<![CDATA[This study aims to examine loss as a myth of existential crisis in the lyrics of the song Ba’ad Gheyabo by Ahmed Batshan. The method used in this study is a descriptive-analytical approach, employing Roland Barthes’s semiotic theory as an analytical tool. The data source for this study is the lyrics of the song Ba’ad Gheyabo, uploaded to the Nogoum Records YouTube channel on March 12, 2020. The research data consists of words, phrases, lines, or verses within the song lyrics. Data collection techniques include reading, listening, and note-taking. The data analysis technique employs Roland Barthes’s semiotic analysis model, which comprises three stages: 1) denotative analysis, to identify literal meanings; 2) connotative analysis, to uncover cultural or emotional meanings pointing toward an existential crisis; 3) mythical analysis, to reveal the construction of the myth of loss as an existential crisis. The results of the study indicate that, at the denotative level, the lyrics of the song Ba’ad Gheyabo depict the suffering caused by the departure of a loved one in a concrete and literal sense. At the connotative level, the signs in the lyrics represent loss as a condition that transcends ordinary emotional sadness, encompassing the death of recurring meaning, the loss of inner freedom, and disorientation between reality and memory. At the mythical level, the lyrics of Ba’ad Gheyabo construct four myths that coalesce into a single grand myth: the myth of loss as a universal existential crisis.]]>
