Rascal Flatts: Skin(Sarabeth)

Rascal Flatts is known as one of the best American Country bands of it’s time. They have released six albums, and five of these albums have gone Multi-Platinum. Rascal Flatts is known for their pleasing harmony, Grammy-winning song craft and slick-sounding singles. Throughout Rascal Flatts’ song “Skin(Sarabeth)” shows their many uses of poetic devices. One of the many poetic devices used was consonance.

Consonance is a stylistic device characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession. An example of consonance used in the song “Skin (Sarabeth)” is the line, “Sarabeth is scared to death”. This is an example of consonance because the use of Sarabeth and death. Another example of a consonance is “And she dreams shes dancin' around and around”. This is another example of a consonance because of the usage of the words dreams she dancing. The last example of consonant is “She hasn't been well, Since the day that she fell”. This is a consonant because of the words well and fell.

Throughout Rascal Flatts’ song, “Skin (Sarabeth)”, they show a use of consonance multiple times. They showed this use within almost every line of the song. This just shows the capability of Rascal Flatts’ songwriting. The song is also emotionally evocative and shows Rascal Flatts’ expansive range. Overall I think this is one of Rascal Flatts’ best songs written.



SaraBeth is scared to death

To hear what the doctor will say
She hasn't been well
Since the day that she fell
And the bruise it just wont go away

So she sits and she waits with her mother and dad
And flips through an old magazine
'Til the nurse with a smile stands at the door
And says "Will you please come with me?"

SaraBeth is scared to death
Cause the doctor just told her the news
Between the red cells and white
Something's not right
But we're gonna take care of you

Six chances in ten it wont come back again
With the therapy we're gonna try
It's just been approved it's the strongest there is
I think we caught it in timeSaraBeth closes her eyes
And she dreams she dancin' around and around
Without any cares
And her very first love
Is holding her close
And the soft wind is blowing her hair

SaraBeth is scared to death as she sits holding her mom
cause It would be a mistake
For someone to take
A girl with no hair to the prom

For just this morning right there on her pillow
Was the cruelest of any surprise
Yet She cried when she gathered it all in her hands
The proof that she couldn't deny
SaraBeth closes her eyes

And she dreams she dancin' around and around
With out any cares
And her very first love
Was holding her close
And the soft wind was blowing her hair

It's quarter to seven that boy's at the door
Her daddy ushers him inAnd when he takes off his cap they all start to cry
Cause this morning where his hair had been
Softly she touches just skin

They go dancin' around and around
Without any cares
And her very first true loveIs holding her close
And for a moment she isn't scared
Ohhhhhh.