Point of View: Kings Of Leon

Sometimes, I walk around thinking I'm a creative genius until I google my idea and find out I wasn't the first one to think about it. When I listen to this song, I automatically think about (excuse the reference but I'm in the GTA Catholic option after all) God.  The song could've been written from an all-seeing God looking down at the world, the condition and state it is in.  The Office of Catholic Youth of the Archdiocese of Toronto lists it as one of the songs on its online resource Video Divina.  It asks reflecting questions about the divine, hope, and faith.

You can also use this song as a minds on activitiy for students to think about perspective and point of view, or even activism and call to action in social justice.

Use Somebody by Kings of Leon

I've been roaming around,
I was looking down at all I see
painted faces fill places I can't reach
You know that I could use somebody...
you know that I could use somebody...

Someone like you
and all you know and how you speak
countless lovers undercover of the streets
You know that I could use somebody...
you know that I could use somebody...

Someone like you

Off in the night, why'd you live it up,
I'm off to sleep waging wars
to shape the poet and the beat
I hope it's going to make you notice...
I hope it's going to make you notice...

Someone like me...

In class, students can explore perspective and point of view using this song.

• Who is the "I" referring to in the song?
• Whom are they addressing?  Explain your reasoning using evidence from the lyrics.
• Reflect on the line, "I could use someone like you and all you know and how you speak".  Describe a time when you were moved by an injustice or disaster you've seen in the news or learned about in school.  How were you inspired to take action?  How have important people in the past taken action and changed the world for the better?