Personification is one of the most common types of figurative language used in song lyrics. So often, cars, guitars, trains, animals, or a variety of other objects are used as metaphors for human behaviour or emotions.
Super obvious example:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Here are two of my absolute favourites, but they aren’t quite so obvious:
And here’s one of three songs written about the same subject by one of my very favourite songwriters ever, who just happens to be from right here in Winnipeg:
VirtuteTrilogy
Now here are some that are a little less obvious. All of them contain some kind of personification, most in more than one spot. Go through a couple of these and try to find all of the personification.
As you’re going, also find all of the similes and metaphors. Highlight each a different colour.