This thesis is a narrative analysis of popular music lyrics. It focuses on the first self-titled album of the singer-songwriter Hozier and investigates the song lyrics using thematical and structural narrative analysis. In line with the principles of practical criticism, the focus of the analysis is on the textual level, leaving outside possible musical or performative narratives. The thematic analysis follows the example of Clarke and Braun (2017), while the structural analysis utilizes close reading in order to understand how the narratives are structured and achieve their effect.
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