Listen Carefully
Scream into the mindless harmony of inconsistence
The octaves resonate in blood tension through your veins
If words are more moving than sounds
What does a Note feel like to you?
Can you hear what can't be heard here?
Bang your head in agreement (Repeat)
Against insanity
Against conformity
Against condemnation
Against the music that seperates you from real life
What are you into? (Repeat)
Melodic suffering makes no sense
There's no fun in standing around trying to act bored
Let me show you how good I can dance (Repeat)
Why aren't you moving? (Repeat)
I'm too cool to be cool (Repeat)
Folded arms may make you seem interesting
But you're too closed off to see things differently
Why do you even care who controls the melody?
All your syncopated systems are failing us
Lean against the wall and wait for the breakdown
It's softer than a Unicorn's cloud inside your heart
Are you having fun yet? (Repeat)
Revelated mysteries make the sky sing of your beauty
Close your eyes and let the stars tell you where you are
Stay in the moment (Repeat)
Let it overwhelm you
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Submitted on June 03, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAABX CDDXXC AXCC CXDD AXXC DXCB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,040 |
Words | 188 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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