PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education) p–ISSN 2614-6320 Volume 4, No. 2, March 2021 e–ISSN 2614-6258 A Deixis Analysis of Song Lyrics in “I Want to Break Free” By Queen |244 A DEIXIS ANALYSIS OF SONG LYRICS IN “I WANT TO BREAK FREE” BY QUEEN Sutrisno Saputra 1 , Yanuarti Apsari 2 1,2 IKIP Siliwangi 1 sutrisno@student.ikipsiliwangi.ac.id, 2 yanuar.apsari1@gmail.com Abstract A Deixis Analysis of Song Lyrics in Queen “I Want to Break Free”. The aim of the research are to analyze the three types of deixis analysis using Yule (1996) theory and to identify the dominant deixis found in the lyrics. Researchers chose this song as the subject of analysis because of the song's popularity and it also consisted of deictic words and reference meanings. This study was conducted by using descriptive qualitative method. The data this research are lyrics of “I want to break free” song by Queen. In addition, this song was classified into three types of deixis analysis based on their own criteria. The result of the research showed that there are three types of deixis found in the song. They are: Person deixis (94%), Spatial deixis: (3%), Temporal deixis: (3%). In addition, the highest percentage of all is Person deixis. It means that the use of personal deixis indicated the participant in this song. Keywords: Analysis, Deixis, Song, Lyrics INTRODUCTION In this world there are several ways to communicate everything, for example: spoken language, written language, and movement. That can be done by singing, poetry, drama etc. Everyone can express ideas between people with them. Herman (2015), defines language as a pure human method and is not instinctive in communicating ideas, emotions and desires through a voluntary symbol system. Song is a one of the ways to communicate the enables human to cooperate. Song is considered to be a system of communication with other people using sounds and song to express a feeling, sense, idea, emotion or thought. There are various reasons why people want to use songs in their life and their activities. Some people need it so much to enlarge their business or another projects, to develop their talent, some other people just want to express their feeling, sense, ideas, desire, message and to talk about anything within their communication in any situation. Based on Cambridge dictionary third edition, lyrics is the words of song, especially a pop song, or a short poem which express the personal thoughts and feelings of the person who wrote it. This means that not only the arrangement of words into sentences, but also the representation of feelings and emotions of composers to describe their feelings such as desires, struggles, love, ideas and feelings. There are several messages sent by the composer to the listener with certain conditions or context situations in a song's lyrics. Related to the lyrics in the previous paragraph, song lyrics that represent the composer's emotions and intention to describe their feelings such as love, struggle, problems, jealousy, peace, are ways to make beauty communicate. The following example will be given as an illustration. It is taken from the famous song by Queen’s song “I Want To Break Free”.