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“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

PersonificationText · Lyrical device · 13 songs
CategoriesTextLyrical devicePersonification
Text · Lyrical device

Personification

Non-human things given human qualities – the sun smiles, loneliness talks

13
songs
See alsoLyrical device:AnaphoraLyrical device:Double meaningLyrical device:WordplayVocabulary:Poetic lyricsChord shape:Am → E → D♭m → A♭mChord literal:Gm → D → Bm → F♯mChord literal:D → Bm → F♯m → AChord shape:Am7 → Cm → G
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Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early0 · 0%
Mid-period1 · 9%
Late10 · 91%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)6
Let It Be2
Rubber Soul1
Abbey Road1
Past Masters1

Songs(11 of 13)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1I'm Looking Through You1965Rubber SoulPaul'Love has a nasty habit of disappearing'
2While My Guitar Gently Weeps1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeGuitar weeps
3Blackbird1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulBird with broken wings, sunken eyes
4Mother Nature's Son1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulMother Nature; daisies sing
5Julia1968The Beatles (The White Album)John'Windy smile', 'silent cloud, touch me'
6Good Night1968The Beatles (The White Album)Ringo'Sun turns out his light'
7Piggies1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgePiggies wear shirts, use forks and knives
8She Came in Through the Bathroom Window1969Abbey RoadPaulDays of the week telephoning each other
9Across the Universe (Wildlife version)1969Past MastersJohnWords 'slither', thoughts 'tumble blindly'
10The Long and Winding Road1970Let It BePaulRoad 'leads me'
11Across the Universe1970Let It BeJohnWords 'slither', thoughts 'meander'

I'm Looking Through You

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

'Love has a nasty habit of disappearing'

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Guitar weeps

Blackbird

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Bird with broken wings, sunken eyes

Mother Nature's Son

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Mother Nature; daisies sing

Julia

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'Windy smile', 'silent cloud, touch me'

Good Night

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

'Sun turns out his light'

Piggies

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Piggies wear shirts, use forks and knives

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Days of the week telephoning each other

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)

1969·Past Masters·John

Words 'slither', thoughts 'tumble blindly'

The Long and Winding Road

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Road 'leads me'

Across the Universe

1970·Let It Be·John

Words 'slither', thoughts 'meander'

Updated 2026-09-02

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