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What are some Examples of songs with hyperbole?

1. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams

- "I would fight through a thousand lies

For even one truth in your eyes"

2. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston

- "I will always love you

And making me your own

Is all I was wishing for"

3. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

- "Is this the real life?

Is this just fantasy?

Caught in a landslide

No escape from reality"

4. "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin

- "There's a sign on the wall

But she wants to be sure

'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings"

5. "Hotel California" by The Eagles

- "On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air

Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light"

6. "Imagine" by John Lennon

- "Imagine there's no heaven

It's easy if you try

No hell below us, above us only sky

Imagine all the people living for today"

7. "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland

- "Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue

And the dreams that you dare to dream

Really do come true"

8. "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel

- "Hello darkness, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again

Because a vision softly creeping

Left its seeds while I was sleeping"

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