Both Propertius and Keane talk about how people around them have changed. Propertius talks about this after losing his lover. He says, “All things change. And yes, love changes too” (Propertius 2.8, Line 7). Propertius is conveying that people and their love are constantly changing, that people may not turn out to be who we once thought they were. Keane’s song “Everybody’s Changing” also talks about this. Keane sings, “But everybody’s changing and I don’t feel the same. You’re gone from here, soon you will disappear fading into beautiful light. ‘Cause everybody’s changing and I don’t feel right”. Keane is showing that people are constantly undergoing change, and that no one is who they used to be.
One difference between Propertius’ writing and Keane is that Propertius’ writing is clearly about a lover, as opposed to Keane who seems to be singing about people in general who he cares about. Even though the people that they are talking about may be slightly different, their emotions are still similar. They both seem to care deeply about them, or at least to the people they used to be, and seem disappointed that the people around them are changing. Both of them seem to realize that because of the changes, that their relationships with the people they care about are ending. Keane and Propertius show that people in love are always undergoing constant change.
“All things change. And yes, love changes too”