We've learned how songs use poetic devices to make lyrics powerful. Now, we're going to explore the parts of a song. Just like stories have a beginning, middle, and end, songs have verses, choruses, and sometimes a special part called a bridge.

Let’s find out how each part helps to tell the song’s story.

Verse

The verses of a song are like chapters in a book. Each verse gives us new information and pushes the story forward.

Chorus

The chorus is repeated several times throughout the song. It’s the catchy part that often contains the main message or emotion of the song.

Bridge

The bridge is a part that sounds different from the rest of the song. It gives us a break from the verses and choruses and often adds a twist or a new angle to the story.

Listen to the song "Fall On Me" below. It includes all three parts of a song that we talked about. See if you find all the parts: verse, chorus and bridge.

Fall On Me

There's a problem, feathers, iron
Bargain buildings, weights and pulleys
Feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air
Buy the sky and sell the sky and tell the sky and tell the sky

Don't fall on me (what is it up in the air for?) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (if it's there for long) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (it's over, it's over me) (it's gonna fall)

There's the progress we have found (when the rain)
A way to talk around the problem (when the children reign)
Building towered foresight (keep your conscience in the dark)
Isn't anything at all (melt the statues in the park)
Buy the sky and sell the sky and bleed the sky and tell the sky

Don't fall on me (what is it up in the air for?) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (if it's there for long) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (it's over, it's over me) (it's gonna fall)

Don't fall on me

Well, I could keep it above
But then it wouldn't be sky anymore
So if I send it to you, you've got to promise to keep it whole

Buy the sky and sell the sky and lift your arms up to the sky
And ask the sky and ask the sky

Don't fall on me (what is it up in the air for?) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (if it's there for long) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (it's over, it's over me) (it's gonna fall)

Don't fall on me (what is it up in the air for?) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (if it's there for long) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (it's over, it's over me) (it's gonna fall)

Fall on me, don't fall on me (what is it up in the air for?) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (if it's there for long) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (it's over, it's over me) (it's gonna fall)

Fall on me, don't fall on me

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Bill Berry / Michael Mills / Michael Stipe / Peter Buck

Fall on Me lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

Could you find the bridge in the song?