tick - tock
Tick - Tock
Tick Tock counts down the clock
like waves that crash
the time is rhythm in musical sound
a beat chimes out that sets the pace
Tick - Tock - Tick - Tock
Take a pause to listen
don't rush through those pacing seconds
everything happens in its own time and pace
the beat chimes on
Tick - Tock - Tick - Tock
We spend our time in quarel with life
Spend time in peace - not war
let time choose the one you love
then let your heart fly high
Tick - Tock - Tick - Tock
The young die old
the old die young
what to do with ourselves till then
watch the clock
Tick tock Tick tock
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | a axxb A xxbx A xxxx A xxxa a |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 560 |
Words | 122 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1 |
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