"Built to Spill" - You Were Right

Make an Inference About the Lyrical Content of this Song and Support It 
The songwriter has overcome difficult times and is looking back on his experience.The lyrics "you cant always get what you want" insinuates how the songwriter once yearned for something but did not get his way. Other lyrics like "you were wrong" and "it's a hard rain's gonna fall" also shows how he may have been depressed and is finally comfortable with talking and singing about the experience.
Write One Analytic Statement About a Musical Part of the Song and Explain It
The song is an illusion to other songs - "all that glitters isn't gold" and "Everything's gonna be alright" Through these lyrics the songwriter illustrates his reference to other songs showing that the subject of the piece is 'Music.'

Make an Evaluative Statement About the Overall Effectiveness of this Song and Explain It.
 The song didnt get the message across very well because the music and lyrics didnt coincide. This caused the message to be distorted and not take affect very well.