Analysis of Leave Well Enough Alone
Today I got into a nervous trainwreck
Late across the board to every single event
Can I ever restore your trust and respect?
I just want to lay down and dispatch myself direct
You want me off your sidewalk, out of your way
I can hear demeaning laughter for the seventh time today
No one notices the things that I say
Not that I've got any of the answers
Anyway
There was one thing I wanted to let you know before I go
but it doesn't mean anything at all to you so:
I might as well leave well enough alone
This is a 'f*ck you'
No . . . f*ck you
No . . . f*ck you
String you up to the gallow pole
then stuff your body in the hole
I might as well leave well enough alone
| Scheme | axbbcc cxcaxD eEEffD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111010101 1010111001001 11100111001 111111001101 1111111111 111010101010101 1110001111 1111101010 10 111111011110111 111011011111 1111110101 110111 1111 1111 11110101 11110001 1111110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 650 |
| Words | 134 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 171 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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Submitted on October 15, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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