Shame

The song "Shame" by The Avett Brothers has a guilty tone. This is evident through various lines in the song. One line says, "Blame, please lift it off", this shows how the narrator is feeling guilty for all he has done in the relationship because a person usually doesn't feel guilt until someone is blaming them for all they have done. Another line says, "I'd like to see those things undo". By saying this the narrator shows how he feels guilty for doing thing that he will never be able to undo but he wishes that he could. The final line says,"I couldn't help them now I can" which shows that even though he is feeling guilty he feels like he can do something to fix it. Guilt is usually consciously solved by a person making up for what they have done, which is what the narrator is attempting to do.