Icarus bastille12/12/2023 Referencing death triggers the audience’s emotions and causes them to think twice before going for a flight with new wings, or embarking a new journey. Bastille mainly conveys this through pathos, for constantly scaring the audience into the inevitability of death, metaphorical that is, that could be caused by flying too close to the sun, or making a mistake. That journey could be physical, such as beginning college, or emotional, such as a relationship or trying to rediscover who one person really is. Specifically, I will argue that “Icarus” is a story of a young person who is embarking a new journey. The song isn’t targeted towards older people as much since they have the wisdom and experience that they can see what would and wouldn’t cause a metaphorical death. Therefore, it is assumed that Bastille is arguing for younger people to listen up unless they wish to end up like Icarus, drowning. This is because not only was Icarus a very young boy, Bastille makes constant references to their life having “only just begun”. “Icarus” is intended primarily for younger people. Because of this, they are an excellent candidate to use metaphors and arguments very strongly, just like they do in “Icarus”. In particular, Icarus was released in 2013 along with their album “Bad Blood.” One of Bastille’s songwriters, Dan, got a degree in English Language and Literature at the University of Leeds, England. Their unison of instrumental and vocal talent bring together a beautiful song every time they record a new record. Bastille has four members of their band, including: Daniel Smith (the main singer), Kyle J Simmons (guitar), William Farquarson (piano), and Christopher “Woody” Wood (drums). “Icarus” is a song written by Bastille about the Roman myth “Daedalus and Icarus.” Bastille is an indie-pop / alternative band who have a recording label under Virgin Records, EMI, and Capitol Records.
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