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What famous songs have metaphors in them?

* "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan (1965)

> "...How does it feel

> How does it feel

> To be on your own

> With no direction home

> Like a complete unknown

> Like a rolling stone..."

* "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin (1971)

> "There's a lady who's sure

> All that glitters is gold

> And she's buying a stairway to heaven..."

* "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (1975)

> "Is this the real life?

> Is this just fantasy?

> Caught in a landslide

> No escape from reality..."

* "Imagine" by John Lennon (1971)

> "Imagine there's no heaven

> It's easy if you try

> No hell below us

> Above us only sky..."

* "One" by U2 (1991)

> "We're one, but we're not the same

> We get to carry each other

> Carry each other"

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