My Song

Lyric Analysis

The song that I'm doing is named Tears in heaven By Eric Clapton. This song Tears in heaven was wroten because his son Conor died after falling out of a 53 story hotel in New York. This Song was wroten and preformed about two years after Conor's death.

In the song "tears in heaven", Eric Clapton is talking to his son. He is asking his son to forgive him, Because, He feels like what happened was his fault. He feels he should have been watching him. From the lyrics "would you hold my hand" it is clear that he is clear that he is trying to ask his son for forgiveness.

I feel like I can connect this song to Myself. I can connect this song to myself because I have lost someone in my life too. My Great grandma died because she had a tumor in her throat and she couldn't really eat. Its Really sad to lose someone you know I knew how Eric Clapton felt like when he lost his son. If I were to say my last words from the lyrics I would say "beyond the door there's peace I'm sure." I believe that in heaven theres peace and I believe thats were shes at right now.

In This war in Iraq a lot of people feel like Eric Clapton because a lot of children and wifes lose there fathers and husbands. This is How society is connected to the song tears in heaven. A lot of people cry and cry and cry but it doesn't really help anything at all. Sometimes you have to say I must be strong, and carry on, just like Eric Clapton said in his song.

Ever Since I did this analysis I learned more how to listen to music more. I Liked this song a lot because I could connect this song to myself, society, and to the artist (Eric Clapton.) I liked talking about this song a lot. From now on I'm going to listen to songs more and not just singing them.

Tears In Heaven

Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven
Will it be the same
If I saw you in heaven
I must be strong, and carry on
Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven

Would you hold my hand
If I saw you in heaven
Would you help me stand
If I saw you in heaven
I'll find my way, through night and day
Cause I know I just can't stay
Here in heaven

Time can bring you down
Time can bend your knee
Time can break your heart
Have you begging please
Begging please

(instrumental)

Beyond the door
There's peace I'm sure.
And I know there'll be no more...
Tears in heaven

Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven
Will it be the same
If I saw you in heaven
I must be strong, and carry on
Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven

Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven

Eric Clapton's Life

Eric Patrick Clapton was born on the March 30th of 1945. His mom's name was Patricia Molly Clapton. She was 16 when she had him! Pat Thought she was to young to raise A Baby at her age so she asked her parents to take care , and they agreed. Eric Grew up thinking that pat was his sister! They didn't really adopt him but they took good care of him. Eric's mom (pat) married A Person named Frank Macdonald, From Canada. Pat moved over there with. Later on his life about when he was 15 he started to play the guitar and after two years he started to join bands.


He joined the Yard birds in late 1963. He stayed with the group till march 1965. Pat had 2 girls and one boy. There names where Brain, Cheryl, and Heather. Erics Half brother died in a car accident In 1974 at the age of 26.

On his 13th birthday he asked for a gutair. As he grew up he got more more and more instrested with rock an roll. So at the age 17 he jonied his first band the roosters. 1963, Keith Relf and Paul Samwell-Smith asked him to join the yardbirds because he was one of the pop guys around.

Later on his life he had a son named Conor. He was born in august in 1986. He died after falling out of an arpment in new york )= . He had four daughters, There was julie Rose, Ellamae, Sophie, and the oldest one Ruth. Eric got married the day after new years the first of January 2002 and her name was melia. His first wife pattie had no children and then they divorsed.