Analysis of Things Aren't Always As They Seem
Come to me sweet, dear child
And tell me all your fears
Tell me all those things that plague you
Things that have happened throughout your years
I’ll be your shoulder to cry on, my precious
I’ll help you see the light
I’ll be there for you through the days
I’ll be there to hold you close at night
I’ll never let another hurt you
I’ll protect you with all my might
I’ll always be there to support you
I’ll make everything alright
I’ll tell you all the things you long
Desperately to hear
Then one day I’ll show you
It was a mistake to ever let me near
I’ll show you that you’ll live to regret
The day you opened up that door
I’ll make sure you never forget
I’ll leave you bleeding profusely on the cold, dank floor
If you manage to pull yourself up again
And live to fight another god-forsaken day
I’m sure one thing you’ll never forget
Is the moment I came your way
Scheme | ABCBDEFECECEGHCIJKJKLMJM |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111 011111 11111111 111100111 11110111110 111101 11111101 111111111 110101011 10111111 11111011 11101 11110111 100011 111111 11001110111 111111101 01110111 11111001 1111001010111 11101101101 011101010101 111111001 10101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 875 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 678 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 169 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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