Analysis of NO WAY I'LL BACK AWAY
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
NO WAY I'LL BACK AWAY
I can't stop, gotta go on
All around me they fall
Pretty soon all hope is gone
I stand with my back against the wall
Lord help! I cry in desperation
A cool wind dries my prespiration
I don't care if everyone falls away
I've gotta keep shouting the truth
Jesus died and rose to pave the way
Calvary offers the plainest proof
That this is not a hopeless world,
That God's banner has been unfurled
I'll stand for You Lord, though I stand alone
But even then You'll be at my side
I gaze to the Heavens, to Your Throne
And I know You've turned the tide
Though millions fall every day
No way I'll back away!
AMEN
| Scheme | A bcxcxb axaxdd efefaAx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (25%) |
| Metre | 111101 1111011 101111 1011111 111110101 11110010 011111 111110101 11011001 101011101 10010011 11110101 11101101 1111111101 110111111 111010111 0111101 11011001 111101 01 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 632 |
| Words | 130 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 6, 7 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
About this poem
A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. Psalm 91 7
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