The Captain
Listening to the captain at 2 am
The music is clearer when I'm half asleep
Talking about yellow brick roads, blue million miles and bat chain pullers
The man is out of his mind
The man is a genius
But so am I; the first thing
Probably why I like Beefheart
He gives others migraines
It's concentrating music
You have to concentrate to really hear it
I'm always exhausted after listening
Have to have a cigarette afterwards
Nothing compares to it
None of his predecessors
Nor none who come after
Those vibes are medicine
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDCEDCFGECGCHI |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 503 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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