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All Journal Bahastra: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia Kopula: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pendidikan
Muhammad Aldiansyah Ginting
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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The Representation of Unconscious Feelings and Regret in Passenger’s “Let Her Go”: A Psychoanalytic Study Salwa Naysila; Rohmayani Kesogihen; Melanie Puspa Siregar; Muhammad Aldiansyah Ginting; Valentina Zefahnya Simorangkir; T. Thyrhaya Zein
Kopula: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pendidikan Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026): June
Publisher : Program Studi Magister Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia FKIP Universitas Mataram

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29303/kopula.v8i2.10586

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Popular songs frequently reflect complex psychological conditions of human beings, yet linguistic studies on the representation of unconscious feelings in song lyrics remain limited. This study aims to analyze the representation of unconscious feelings and regret in the song “Let Her Go” by Passenger through Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. A qualitative descriptive method was applied, with the lyrics of “Let Her Go” serving as the primary data source, analyzed using Freud’s psychoanalytic concepts including unconscious feelings, repression, and emotional conflict. The findings reveal that the lyrical narrator experiences delayed emotional realization, in which love is fully understood only after separation occurs; symbolic imagery such as darkness, light, coldness, and loneliness further reinforces the representation of psychological suffering. This study concludes that song lyrics can function as a psychological representation of human regret and self-awareness, contributing to the field of psychoanalytic literary criticism, particularly in the analysis of popular music lyrics
When Context Shifts Meaning: A Pragmatic Analysis of Audience Interpretation of ‘I Love You So Bad’ by LANY Amid Artist Controversy Yosia Saad Martua Situmorang; Rolan Dasma Pahotan Siallagan; Muhammad Aldiansyah Ginting; Felix Christian Tampubolon; Rakha Athallah; Dian Marisha Putri
Jurnal Bahastra Vol 11, No 1 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30743/bahastra.v11i1.14369

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Popular music does not convey meaning exclusively through lyrical content, as audience interpretations may shift in response to changing social contexts and public discourse surrounding an artist. This study investigates how audiences reinterpret “I Love You So Bad” by LANY when the song is understood within the context of public controversy involving the artist, with particular attention to the ways contextual changes reshape implied lyrical meanings. Employing a qualitative pragmatic approach, the study integrates textual analysis of the song lyrics with thematic analysis of audience comments collected from YouTube and Twitter/X, drawing on Grice’s theory of implicature and Hall’s encoding/decoding model as analytical frameworks. The findings reveal that audiences initially interpreted the song predominantly as a sincere expression of romantic affection and emotional vulnerability. Following the widespread circulation of the controversy in digital spaces, some listeners reinterpreted the lyrics more critically, associating their previously romantic meanings with irony, performativity, and perceived inconsistencies between lyrical expression and the artist’s public image. The study concludes that meaning in popular music remains context-dependent and dynamically negotiated, as digital discourse and changing perceptions of artists can substantially reshape how audiences interpret lyrical meaning.
Co-Authors Felix Christian Tampubolon Melanie Puspa Siregar PUTRI, DIAN MARISHA Rakha Athallah Rohmayani Kesogihen Rolan Dasma Pahotan Siallagan Salwa Naysila T. Thyrhaya Zein Valentina Zefahnya Simorangkir Yosia Saad Martua Situmorang