Analysis of I’m Hanging On
I have a mansion waiting for me
But if I end it today I won’t get the keys
I’m still toeing the edge of the line
Tryin’ to calm my raging mind
I’m hanging on
To the light hope comes from
When my mind deceives me
Your spirit hugs my soul
and frees me
I’m hanging on
I’m hanging on
I’m hanging on
Clinging by the tips of my nails
Watching my life slide off the rails
My Mind seethes but soul seeks comfort
Hanging on till I’m triumphant
I’m hanging on
To the light hope is from
When my mind deceives me
Your spirit hugs my soul
and frees me
I’m hanging on
I’m hanging on
I’m hanging on
Bridge:
Sin defeated on an old Wooden cross
thoughts deceive me but my soul’s not lost
All because you paid my cost
Free from death’s sting your blood washed
My soul white as snow
My mind is weary but now I know
The keys to my mansion is my Faith
So I’m hanging on
I’m hanging on
I’m hanging on
Until you come
| Scheme | axxx BcADABBB eexx BcADABBB xxxxxffxbBBc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110101011 111110111101 111001101 1111101 1101 101111 11111 110111 011 1101 1101 1101 10101111 10111101 11111110 10111010 1101 101111 11111 110111 011 1101 1101 1101 1 1010111101 101111111 1011111 1111111 11111 111101111 011110111 11101 1101 1101 0111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 941 |
| Words | 197 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 8, 4, 8, 12 |
| Lines Amount | 36 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 139 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
About this poem
This is a rhyming lyric I wrote about how some days I wake up and I am just hanging on.
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