Analysis of Nothing ever goes right

philip lacey 1956 (United Kingdom)



Waking up” you know that feeling
First glimpse of morning light
Just know it’s one of those days
When nothing ever goes right
Nothing ever goes right

Business goes on as usual
Working hard day and night
But you know it’s one of those days
When nothing ever goes right
Nothing ever goes right

You’ve got that Midas touch
But instead of gold, it turns to dust
Try too hard too much haste
All attempts are laid to waste

Try to be diplomatic
Try to avoid a fight
But you know it’s one of those days
When nothing ever goes right
Nothing ever goes right

Should have used the senses given
Should have trusted second sight
Should have known it’s one of those days
When nothing ever goes right
Nothing ever goes right


Scheme xabAA xaBAA xxcc xaBAA xabAA
Poetic Form
Metre 10111110 111101 1111111 1101011 101011 10111100 101101 11111111 1101011 101011 111101 101111111 111111 1011111 111010 110101 11111111 1101011 101011 11101010 1110101 11111111 1101011 101011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 698
Words 133
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 4, 5, 5
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 114
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted by musopa on May 09, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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