The Script - Nothing Lyrics Meaning

2. You won’t feel a thing

The song is about, two lovers or a couple challenged by problems that made their

relationship complicated, and in order to save their relationship the persona did some

adjustments and sacrifices to could save them and their relationship the persona took

the pain, endured and ate it all, basically because, he doesn’t want his partner to

experience everything that he will, and he wants to take this because, he is used to this

kinds of stuffs, the first part shows a sense of helplessness

“I’ve been kicked right down

I’ve been spat on the face

I’ve been pulled weighed down

To the lowest pace”

And because of this he is ready to face their problems and fears.

“when troubles thinks it’s found us, the world falls down around us,

I promise you baby, you won’t feel a thing “

The assertion of self as sacrifice

“cause I will take on the chin for you, so lay your cuts and bruises under my skin

I promise you won’t feel a thing, cause everything the world could throw

I’ll stand in front, I’ll take the blow for you”

The willingness to do and to take everything the usage of the modal, verb “will”

(desire and willingness) in this song the composer/singer used the noun

“romanticism” going beyond what is possible to bring out the politics in the song the

Power play how the singer/composer delivers his powers the song’s powers

He also used figures of speech like hyperbole (exaggeration) which supports

Romanticism, Alliteration to enhance the song and imagery of helplessness to show

How he played with the emotion of the song.