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What are some of the metaphors that Elvis uses in his songs?

Elvis used various metaphors and poetic imagery throughout his songs, expressing emotions and experiences in a figurative language:

1. "All Shook Up" (1957):

- "I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love"

2. "Heartbreak Hotel" (1956):

- "Well, since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell,

It's down at the end of Lonely Street at Heartbreak Hotel"

3. "Hound Dog" (1956):

- "You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, cryin' all the time"

4. "Jailhouse Rock" (1957):

- "Number 47 said to Number 3,

You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see"

5. "Love Me Tender" (1956):

- "Love me tender, love me sweet, Never let me go"

6. "Blue Suede Shoes" (1956):

- "I've got woman troubles from my head, down to my toes,

It's all because of you-ooh, baby, 'cause of you and those,

Blue suede shoes"

7. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (1961):

- "Like a river flows surely to the sea, darling so it goes.

Some things are meant to be."

8. "In the Ghetto" (1969):

- "People, don't you understand,

The child needs a helping hand,

Or he'll grow to be an angry young man someday."

9. "Suspicious Minds" (1969):

- "We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out

Because I love you too much, baby"

10. "American Trilogy" (1972):

- "Now all across America there's a legend 'bout a man,

A loner with a past he must try to understand" (referring to Davy Crockett)

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