I M Only Human Analysis

The song “Human” by Rag’n’Bone Man came out in February of 2017. Rory Graham, or better known as his stage name Rag’n’Bone man, is a British singer and songwriter in the Alternative and Indie genre. His song “Human” argues that everyone is human and makes mistakes. Its argument is effective because of its use of Aristotle’s forms of persuasion ethos, logos, and pathos. As well as the choice of words in the lyrics. The song starts with a tambourine and slow claps on a sluggish beat that imitates some sort of chant. On top of that, there are warped voices singing “I’m only human” which is a precursor to the message of this song. Organizing this lyric before the main message gets the listeners to think about the purpose of this song. The context of this message is aimed at all listeners. The song feels like it is targeted to a certain person the artist was thinking about, but the song is meant for the listener to attribute it to their life as if they were the one singing the song. This message is specifically targeted to remind people that mistakes happen because our species is not perfect. The singers voice is deep and authoritative, this is a positive in this song since he is …show more content…
Thinking I can see through this and see what’s behind. Got no way to prove it so maybe I’m lying.” In this lyric Graham is looking for an answer for something. It’s not quite clear yet but he looks for an answer for not being perfect. Throughout the entire song there is a constant verse “I’m only human after all.” Before each verse he talks about people’s different situations with it all leading to we are all human. This strengthens his argument that humans are imperfect. This is a tool in rhetoric called amplification. This rhetoric tool is when there is a continuous addition of things to gain rhetorical effect. In the song, he is adding different scenarios but ending with the same outcome “I’m only