28 North Lyrics Analysis

28 North – Los Angeles by Jack Barrell on Scribd

In the presentation above I have outlined the key concepts, ideas and connotations present in the lyrics in 28 North - Los Angeles. Through these subtle connotations in the lyrics, ideas of a wider narrative are interpretable.



For example, there are many hints and references to themes of heartbreak, guilt and loss, this is clear in lyrics such as 'The one that got away', 'She said I broke her heart', 'running from my past' and 'no peace'. All of these lyrics do have strong connotations of past heartbreak and guilt. Furthermore, lyrics such as 'no peace' and 'sanity's a luxury' indicate themes of guilt and open up possible psychological aspects and feelings of the viewpoint from which this song and these lyrics are taken, with the lyrics 'no peace' and 'sanity's a luxury' it is implied that this person is haunted by the past and is struggling to find peace in life, this connotation is then reinforced by the lyrics 'now sanity's a luxury'.



Further into the song, the concept of finding peace is even more apparent yet it is subtly represented with travelling to physically find peace in location. This is evident in lyrics such as 'I could stay in PA', 'moved to California in my 25th year' and finally 'I found no peace in Los Angeles', it is inferred that this person feel lost and that they don't belong in 'PA' and they 'could stay' but don't necessarily feel right emotionally doing so. This metaphorical search for a sense of belonging is further expanded with he lyrics 'moved to California'. After this, in the more chorus sections of the song lyrics such as 'I found no peace in Los Angeles', 'no peace in Los Angeles', these lyrics give the suggestion that Los Angeles is the final place that this person has travelled to in order to find this 'peace', however they are unsuccessful in their efforts as after all the travelling they cannot even find the 'peace in Los Angeles', with this emphasis on Los Angeles it is implied that this person considered Los Angeles a heavenly place and this is considered by many as Los Angeles is nicknamed 'City of Angels'. Therefore the fact that they can't even find peace in this place that they see as heavenly leads us to believe that they are guilt ridden and feel as if they will never get rid of this guilt.