Symbolism is when the singer makes a word or phrases represent something entirely, while metaphor is when the singer refers to something without doing it physically. We see them as she tells us that she wants to please others and does not want to trample on others. She no longer wants to act like someone she's not. Instead, she admits that she has flaws, but won't continue in a role. “I can do it/ But I'm only human/ And I bleed when I fall” (13-15). She drills those lines into us to make us realize that it's okay to admit our flaws and fall apart instead of acting like nothing happened. The song wants us to understand that we are human and that even though we want to please everyone, there will be people who don't approve. Instead, we should congratulate ourselves for who we are with all the flaws in the world and not listen to others who want us to follow suit and be nothing more than a machine that does what we are told said. Rather, please others, let's be accepting and courageous in this world and 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). Basically, we hear what others say about us, but we don't want to admit that those words hurt us to hear. Instead we smile and nod as if nothing happened,