Bosnia Tune Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAB CCB DEB F GHDIB J KBB LMB NNOP Q AABBCCBBFFBBGGBBDIBB KKBBLLBBNNRRAs you pour yourself a scotch | A |
Crush a roach or check your watch | A |
As your hands adjust your tie people die | B |
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In the towns with funny names | C |
Hit by bullets caught in flames | C |
By and large not knowing why people die | B |
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And in small places you don't know of | D |
Yet big for having no chance to scream | E |
Or say good bye people die | B |
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Chorus La la Let me know | F |
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People die as you elect | G |
New apostles of neglect self restraint | H |
Whereby people die Too far off to practice love | D |
For thy neighbour brother Slav | I |
Where your cherubs dread to fly people die | B |
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Chorus | J |
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While the statues disagree | K |
Cain's version history for its fuel tends to buy | B |
Those who die | B |
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As you watch the athletes score | L |
Or check your latest statement | M |
Or sing your child a lullaby people die | B |
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Time whose sharp bloodthirsty quill | N |
Parts the killed from those who kill | N |
Will pronounce the latter tribe | O |
As your type | P |
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nd Version | Q |
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As you pour yourself a scotch | A |
crush a roach or scratch your crotch | A |
as your hand adjusts your tie | B |
people die | B |
In the towns with funny names | C |
hit by bullets caught in flames | C |
by and large not knowing why | B |
people die | B |
In small places you don't know | F |
of yet big for having no | F |
chance to scream or say good bye | B |
people die | B |
People die as you elect | G |
brand new dudes who preach neglect | G |
self restraint etc whereby | B |
people die | B |
Too far off to practice love | D |
for thy neighbor brother Slav | I |
where your cherubs dread to fly | B |
people die | B |
While the statues disagree | K |
Cain's version history | K |
for its fuel tends to buy | B |
those who die | B |
As you watch the athletes score | L |
check your latest statement or | L |
sing your child a lullaby | B |
people die | B |
Time whose sharp bloodthirsty quill | N |
parts the killed from those who kill | N |
will pronounce the latter band | R |
as your brand | R |
Joseph Brodsky
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