In poetry, a methaphor is an implied comparison between two usually unrelated things indicating a likeness or analogy between attributes found in both things. Unlike a simile is does not use like or as to compare.
An example of a metaphor in music can be found in Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve. Lyrics can be found following the video.
Refrain Lyrics:
Cause its a bittersweet symphony, this life '
Trying to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to all the places
Where all the veins meet, yeah
No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
But I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
What two things a being compared in this song?
What are their similar attributes?
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