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1. Look at the title. This can often give you clues about what the artist is trying to say.
2. Listen to the lyrics for the story the artist wants to tell.
3. Find out what else might have been going on at the time that might have influenced the song.
4. Read any liner notes the artist might have written about the song.
5. Listen to how the words match the music. Are the lyrics happy but the music sad? This might lead you to hidden meanings of the song.
6. Does the artist use the same word or image a lot? If so, what do you think that word or image means? For example, do they always associate the word “green’ with happiness?
7. Think about the artist-s general tone when writing music and how it might relate to this song.
8. Think about why the artist might have written this particular song.
9. Look for any lyrics that might be metaphors or mean more than one thing.
10. Now put it all together: compare what the artist says about the song with what you have interpreted. What did you learn about the song that you didn-t know before?

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