Analysis of A Song For Lovers!
Glenn Lumb 1952 (Norwich)
A Song For Lovers!
Piano chords, a moving tune,
You can hear a pin drop in the room,
A soulful voice sings sad sung words,
Lyrics of love in every verse,
Mascara runs from female eyes,
Pocket-size tissues to wipe them dry,
The contorted face of the emotional singer,
Hands touching keys with velvet fingers,
Digits professionally moving with ease,
Tinkling the ebonies and ivories,
Giving the piano the 'kiss of life',
Respiratory treatment; musical drive,
A heartbeat of pulses, rhythm and flow,
Affecting the senses tending to show,
High notes sung with intensity,
Goosebumps on arms, weakness at knees,
A wrinkle of a smile as he sings of 'she';
A twinkle in his eye with a come-back plea,
He takes you low where he used to reside,
A dark place where 'crazy' was identified,
Relying on an intake of OTT booze,
Blotting his mind, overriding bad news,
Blinding insight as to where she had gone,
Rediscovering love in verses of song,
Generated fortune revived on stage
In front of an audience currently amazed,
Expressions of engagement encouraged by the tone
He impresses his love for her alone,
A break in the singing, a musical interlude,
Shrewd piano playing which savours the mood,
In comes his voice the audience crave,
A musical-surfer on the crest of a wave,
They yearn for more, every second a gem,
Performing live derives the best of him,
Lost in the zone of the moment, he pangs,
Anguished for love so close at hand,
An awful dilemma, the mind goes blank,
A heartfelt tremor that shakes with angst,
What to do, where to turn, what to actually say?
The faces of listeners express his dismay,
He`s reached them, teaches them how to connect,
Appropriate words give desired effect,
A song for lovers, a plaintive tune
Induces a magical, melancholy mood,
Sing it, it`s yours now, adopt every verse,
The meaningful chorus has your heart immersed!
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Metre | 01110 01010101 111011001 01011111 101101001 0101111 10111111 0010110010010 110111010 10010001011 1000101 1000100111 1000101001 011101001 0100101011 11110100 1111011 01010111111 01001110111 1111111101 0111101010 010111111 101110011 101111111 00100101011 100100111 011110010001 0101010010101 1010111001 010010010010 1010101101 011101001 010010101101 11111001001 0101010111 1001101011 10111111 1100100111 01101111 111111111001 010110001101 1111011101 01001101001 011100101 01001001001 11111011001 01001011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,816 |
Words | 320 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 46 |
Lines Amount | 47 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 732 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 161 |
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