Pocketful of Sunshine

Pocketful of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfield

[Interlude:]

I got a pocket,

Got a pocketful of sunshine

I've got a love and I know that it's all mine

Oh.oh, oh

Do what you want,

But you're never gonna break me,

Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me

Oh, oh, oh

[Chorus:]

Take me away (take me away)

A secret place (a secret place)

A sweet escape (a sweet escape)

Take me away (take me away)

Take me away (take me away

To better days (to better days)

Take me away (take me away)

A hiding place (a hiding place)

[Interlude]

I got pocket,

Got a pocketful of sunshine

I've got a love and I know that it's all mine

Oh, oh, oh

Wish that you could,

But you ain't gonna own me

Do anything you can to control me

Oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]

[Hook:]

There's a place that I go

That nobody knows

Where the rivers flow

And I call it home

And there's no more lies

And the darkness is light

And nobody cries

There's only butterflies

[Chorus x2]

[Chorus]

[Interlude]

The sun is on my side

Take me for a ride

I smile up to the sky

I know I'll be alright

The sun is on my side

Take me for a ride

I smile up to the sky

I know I'll be alright

Analysis:

“Pocketful of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield is a joyful song about a secret place that makes her happy. I chose this song because of the joy it brings upon the listener. To me this song speaks of a happy place within you and when you are there and truly happy no one can take that from you. When listening to this song no matter my mood I am always in a cheerful mood afterwards. The impact this song has on listeners is due to the lyrics and its upbeat tempo. The theme of this song is happiness which is supported throughout the song.

The title of this song “Pocketful of Sunshine” is a symbol for the joy the writer has all on her own. When thinking of sunshine gives the image of a bright happy place and the fact that she has it in her pocket means that it is her own happiness and joy. “There’s a place that I go that nobody knows/Where the rivers flow and I call it home/And there’s no more lies in the darkness there’s light/And nobody cries, there’s only butterflies”. Natasha describes her happy place as an optimist: she is looking at things from the brighter side. Rivers are normally peaceful and relaxing places that people can go and let go of their inhibitions. At the end she personifies the sun and says that it takes her for a ride. This reminds me of the feeling I get when I go to the beach for the first time in the summer: when the sun hits my skin it tingles and brings joy to me because it is warm enough to enjoy it but not hot enough to dread it. Natasha’s strongest emotion expressed through nature is her happiness: her “pocketful of sunshine”.

Sources:
lyrics:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/natashabedingfield/pocketfulofsunshine.html
video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gte3BoXKwP0
Released: 2008