Analysis of Played By The Game...
Robert Catron 1963 (Kansas)
When you're looking for love it's hard to believe,
The love you give out you seldom receive.
There's a heart broken on every street,
It seems that's the only people you can meet.
After you've been hurt and your heart is broken,
You think about all the words that were once spoken.
You ask yourself as you set and wonder,
Why does the pain in my heart feel like rolling thunder?
At times like these you can feel your heart break,
As your tears fall like rain it's all you can take.
You've made up your mind you're now a heart slayer,
Tables have turned you've now become a player.
It's all of the people who used you that are at fault,
They took advantage of you - man don't you know?
The good women are out there - you've got to know what you need,
Girls all about money and looks only care about their own greed.
Because once the money runs out and their looks fade away,
It's you they'll beat up and you won't have it made.
My heart often wonders of my poems would you believe,
Or would I end up your victim my heart you would deceive?
You must make a step into the future and let go of the past,
The women you've been with - don't know how to make love last.
So look up to the Lord and ask him to lead you today,
He won't waste your time because He will lead you in the right way.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101111101 0111111001 1011011001 11101010111 10111011110 110110110110 1101111010 1101011111010 1111111111 11111111111 11111110110 10111101010 1110101111111 11010111111 01101111111111 1101100110101111 01101011011101 11111011111 11101011101101 11111110111101 1110101010011101 0101111111111 11110101111101 111110111110011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,283 |
Words | 279 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 983 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 256 |
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