Hyperbole

I chose the song "You Found Me" by The Fray because it has two good examples of hyperbole. One example is "The early morning, the city breaks." This is a hyperbole because it is not meant to be taken literally; the city does not literally break. In another example, which also includes alliteration, the narrator asks God, "Where were you when everything was falling apart?" Of course, he does not mean that everything physically collapsed. This hyperbole is used to express the helplessness that he felt when he was faced with challenges in life. He feels as though God was not there when he needed God's help the most.