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Cooling The Cycle of Life

fter addressing childhood, young adulthood, womanhood, and the overall importance of life, Amos delves into the chorus of the song that is used to truly establish the message.The title of the song, Cooling, may seem superficially simple, but through analysis of the song, one realizes that cooling represents life, death, and everything in between. The basic, underlying message of the song is the theory that every breath one takes, is one breath closer to death. In laymans terms, every person on earth is slowly cooling down and getting closer to death. Childhood, adolescence, and adulthood are all stages of death. The references to purity throughout Cooling are obvious. The images of fire, water, and snow represent cleansing and purifying elements that lend a physical purity to the song. Religious purity is also essential in Cooling. Amos repeatedly mentions Jesus, considered the purest human being created by God, and virginity. These issues help establish the spiritual purity as compared to physical. The image of the solitary island is also one of purity in the sense that it is an untouched speck of matter surrounded by the nothingness of water.Cooling is a simple song, unmarked by heavy beats and pounding instruments. It is however marked by Amos deep confessional voice and spiritual piano playing that only help further her point of view of life and death. In addition, imagery and metaphors help establish Amos unique point of view concerning the cycle of life and death, and purity....

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