Analysis of Empty Promises



So sick of the phonies and fakes out there
Saying you'll always be there
Don't make empty promises
Cos it seems like you don't give a care

Don't lie and say you give a d*mn
When I really know the truth
It seems like that these days
What really matters to you?


Scheme AAXA XXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 111010111 101111 1110100 111111101 110111011 1110101 111111 1101011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 252
Words 52
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 101
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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