3.6 INFLUENCES OF THESE FACTORS ON THE LANGUAGE USAGE IN THE TWO SELECTIONS

P!nk’s lyrics capture the struggle one can face within a marriage or relationship, which can be seen in the lyrics:
            I guess I just lost my husband

I don’t know where he went

So I’m gonna drink my money

I’m not gonna pay his rent (Nope)

Although it is not clearly stated that Motionless In White’s song, “Slaughterhouse”, was influenced by how millionaires/billionaires and government officials have misused American citizens it can be seen throughout the song. This can be seen through the lyrics:

            “You sit back as we collapse, packaged up and sold for scraps

Evade the butcher’s tax, then write us off

And it’s hard to stop the bleeding

Hung from hooks and barely brеathing

But we’ll break, break, brеak down the wall again”.

Looking at these two artists, we can see how their environments, historical, and cultural influenced their language within their songs.