Stuck in reverse
Kelley Davies 1983 (Dallas)
Slow down, Kelley
That's what they keep telling me
But I can't go any slower
I'm feeling like a failure and am trapped
In words I can't decipher
Cryptic messages that mean nothing to anyone
I want to get lost and drown in the ocean of love
But God tells me to keep moving
I want to go down to His water to be with Him always
But He keeps telling me to get up and get going
I just want to be with You, Lover
No longer a part of this world
No longer a part of this pain
This torment, and torture
I want to be with my Father, Friend, Lover
And to get lost down there in that field of timeless wonder and wisdom
Away from this hellish pitiful mess of my life.
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Submitted by kbdallas2020 on March 17, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A A B X B X X C X C B X X B B X X |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 673 |
Words | 153 |
Stanzas | 17 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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