Analysis of Publicize Failures
Interactions between us and the world, nothing seen, things still happen
Nothing seen, but we all assume that nothing happened, silence is golden
Not telling one or another what went wrong, did not go so good, a bad idea
Under covers of nothing apparently happening, the world is constantly rebuilding
Hot air roasting future hopes, spreading words of unglorious achievements
Building foundations soft as cotton, dead as door nails, water pipes made of lead
When things go wrong, flags raised, concerns appear, but nothing changes
Sirens of abandonment, singing never ending songs, mindless music exercises
Cross purposes hanging on crosses, defiantly incoherent, progress stands still
Tammany Hall Boss Tweed, big circle, every one pointing to the person next to them
That's the way we like it, working, big paychecks, making all the wrong things happen
Caused by orders from above, never our call, never our responsibility, it's nothingness
Scheme | AAX XXX BBX XAX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0100110011011110 101111011101010110 110110101111111101010 10101100100100011100010 111010110111010 1001011101111101111 111111010111010 101010010101011010100 11001011001000010111 1001111101001101010111 101111101110101110 1110101101011010001001100 |
Characters | 968 |
Words | 156 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 64 |
Words per line (avg) | 12 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 192 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Under covers of nothing apparently happening, the world is constantly rebuilding
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