Symbolism is when the singer makes a word or phrase represent something entirely, while metaphor is when the singer refers to doing something without doing it physically. We see them as she is telling us that she wants to please others and doesn't want to step on others. He no longer wants to act like someone he isn't. Instead, he admits he has flaws, but will not continue to play a role. “I can do it/ But I'm only human/ And I bleed when I fall” (13-15). She drills these lines into us to make us understand that it's okay to admit we have flaws and fall apart instead of acting like nothing happened. The song wants us to understand that we are human and even if we want to please everyone, there will be people who don't approve. We should instead praise ourselves as we are with all the impeccable things in the world and not listen to others who want us to follow suit and be nothing more than a machine doing what it is told. Rather, to please others, we accept and be courageous in this world and do not let ourselves be discouraged by what others say we should act or look at. There's only one metaphor in this song, but it's the most powerful of all because it's something we don't want to admit. “Your words in my head, knives in my heart” (18). We basically hear what others say about us, but we don't want to admit that the words are hurtful to us. Instead, we smile and nod as if nothing had happened,