Is the following a metaphor? If it is not, how can it possibly be turned into a metaphor? “Billie Holidays song, "Strange Fruit", is a journey with pain and violence, it reveals the naked truth.”

yes, it is a metaphor.

Similes use the words like or as to compare things—“Life is like a box of chocolates.” In contrast, metaphors directly state a comparison—“Love is a battlefield.”

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~batmans wife dun dun