Analysis

This song by Mayday Parade is one of their best songs. It was written out of personal experiences and with great emotions, which is evident throughout the entire song, and their entire album for that matter. Mayday Parade uses many different poetic devices in their lyrics. The one that's evident the most in "Three Cheers For Five Years" is imagery. Hyperbole also gets used quite a few times.The first line, "to wash over Georgia and kill the hurt", exemplifies imagery. Hearing that line makes you picture snow and fireworks literally washing over Georgia, which is impossible. Also "kill the hurt" creates an image in your head. "I thought I could live in your arms" This is a symbol as well as imagery. He doesn't mean literally living in someone’s arms, but spending the rest of his life with them. "With my heart beside me in shattered pieces that may never be the replaced" is a hyperbole and imagery. The writer exaggerates by saying that his hard was "in shattered pieces", but this makes it also easy to understand how he is feeling. The fact that he claims his heart is besides him, stands for him being really confused about his loved one, and not knowing how to feel. This also makes it easy to picture in your head. "And moonlight will provide the spark and that I would stumble across the key or break down the door to your heart" creates three very vivid images. "And you'd help me out of the dark" is an ambiguity. The dark can in this case mean two different things. It can either literally mean the dark, or, which is more likely in this case, his misery. The heart is a symbol for love in the line "And I'd give my heart as an offering" It is also imagery because he won't literally give her his heart, but emotionally.This song is about a failed relationship, in which the girl cheated on the man. He is still very devoted to her and dreams about how things should be. While the girl is with the other man, the singer/writer's heart still aches for her as he sleeps alone.

Three Cheers For Five Years by Mayday Parade

I swear that you don't have to go
I thought we could wait for the fireworks
I thought we could wait for the snow
To wash over Georgia and kill the hurt
I thought I could live in your arms
And spend every moment I had with you
Stay up all night with the stars
Confess all the faith that I had in you
To late, I'm sure and lonely
Another night, another dream wasted on you
Just be here now against me
You know the words so sing along for me baby
For heaven's sake I know you're sorry
But you won't stop crying
This anniversary may never be the same
Inside I hope you know I'm dying
With my heart beside me
In shattered pieces that may never be replaced
And if I died right now you'd never be the same


I thought with a month of apart
Together would find us an opening
And moonlight would provide the spark
And that I would stumble across the key
Or break down the door to your heart
Forever could see us not you and me
And you'd help me out of the dark
And I'd give my heart as an offering


And I will always remember you as you are right now to me
And I will always remember now
Sleep alone tonight with no one here just by your side
How does he feel, how does he kiss
How does he taste while he's on your lips
I can't forget you
I know you want me to want you
I want to
But I can't forgive you
So when this is over don't blow your composure baby
I can't forgive you
I know you want me to want you
I want to