Analysis of Journey Safely
All you left were tire tracks
The urge to leave was always in your eye
Journey safely my friend
As you finally feel free
The shackles will rust
In the tired town you left them
Journey safely in every new city's night
Journey safely through the red desert's light
Maybe this was the best way
To leave the past behind
though I know you're searching for something
You know you won't find
I know how the sadness got to you
A strange loneliness when you knew every face
I hope your broken pieces mend
as you leave this place
I still wish I could have said goodbye
Journey safely as you adventure on your own
And please journey safely my friend
When you're ready to come back home
| Scheme | XABX XXCC XDXD XEBE AXBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Etheree (25%) |
| Metre | 1110101 011111011 101011 1110011 01011 00101111 101001001101 101010111 1011011 110101 111110110 11111 111010111 011001111001 11110101 11111 11111111 101011010111 01101011 11101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 655 |
| Words | 128 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 108 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on September 05, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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