Analysing the Lyrics of the Song for Audience Research

The lyrics to ‘Tears Dry On Their Own’ tells the story of a young woman regretting her trust in a man, but almost searching through each moment of their relationship trying to identify what went wrong and why it ended. The video reinforces this message. She is shown sitting in a messy motel room in a number of shots that cut back and fourth between that and the primary shot of her walking the streets of an urban city. At the end of the video, when the singer walks through the door of the motel links to the two shots used previously. It allows the story to piece together. The story of a relationship ending is relatable to young audiences. Mainly male and female audiences over the age of 16 to around mid 20's; the story is appealing to this particular audience.