Neon by John Mayer is a love song that shows us that not everyone is within reach. Someone who might be “the one” for you just has no interest in you or has substance problems. The latter is more evident in Neon. Mayer’s use of tone, imagery, irony, and diction give reason to suggest that he obviously knew the deeper meaning in Neon could be seen by those who listen and read.
“When sky blue gets dark enough to see the colors of the city lights a trail of ruby red and diamond white hits her like a sunrise and she comes and goes like no one can.” The opening line to Neon sets the tone that this is a message of someone who could have been completely normal during regular hours of the day, however, during the night hours a new p
erson, a different person came alive.
“She’s always buzzing just like neon. Who knows how long she can go before she burns away.” She is under the influence of drugs and “buzzing” like the glimmerance of neon, a gaseous fluorescent material that burns strong in the short terms but with time burns away.
Neon is an extremely well put piece of music that displays the importance of love, morals, support for others and choices that can change your life. The so called “left turn or right turn.” Mayer has a way of wording phrases that allow you to see the deeper meaning much more effectively and also allows you to see several meanings for the same piece of music. Neon is a song that will set the bar at which the new generation of son
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