Analysis of Them Bones
We lay underneath dust and bones
Waiting for someone to come along
Waiting for the right words
That can manifest sinew
And remove our hearts of stone
Oh, them bones...
Then one day the words became flesh
And as we caught the waft
Of wine on His breath
It blew us away
Like a whirlwind that covers
The ends of the earth
What was spoken gave birth
To generation after generation
Of soldiers armed with nothing more
Than what they've heard
Sent to do battle with darkness
Regurgitating fire from their lungs
Rigor mortis now gone
Moving at the speed of light
Foreshadowing the dawn
Of a new day...
A new hope...
A better way to live
Even when our backs are to the wall
We still give our all
Because it's all we have to give
Because it's not ours;
It's HIS
And when history comes to a close
And we catch a glimpse
Of all that was once hidden
The shadows of our stories will disappear
In the grace of the face
That cascades an eternal light of redemption
Forgiveness and mercy -
No longer cursed
And buried in a dirt sea...
The veil's been ripped
Them bones have been blood-dipped
Because He alone is worthy
Scheme | AXXBBA XXXC DEEBXX XXBXBCXX FFXDX XXBXXB GXGHHG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101101 10111101 101011 11101 00110111 111 11101011 011101 11111 11101 101110 01101 111011 101010010 11011101 1111 11110110 110111 101011 1010111 010001 1011 011 010111 1011011101 111101 01111111 011110 11 011001101 01101 1111110 0111010101 001101 101101011010 010010 1101 0100011 0111 111111 01101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,062 |
Words | 208 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 4, 6, 8, 5, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 125 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on February 15, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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