A Description of Hopes and Fears in Keane’s Selected Songs in Album “Hopes and Fears”

Abstract

This paper describes the hopes and fears found in song lyrics. Hope is a desire or goal to be achieved, while fear is a negative emotion that arises when someone feels threatened or unsure of the future. This paper aims to find out how the message hopes and fears through a song lyrics. The author uses a qualitative descriptive method in this paper to collecting data by selected song lyrics, watching music videos, listening to songs, and searching the internet and several related journals. The conclusion of this discussion is that the message of hope and fear in selected songs reflects a different emotional side. Hope provides inspiration, optimism, and happiness, while fear fuels afraid, challenges, and the drive to overcome uncertainty.