<![CDATA[This study is motivated by the fact that language in song lyrics serves not only as a medium for conveying messages but also possesses aesthetic value through word choice, stylistic devices, and imagery. An album by Rey Mbayang was selected as the object of study due to its polite, religious, emotional, and poetic linguistic characteristics. The study aims to describe the forms and types of diction, analyze stylistic devices, and describe the imagery and meanings constructed through the use of stylistic elements in Rey Mbayang's song lyrics. This research employs a qualitative approach using a descriptive-analytical method. The data sources consist of the lyrics of six songs by Rey Mbayang: “Di Sepertiga Malam”, “Sempurnakan Hariku”, “Ku Yakin Bahagia”, “Untuk Apa”, “Selamat Tinggal”, and “Tentang Setelahnya”. Data collection techniques involved documentation, the "listen-and-note" method, and data classification. Data analysis techniques included identification, classification, interpretation, and drawing conclusions. The results indicate that Rey Mbayang's lyrics employ diverse diction that is religious, affective, contemplative, euphemistic, and visionary in nature. Stylistic devices identified include metaphor, personification, hyperbole, repetition, and rhetorical questions. The imagery utilized encompasses visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic, gustatory, and emotional imagery. These elements serve to enhance aesthetic value, establish an emotional atmosphere, and convey meanings related to prayer, love, happiness, contemplation, sincerity, and hope for the afterlife. Overall, the stylistics in Rey Mbayang's lyrics demonstrate a blend of modern, romantic, polite, and religious language, resulting in poetic expressions that possess depth of meaning]]>
