Analysis of These Walls



I've been going it alone
Wondering why I'd
tackle these things
all on my own
Suffering a million
heartbreaks in my head
Just to guarantee
That by the end
My soul wont end up dead
Oh and just like a song
There's nowhere
That I could go wrong
If I choose to sing instead

No this house can't fall
When you had
no part in
building up these walls
I made a home
And not from tears
from strengths you swore
Could never stand alone
Every moment that I fear
I know I've won

If ever I find you
I know the treachery
would be through
You're like the sun
There's not a single place
I could run
And not find you
But the coldest
Darkest place I ever knew
And its still a miracle to me
you grant that too

No this house can't fall
When you had
no part in
building up these walls
I made a home
And not from tears
from strengths you swore
Could never stand alone
Every moment that I fear
I know I've won
I know I've won

This blood sweat and tears
Is mine
And I don't care
what I was made of
Before this heart laid bare
You can't have that too
It's shared
Cross these lines
If you dare
Though you'll be sorry
And that's the only promise
I can keep

No this house can't fall
When you had
no part in
building up these walls
I made a home
And not from tears
from strengths you swore
Could never stand alone
Every moment that I fear
I know I've won
I know I've won


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Poetic Form
Metre 1110101 10011 1011 1111 100010 1011 1101 1101 111111 101101 11 11111 1111101 11111 111 110 10111 1101 0111 1111 110101 10010111 1111 110111 110100 111 1101 110101 111 0111 1010 1011101 011010011 1111 11111 111 110 10111 1101 0111 1111 110101 10010111 1111 1111 11101 11 0111 11111 011111 11111 11 111 111 11110 0101010 111 11111 111 110 10111 1101 0111 1111 110101 10010111 1111 1111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 1,344
Words 280
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 13, 10, 11, 11, 12, 11
Lines Amount 68
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 175
Words per stanza (avg) 46
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Written on February 02, 2023

Submitted by Spirittamers on March 02, 2023

Modified on April 17, 2023

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