Poetry Analysis

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These are the lyrics that I hear:

Original Poetry

Translation

These are the lyrics that I hear:

These are the words I hear:

How am I gonna break

How will I manage to break away

Here got gone and you’re not here

Everything is gone and you are not here

I’m a little child that, that can’t make a kite

I feel like a child who can't fly a kite

My arm around, bottom found and pooling

My arm is around, I found the bottom and I'm sinking

Soaked to die, die

Soaked to the point of dying

See, you’re free til they’re dying

See, you are free until they die

It can hurt sometimes then sunny, all good, it’s sun again

Sometimes it can hurt, then it's sunny, everything is fine, it's sunny again

Tear my lung, tear

Tear my lung apart

Get my cross and they’re dying

Take my burden and they are dying

It can hurt at times

It can hurt sometimes

My heart the key but the key

My heart is the key but also the lock

Good at up times but a cold sweat at night

Good during the day but sweating at night

But I come, sail at night

But I come, sailing at night

Her I come, sailed at night

Here I come, sailing at night

Here I come, say goodnight

Here I come, saying goodnight

Explanation

This poem explores themes of loss, emotional struggle, and the cyclical nature of pain and relief. The speaker reflects on feelings of abandonment and helplessness, likening themselves to a child unable to fly a kite, symbolizing a lack of control or direction. The imagery of being 'soaked to die' conveys a sense of overwhelming despair. The poem also touches on the idea of freedom and constraint, with lines like 'My heart the key but the key,' suggesting internal conflict. The recurring motif of night and sailing implies a journey through darkness, possibly representing the speaker's search for peace or closure. The poem's free verse form allows for a raw and unstructured expression of these complex emotions.

Word Dictionary10

Word	In English	Plain (English)	Pron.
lyrics	words of a song	the words you hear in a song	liriks
gonna	going to	will	gonna
soaked	very wet	completely wet	soakt
pooling	gathering in a pool	collecting in one place	poo-ling
til	until	up to the point	til
lung	organ for breathing	part of the body for breathing	lung
cross	burden	something heavy to bear	kross
key	important thing	something crucial	kee
sweat	perspiration	when your body releases moisture	swet
sail	travel by boat	move over water	sayl

Poet & Context

Poet—

EraContemporary

The poet of this piece is unknown, and it appears to be contemporary in style, reflecting modern themes and language.

WhenUnknown

WhyThe poem seems to explore themes of absence, loss, and emotional turmoil, possibly reflecting personal experiences or broader existential themes.

FormFree verse

Themes & More

Themes

lossemotional strugglefreedom and constraintjourney

Literary devices

metaphor: 'I’m a little child that, that can’t make a kite' symbolizes helplessness.imagery: 'Soaked to die, die' evokes a strong visual of despair.repetition: 'die, die' emphasizes the depth of emotion.contrast: 'It can hurt sometimes then sunny, all good, it’s sun again' shows the cyclical nature of emotions.

Poetry Analysis

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These are the lyrics that I hear:

Original Poetry

Translation

These are the lyrics that I hear:

These are the words I hear:

How am I gonna break

How will I manage to break away

Here got gone and you’re not here

Everything is gone and you are not here

I’m a little child that, that can’t make a kite

I feel like a child who can't fly a kite

My arm around, bottom found and pooling

My arm is around, I found the bottom and I'm sinking

Soaked to die, die

Soaked to the point of dying

See, you’re free til they’re dying

See, you are free until they die

It can hurt sometimes then sunny, all good, it’s sun again

Sometimes it can hurt, then it's sunny, everything is fine, it's sunny again

Tear my lung, tear

Tear my lung apart

Get my cross and they’re dying

Take my burden and they are dying

It can hurt at times

It can hurt sometimes

My heart the key but the key

My heart is the key but also the lock

Good at up times but a cold sweat at night

Good during the day but sweating at night

But I come, sail at night

But I come, sailing at night

Her I come, sailed at night

Here I come, sailing at night

Here I come, say goodnight

Here I come, saying goodnight

Explanation

Word Dictionary10

Word	In English	Plain (English)	Pron.
lyrics	words of a song	the words you hear in a song	liriks
gonna	going to	will	gonna
soaked	very wet	completely wet	soakt
pooling	gathering in a pool	collecting in one place	poo-ling
til	until	up to the point	til
lung	organ for breathing	part of the body for breathing	lung
cross	burden	something heavy to bear	kross
key	important thing	something crucial	kee
sweat	perspiration	when your body releases moisture	swet
sail	travel by boat	move over water	sayl

Poet & Context

Poet—

EraContemporary

The poet of this piece is unknown, and it appears to be contemporary in style, reflecting modern themes and language.

WhenUnknown

WhyThe poem seems to explore themes of absence, loss, and emotional turmoil, possibly reflecting personal experiences or broader existential themes.

FormFree verse

Themes & More

Themes

lossemotional strugglefreedom and constraintjourney

Literary devices