My Song
Derek Brandt 1992 (Dayton, Ohio)
My Song
Format: Lyrics
Genre: Folk Rock
Style: Vintage
Chronology: #1 (May 2017)
• Verse I •
I’d like to change the world.
Even, if it only means
for you, my friend.
I will lay my life down.
The multitude may turn away;
but, I will stay and
see you through
this to the end.
There is love all around!
• Chorus I •
Oh, when I find!
(Oh, when I find!)
(I lost my peace of mind!)
I lost my peace of mind!
From time to time,
I’ve been belligerent n’ blind—
fallin’ ever further behind.
Oh, that devil had a hold on me. . .
but, I flew free!
Don’t wanna be
in the company of misery,
blotted outta history!
• Verse II •
My song will change the world.
Consecrate and contemplate
the things I’ve said.
Won’t you stay and settle down?
The multitude may surely stray;
but, don’t you let them
take you ‘way
and fill your head!
Seize the day. Stand your ground!
• Chorus II •
So, can’t you see?
(Say, can’t you see?)
(No fool can set you free!)
You gotta listen to me!
Yeah!
‘Cause can’tcha see?
I can’t suppress the ecstasy
of my expression intellectually!
Ya know, I
weep n’ wallow wonderin’ why. . .
some people pass on by.
It’d be a lie
if I said I didn’t try;
but, I’m happy ‘til the day I die!
• Instrumental/Finale •
Ain’t no good reason pleasin’
ev’rybody else.
If you’re lonely,
learn to love yourself!
C’mon!
Don’t be shy!
Won’tcha give yourself a try?
I wanna dance together ‘til the
(day)—
(we)—
(die)—
• The End •
“My Song” is the sole intellectual exertion of Derek Brandt—whom which, shall eternally retain the rights of ownership thereof.
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Submitted by derekjbrandt on May 28, 2021
Modified by derekjbrandt on June 17, 2021
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xxxa b cxd e axxd f b GGGG xgg hh hhh b cxi e axai f b hhhhx hhh bbb bbb h ex hx ebb xahb d x |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,570 |
Words | 295 |
Stanzas | 28 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 1, 4, 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 1, 5, 3, 3, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 1, 1 |
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