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"Hall of Fame" by The Script and Will.i.Am talks about themes like: “never giving up” and “to keep going”. It talks about how anyone can reach their goals if they try and to “just believe”. Some people think it is impossible to accomplish their dreams. That's only true if they don't try, if they try they will surprise not only themselves but everyone around them. The title "Hall of Fame" describes that when you try you can come in the hall of fame. The hall of fame portrays that they will become popular and be well known. In conclusion, There’s a lot of metaphors in the song, one of them is: “You can move a mountain”. Because you can’t literally move a mountain, so the metaphor is that you can do things you never thought you

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