure and satisfaction is through that relationship with her love interest.

The confident tone of 'you know' suggests how she is slowly understanding and getting to know her relationship with her love interest as she was once confused but now she is comprehend their relationship. 'home' is a symbolism of safety, comfort and making one feel warm. With the word 'train', it is suggests direct delivery and transport. It suggest how she is more confident that the love interest should follow and ride her 'train' to feel comfort. There is a sense of awareness that she can provide something in the relationship, allowing the love interest to feel comforted and loved. This further shows that she has no doubts about it, reemphasizing that she is sure to deepen the relationship and further bringing the relationship to be more loving and comforting. I am surprised as I see the writer's growth in realization that she decides that she is willing to follow and accepting her love interest into her life, and her awareness in knowing so further helps to deepen their relationship.

'cheat' is an act of dishonesty and a wrong thing, often done for convenience sake. This suggests that the write is taking a risk to do something bad in order to get her love interest quickly and instantly, willing to do whatever it takes. This further shows her desperation and eagerness to follow her love interest, determined to chase him and earn him.

'head on the pillow' suggests someone sleeping, further connoting that the person is unaware about the things around it. 'sneaking' shows movement in a stealthy way, rather quiet and furtive, creeping in. From these, they suggest how the man entering the writer's life came without warning and quietly entering her life, without the writer realizing it since there was no indication of him entering her life. This further suggests how the writer's love interest came into her life in a way that she didn't expect, sneaking into her life in a way which she was unaware of how it happened.

'bent' shows a visual imagery of leaning and turning, and how the willow tree turned and bent over as the wind blows, bending towards the flow of wind and how it changes the initial structure of the tree. This suggests that like the writer's life, it bend towards the wind, represented as her love interest; it followed and changed her way of life to curve towards the man. It also suggests her automatic desire to follow the man and yearn for him, like the instinctive bend of the tree as the wind blows, the writer has no doubts and looks towards her love interest wanting to follow him. 'wind' can also suggest how despite not being able to see it, you are able to feel it. It can further show and represent the writer's and her love interest's relationship, that they can feel the love and that there is a feeling, despite not being visible. It shows their true feelings for each other, and how the writer recognizes it.

'begging' has a very humble and earnest tone. This tells me her desperation and how she initially started off as strong and rough waters but has soon became a follower of her love interest. It also further emphasizes her sureness and certainty that she has found her desired love interest and will do whatever it takes for her to be with him. 'take my hand' suggests how the writer wants to follow him in the journey of life, hoping to be able to be taken by him, and continue on their lives together.

'stray' suggests carelessness, aimlessly wondering around places. This tells me about the author's desperation, since no matter where he goes, she will be attracted to him, whether for good or bad. It tells me about her curiosity towards the love interest as she its carelessly following him with desperation, wanting to know more, and further more, yearning to deepen the relationship. I feel amazed by the relationship between the author and her love interest, because there seem to be a invisible connection between the two of them as she is allowing herself to follow him aimlessly, showing how he is making her want to search deeper in the relationship. I reflect on the theme of desire. When we are intrigued or curious about something, we desire and hope to know more, hoping to find the reason or answer that satisfies us.

‘More that you say’ and ‘less I know’ show a tone of confusion. The write is unclear about her love interested and cannot figure him out. This tells me that the person she met is so different till the point where she is lost in thought and there is no clarity, resulting in her asking more questions and being more curious. This connects back to her confusion and uncertainty about their relationship, that it is something new to her and she is intrigued by it.

• 'cut' and 'knife' This shows a violent and forceful imagery. This connotes how the love interest is able to break through her defense that she built, and he is able to see her vulnerable side of her life. 'cut' also further suggests how her guard is put down, showing her vulnerability that others may not have been able to get into.

It also connotes skillfulness by using a weapon like a 'knife', enabling him to cut through the toughness and protection over her. Despite her toughness, she is somehow softer/delicate in his presence, therefore the 'knife' being able to let her guard down.

• 'but you' This has a tone of awareness and understanding. This suggests that she is aware that the 'ship' is able to access parts of her that she covers up that others cannot access

I see a theme of power since the speaker is able to let her guard down when encountering her love interest, showing how he has a very strong outcome on her.

• 'water' represents the speaker Water is a symbolism of purification and it is cleansing, often associated with brightness

• 'ship' represents the love interest. With the ship 'rolling in', it is a simile of how the love interest enters the speakers life as it rolls in, connoting how it came in unsteadily or uncontrollably, as if the encounter was unprepared and quick.

• 'that night' this connotes mystery since 'night' represents darkness. The juxtaposition between the cleansing and purifying 'water' and the dark and mysterious 'night' suggests slight unevenness and disorder, showing how the love interest entered the speaker's life during a time where the speaker was conflicted.

• 'surface' tells me that she has a tough exterior, a guard around her. This suggests how she hides away and prevents showing her emotions. She is rather tougher on the outside to protect herself. This may be due to a traumatic past or a threatening incident that she experienced, making her guard up her emotions.

'open-shut' case is often represented as something obvious and very easy to comprehend. This shows that the writer understands that their relationship is meant to be, and it is obvious to her that she has found the correct man to follow.

Repetition in the line shows the significance of her growing relationship between her love interest. It emphasizes the bending and flowing of the willow branches, showing how she adapts to the wind easily, not being affected badly but instead going with it. From this, I see how she followed the winds of change in her life through the man. It connotes how maybe the wind was able to bring her into a brighter and better place since she accepted and followed so easily without being stunned or it being too abrupt of an interruption, but it was something for good.

There is a repetition of lyrics from the chorus, which signifies significance. It further emphasizes that they are important and that she stays true to the statement of 'taking her hand' in life. The writer really means it and wants to deepen her relationship with the love interest. It further shows her desperation and willingness to allow her love interest into her life.

The high word intensity of 'mythical' show that the writer's love interest and her relationship with him is more than special, and that to her, it didn't feel real and it was something she never felt or seen before. It shows how different and how unique her love interest is as he entered her life, and that it felt like a fantasy and it was too good to be true.

The word 'was' is in past tense. The willow, previously viewed as strong, persevering, and tough, is no longer in the writer's life since it 'was' a willow. This shows how she initially lived her life as strong, bold, and tough and is no longer all these qualities. Instead, she has let down her guard and has became more vulnerable upon meeting this man that she discovered. It suggests the strong impact the man has towards the writer, since she was able to change her tough interior into something delicate and vulnerable.

'wreck' shows an imagery of destruction and removal. It further shows how she wants her love interest to change her life and that she doesn't care about the things that she has prepared. It further shows that she is willing to change everything for him, no matter what happens to her since she knows that she will be able to be with her soulmate.

'I follow' has a tone of confidence. This shows that without doubt, the write is very sure that she wants to find out more about her love interest. It is very direct and distinct, showing her certainty and willingness to look within their connection and relationship, connecting back to how the writer craves to know more about her love interest.

The absolute word of never connote her complete uncertainty and confusion about her relationship with her love interest - there is a certain mystery about him that she cannot comprehend

• imagery of a willow tree
• willow trees are strong and persevering, their branches do not break easily when the wind blows; enduring
• connoting her resilient and tough character throughout the song

The repetition of this line emphasises how losing is easy to pick up, further showing how it is almost normal and common. I can see how losing is nothing new, and we have to learn that it is a part of all our lives.

‘Art’ suggests a work of beauty, something admirable. ‘Losing’ suggests emptiness and loss; once was owned but then its gone. I can see that losing is compared to an art, as if like a abstract beauty, and it is not one that is ugly but instead a beautiful thing. This emphasises how losing has become inevitable, since its like a part of human skill and a way of life. I see that losing is something not to be worried about and that we have to learn to face it will an open mind, and to face it as part of life’s beauty.

The author shows that she lost even bigger things, closer to her heart that were important. I see how losing can end up removing big parts of your life, treasuring your possessions just for it to leave you forever, hard to gain back. The consonance of the /t/ sound replicate a ‘tsk’ sound of frustration, since losing something can make one so irritated and worried, constantly wondering where it went to, wanting to get it back. I feel upset since the author has lost such great possessions and has no way to get them back. I reflect on the theme of preciousness, when something is close to your heart, it is difficult to let it go. And when it does go away, it feels painful and frustrating, since we don’t know how to get it back.

‘Disaster’ tells me it is as if a tragedy or catastrophe, which is depressing and sad However, the absolute word of ‘none’ emphasises how losing is so common, humans are as if immune to it, not bothering about it since it is part of life. I reflect on loss, and how it is not something to be disappointed about, but something we will have to bear with as we go along in life.

‘Places’ and ‘names’ seem to represent more important/vital things that are relevant in life This suggests how losing is something that will not just take over the simpler things that we lose, but also the things that we remember for longer time that stay in our hearts, we soon be lost.