Poetry 
Introduction & 
Poetic Devices 
By Mary Qualey 
Airline High School
Poetic License 
“The freedom given to poets to 
ignore standard rules of 
grammar or proper diction in 
order to create a desired artistic 
effect.” 
Glencoe Literature Book
Poetry Redefined 
Literary expression that emphasizes the 
line, not the sentence, as the unit of 
composition. 
Traditional characteristics: 
• emotional, imaginative language 
• use of metaphor, similie, & other figures of 
speech 
• divided into stanzas 
• use of rhyme and regular patterns of meter
Types of 
Poetry 
• Lyrical poetry 
•Narrative poetry 
• Imagist Poetry 
• “Confessional poetry” 
• Ballad 
• Elegy 
• Haiku
Ballad 
A form of verse to be sung or 
recited. F. B. Gum describes the 
ballad as "a poem meant for 
singing, quite impersonal in 
material, probably connected in its 
origins with the communal dance."
Me & Bobby McGee 
by Janis Joplin
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train 
And I’s feeling nearly as faded as my jeans. Bobby 
thumbed a diesel down just before it rained, It 
rode us all the way to New Orleans. I pulled my 
harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna, I was 
playing soft while Bobby sang the blues. 
Windshield wipers slapping time, I was holding 
Bobby’s hand in mine, We sang every song that 
driver knew. Freedom is just another word for 
nothing left to lose, Nothing don’t mean nothing 
honey if it ain’t free. And feeling good was easy, 
Lord, when he sang the blues, You know feeling 
good was good enough for me, Good enough for 
me and my Bobby McGee.
From the Kentucky coal mines to the California 
sun, Hey, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul. 
Through all kinds of weather, through everything 
that we done, Hey Bobby baby kept me from the 
cold. One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip 
away, He’s looking for that home and I hope he 
finds it, But I’d trade all of my tomorrows for one 
single yesterday To be holding Bobby’s body next 
to mine. Freedom is just another word for 
nothing left to lose, Nothing, that’s all that Bobby 
left me, yeah, But feeling good was easy, Lord, 
when he sang the blues, Hey, feeling good was 
good enough for me, hmm hmm, Good enough 
for me and my Bobby McGee.
Richard Cory by Paul Simon
They say that Richard Cory owns one 
half of this whole town, With political 
connections to spread his wealth 
around. Born into society, a banker's 
only child, He had everything a man 
could want: power, grace and style. But I 
work in his factory And I curse the life 
I'm living And I curse my poverty And I 
wish that I could be, Oh, I wish that I 
could be, Oh, I wish that I could be 
Richard Cory.
Confessional 
Poetry 
Movement started in the 1950s 
Poets write about their own personal 
experience in an open, direct style 
Examples: Robert Lowell, 
Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath
Papa was a Rolling Stone 
by The Temptations
It was the third of September; that day I'll always 
remember, 'cause that was the day that my daddy died. I 
never got a chance to see him;never heard nothin' but 
bad things about him. Mama I'm depending on you to 
tell me the truth.(Spoken)Mama just looked at him and 
said, "Son,(Sung)Papa was a rollin' stone. Wherever he 
laid his hat was his home. And when his died, All he left 
us was alone.” Verse 2 Hey, mama, I heard Papa call 
himself a jack of all trades. Tell me, is that what sent 
Papa to an early grave? Folks say Papa would beg, 
borrow or steal to pay his bills. Hey, Mama, folks say 
Papa was never much on thinkin'; Spend most of his 
time chasin' women and drinkin'! Mama, I'm depending 
on you to tell me the truth. (Spoken) Mama just hung her 
head and said, "Son, (To Chorus)
Change Gon’ Come 
by Sam Cooke
I was born by the river in a little tent Oh and just like the 
river I been a runnin' ever since It's been a long, a long 
time coming but I know A change gon' come oh yes it will 
It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die Cuz I don't 
know what's up there beyond the sky It's been a long, a 
long time coming but I know A change gon' come oh yes 
it will I go to the movie, and I go downtown Somebody 
keep tellin me "don't hang around"It's been a long, a 
long time coming, but i know A change gon' come oh yes 
it will Then I go to my brother And I say "brother, help 
me please" But he winds up knocking me Back down on 
my knees There been times that I thought I wouldn't last 
for long Now think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, 
along time coming but I know A change gon' come, oh 
yes it will
What’s Going On 
by Marvin Gaye
Mother, mother There's too many of you crying 
Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying 
You know we've got to find a way 
To bring some lovin' here today 
Ya Father, father We don't need to escalate 
You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate 
You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today 
Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality 
Talk to me, so you can see Oh, what's going on 
What's going on Ya, what's going on Ah, what's going on 
In the mean time Right on, baby Right on Right
Elegy 
Poem that mourns a 
death or other great loss
Candle 
in the 
Wind 
by Elton 
John
Goodbye Norma Jean 
Though I never knew you at all 
You had the grace to hold yourself 
While those around you crawled 
They crawled out of the woodwork 
And they whispered into your brain 
They set you on the treadmill 
And they made you change your name 
And it seems to me you lived your life 
Like a candle in the wind 
Never knowing who to cling to 
When the rain set in 
And I would have liked to have known you 
But I was just a kid 
Your candle burned out long before 
Your legend ever did
Candle 
in the 
Wind 
by Elton 
John
Goodbye England's rose; 
may you ever grow in our hearts. 
You were the grace that placed itself 
where lives were torn apart. 
You called out to our country, 
and you whispered to those in pain. 
Now you belong to heaven, 
and the stars spell out your name. 
And it seems to me you lived your life l 
ike a candle in the wind: 
never fading with the sunset 
when the rain set in. 
And your footsteps will always fall here, among England's 
greenest hills; 
your candle's burned out long before 
your legend ever will.
Tears in Heaven 
by Eric Clapton
Clapton wrote this about his 
4-year-old son, Conor, who died 
when he fell out of a 53rd floor 
window in his mother's apartment in 
New York City. At the time, Conor 
was Clapton's only child.
would you know my name 
if i saw you in heaven 
would it be the same 
if i saw you in heaven 
i must be stong and carry on 
'cause i know i don't belong 
here in heaven 
would you hold my hand 
if i saw you in heaven 
would you help me stand 
if i saw you in heaven 
i'll find my way 
through night and day 
cause i know i just can't stay 
here in heaven beyond the door 
there's peace i'm sure 
but i know there'll be no more 
tears in heaven 
time can bring you down 
time can bend your knees 
time can break your heart 
have you beggin 
please beggin please 
would you know my name 
if i saw you in heaven 
would it be the same if i saw you 
in heaven 
beyond the door there's peace i'm 
sure 
but i know there'll be no more 
tears in heaven
Imagist Poetry 
Name given to a movement in 
poetry, originating in 1912 and 
represented by Ezra Pound, Amy 
Lowell, and others, aiming at clarity 
of expression through the use of 
precise visual images.
Bag Lady 
by Eryka Badu
Bag lady you gone hurt your back 
Dragging all them bags like that 
I guess nobody ever told you 
All you must hold on toIs you, is you, is you 
One day all them bags gone get in your way 
One day all them bags gone get in your way 
I said one day all them bags gone get in your way 
One Day all them bags gone get in your way 
So pack lightPack lightPack light 
Ooh oohBag lady you gone miss your bus 
You can't hurry up Cause you got too much stuff 
When they see you cominNiggas take off runnin 
From you it's true oh yes they do 
One day he gone say you crowdin my space 
One day he gone say you crowdin my space 
I said one day he gone say you crowdin my space 
One day he gone say you crowdin my space 
So pack light Pack light Pack light Ooh ooh
Kiss from a 
Rose 
by Seal
There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea 
You, became the light on the dark side of me 
Love remains, a drug that's the high and not the pill 
But did you know that when it snows 
My eyes become large 
And the light that you shine can't be seen? 
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey 
Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels yeah 
Now that your rose is in bloom 
A light hits the gloom on the grey 
There is so much a man can tell you 
So much he can say 
You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain 
Baby, To me, you're like a growing 
Addiction that I can't deny 
Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby? 
But did you know that when it snows 
My eyes become large 
And the light that you shine can't be seen? 
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
Lyrical Poetry 
Expresses a speaker’s personal 
thoughts and feelings 
An ode is an elaborate lyric poem 
expressed in a dignified and 
sincere way 
Ex. “The Road Not Taken” Robert 
Frost 
“New York State of Mind” Billy Joel
New York State 
of Mind 
by Billy Joel
Some folks like to get away 
Take a holiday from the neighborhood 
Hop a flight to Miami Beach 
Or to Hollywood 
But I'm talking a Greyhound 
On the Hudson River Line 
I'm in a New York state of mind 
I've seen all the movie stars 
In their fancy cars and their limousines 
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens 
But I know what I'm needing 
And I don't want to waste more time 
I'm in a New York state of mind 
It was so easy living day by day 
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues 
But now I need a little give and take 
The New York Times, The Daily News
Ode to my Family 
by the Cranberries
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo... 
Understand the things I say, don't turn away from me, 
'Cause I've spent half my life out there, you wouldn't disagree. 
Do you see me? Do you see? Do you like me? 
Do you like me standing there? Do you notice? Do you know? 
Do you see me? Do you see me? Does anyone care? 
Unhappiness where's when I was young, 
And we didn't give a damn, 
'Cause we were raised, To see life as fun and take it if we can. 
My mother, my mother, 
She hold me, she hold me, when I was out there. 
My father, my father, 
He liked me, oh, he liked me. Does anyone care? 
Understand what I've become, it wasn't my desing. 
And people ev'rywhere think, something better than I am. 
But I miss you, I miss, 'cause I liked it, 
'Cause I liked it, when I was out there. 
Do you know this? Do you know you did not find me. 
You did not find. Does anyone care?
Narrative 
Poetry 
Verse that tells a story 
Many types of poetry fall under this 
umbrella: 
ballads 
epics 
elegies
Copa Cabana by Barry Manilow
Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl with yellow feathers in her hair 
and a dress cut down to there she would merengue and do the cha-cha 
and while she tried to be a star Tony always tended bar across the 
crowded floor, they worked from 8 til 4 they were young and they had 
each other who could ask for more? 
CHORUS: At the copa (CO!) Copacabana (Copacabana) the hottest spot 
north of Havana (here) at the copa (CO!) Copacabana music and passion 
were always in fashion At the copa.... they fell in love 
His name was Rico he wore a diamond he was escorted to his chair, he 
saw Lola dancing there and when she finished, he called her over but 
Rico went a bit to far Tony sailed across the bar and then the punches 
flew and chairs were smashed in two there was blood and a single gun 
shot but just who shot who? 
REPEAT CHORUS 
At the copa... she lost her love Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl, but 
that was 30 years ago, when they used to have a show now it's a disco, 
but not for Lola, still in the dress she used to wear, faded feathers in her 
hair she sits there so refined,and drinks herself half-blind she lost her 
youth and she lost her Tony now she's lost her mind REPEAT CHORUS 
At the copa... don't fall in love don't fall in love
Thunder 
Rolls 
by Garth 
Brooks
Three thirty in the morning 
Not a soul insight 
The city's lookin' like a ghost 
town 
On a moonless summer night 
Raindrops on the windshield 
There's a åstorm moving in 
He's headin' back from 
somewhere 
That he never should have been 
And the thunder rolls 
And the thunder rolls 
Every light is burnin' 
In a house across town 
She's pacin' by the telephone 
In her faded flannel gown 
Askin' for miracle 
Hopin' she's not right 
Prayin' it's the weather 
That's kept him out all night 
And the thunder rolls 
And the thunder rolls 
The thunder rolls 
And the lightnin' strikes 
Another love grows cold 
On a sleepless night 
As the storm blows on 
Out of control 
Deep in her heart 
The thunder rolls 
She's waitin' by the window 
When he pulls into the drive She 
rushes out to hold him Thankful 
he's alive 
But on the wind and rain 
A strange new perfume blows 
And the lightnin' flashes in her 
eyes
And he knows that she knows And the thunder rolls 
And the thunder rolls 
The thunder rolls 
And the lightnin' strikes 
Another love grows cold 
On a sleepless night 
As the storm blows on 
Out of control 
Deep in her heart 
The thunder rolls 
She runs back down the hallway 
To the bedroom door 
She reaches for the pistol 
Kept in the dresser drawer 
Tells the lady in the mirror 
He won't do this again 
Cause tonight will be the last time 
She'll wonder where he's been
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1 poetic devices

  • 1. Poetry Introduction & Poetic Devices By Mary Qualey Airline High School
  • 2. Poetic License “The freedom given to poets to ignore standard rules of grammar or proper diction in order to create a desired artistic effect.” Glencoe Literature Book
  • 3. Poetry Redefined Literary expression that emphasizes the line, not the sentence, as the unit of composition. Traditional characteristics: • emotional, imaginative language • use of metaphor, similie, & other figures of speech • divided into stanzas • use of rhyme and regular patterns of meter
  • 4. Types of Poetry • Lyrical poetry •Narrative poetry • Imagist Poetry • “Confessional poetry” • Ballad • Elegy • Haiku
  • 5. Ballad A form of verse to be sung or recited. F. B. Gum describes the ballad as "a poem meant for singing, quite impersonal in material, probably connected in its origins with the communal dance."
  • 6. Me & Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
  • 7. Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train And I’s feeling nearly as faded as my jeans. Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained, It rode us all the way to New Orleans. I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna, I was playing soft while Bobby sang the blues. Windshield wipers slapping time, I was holding Bobby’s hand in mine, We sang every song that driver knew. Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose, Nothing don’t mean nothing honey if it ain’t free. And feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues, You know feeling good was good enough for me, Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.
  • 8. From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun, Hey, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul. Through all kinds of weather, through everything that we done, Hey Bobby baby kept me from the cold. One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away, He’s looking for that home and I hope he finds it, But I’d trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday To be holding Bobby’s body next to mine. Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose, Nothing, that’s all that Bobby left me, yeah, But feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues, Hey, feeling good was good enough for me, hmm hmm, Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.
  • 9. Richard Cory by Paul Simon
  • 10. They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town, With political connections to spread his wealth around. Born into society, a banker's only child, He had everything a man could want: power, grace and style. But I work in his factory And I curse the life I'm living And I curse my poverty And I wish that I could be, Oh, I wish that I could be, Oh, I wish that I could be Richard Cory.
  • 11. Confessional Poetry Movement started in the 1950s Poets write about their own personal experience in an open, direct style Examples: Robert Lowell, Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath
  • 12. Papa was a Rolling Stone by The Temptations
  • 13. It was the third of September; that day I'll always remember, 'cause that was the day that my daddy died. I never got a chance to see him;never heard nothin' but bad things about him. Mama I'm depending on you to tell me the truth.(Spoken)Mama just looked at him and said, "Son,(Sung)Papa was a rollin' stone. Wherever he laid his hat was his home. And when his died, All he left us was alone.” Verse 2 Hey, mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trades. Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave? Folks say Papa would beg, borrow or steal to pay his bills. Hey, Mama, folks say Papa was never much on thinkin'; Spend most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'! Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth. (Spoken) Mama just hung her head and said, "Son, (To Chorus)
  • 14. Change Gon’ Come by Sam Cooke
  • 15. I was born by the river in a little tent Oh and just like the river I been a runnin' ever since It's been a long, a long time coming but I know A change gon' come oh yes it will It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die Cuz I don't know what's up there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time coming but I know A change gon' come oh yes it will I go to the movie, and I go downtown Somebody keep tellin me "don't hang around"It's been a long, a long time coming, but i know A change gon' come oh yes it will Then I go to my brother And I say "brother, help me please" But he winds up knocking me Back down on my knees There been times that I thought I wouldn't last for long Now think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, along time coming but I know A change gon' come, oh yes it will
  • 16. What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye
  • 17. Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today Ya Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me, so you can see Oh, what's going on What's going on Ya, what's going on Ah, what's going on In the mean time Right on, baby Right on Right
  • 18. Elegy Poem that mourns a death or other great loss
  • 19. Candle in the Wind by Elton John
  • 20. Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in And I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did
  • 21. Candle in the Wind by Elton John
  • 22. Goodbye England's rose; may you ever grow in our hearts. You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart. You called out to our country, and you whispered to those in pain. Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name. And it seems to me you lived your life l ike a candle in the wind: never fading with the sunset when the rain set in. And your footsteps will always fall here, among England's greenest hills; your candle's burned out long before your legend ever will.
  • 23. Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton
  • 24. Clapton wrote this about his 4-year-old son, Conor, who died when he fell out of a 53rd floor window in his mother's apartment in New York City. At the time, Conor was Clapton's only child.
  • 25. would you know my name if i saw you in heaven would it be the same if i saw you in heaven i must be stong and carry on 'cause i know i don't belong here in heaven would you hold my hand if i saw you in heaven would you help me stand if i saw you in heaven i'll find my way through night and day cause i know i just can't stay here in heaven beyond the door there's peace i'm sure but i know there'll be no more tears in heaven time can bring you down time can bend your knees time can break your heart have you beggin please beggin please would you know my name if i saw you in heaven would it be the same if i saw you in heaven beyond the door there's peace i'm sure but i know there'll be no more tears in heaven
  • 26. Imagist Poetry Name given to a movement in poetry, originating in 1912 and represented by Ezra Pound, Amy Lowell, and others, aiming at clarity of expression through the use of precise visual images.
  • 27. Bag Lady by Eryka Badu
  • 28. Bag lady you gone hurt your back Dragging all them bags like that I guess nobody ever told you All you must hold on toIs you, is you, is you One day all them bags gone get in your way One day all them bags gone get in your way I said one day all them bags gone get in your way One Day all them bags gone get in your way So pack lightPack lightPack light Ooh oohBag lady you gone miss your bus You can't hurry up Cause you got too much stuff When they see you cominNiggas take off runnin From you it's true oh yes they do One day he gone say you crowdin my space One day he gone say you crowdin my space I said one day he gone say you crowdin my space One day he gone say you crowdin my space So pack light Pack light Pack light Ooh ooh
  • 29. Kiss from a Rose by Seal
  • 30. There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea You, became the light on the dark side of me Love remains, a drug that's the high and not the pill But did you know that when it snows My eyes become large And the light that you shine can't be seen? Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels yeah Now that your rose is in bloom A light hits the gloom on the grey There is so much a man can tell you So much he can say You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain Baby, To me, you're like a growing Addiction that I can't deny Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby? But did you know that when it snows My eyes become large And the light that you shine can't be seen? Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
  • 31. Lyrical Poetry Expresses a speaker’s personal thoughts and feelings An ode is an elaborate lyric poem expressed in a dignified and sincere way Ex. “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost “New York State of Mind” Billy Joel
  • 32. New York State of Mind by Billy Joel
  • 33. Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But I'm talking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line I'm in a New York state of mind I've seen all the movie stars In their fancy cars and their limousines Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens But I know what I'm needing And I don't want to waste more time I'm in a New York state of mind It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News
  • 34. Ode to my Family by the Cranberries
  • 35. Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo... Understand the things I say, don't turn away from me, 'Cause I've spent half my life out there, you wouldn't disagree. Do you see me? Do you see? Do you like me? Do you like me standing there? Do you notice? Do you know? Do you see me? Do you see me? Does anyone care? Unhappiness where's when I was young, And we didn't give a damn, 'Cause we were raised, To see life as fun and take it if we can. My mother, my mother, She hold me, she hold me, when I was out there. My father, my father, He liked me, oh, he liked me. Does anyone care? Understand what I've become, it wasn't my desing. And people ev'rywhere think, something better than I am. But I miss you, I miss, 'cause I liked it, 'Cause I liked it, when I was out there. Do you know this? Do you know you did not find me. You did not find. Does anyone care?
  • 36. Narrative Poetry Verse that tells a story Many types of poetry fall under this umbrella: ballads epics elegies
  • 37. Copa Cabana by Barry Manilow
  • 38. Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl with yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there she would merengue and do the cha-cha and while she tried to be a star Tony always tended bar across the crowded floor, they worked from 8 til 4 they were young and they had each other who could ask for more? CHORUS: At the copa (CO!) Copacabana (Copacabana) the hottest spot north of Havana (here) at the copa (CO!) Copacabana music and passion were always in fashion At the copa.... they fell in love His name was Rico he wore a diamond he was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there and when she finished, he called her over but Rico went a bit to far Tony sailed across the bar and then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two there was blood and a single gun shot but just who shot who? REPEAT CHORUS At the copa... she lost her love Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl, but that was 30 years ago, when they used to have a show now it's a disco, but not for Lola, still in the dress she used to wear, faded feathers in her hair she sits there so refined,and drinks herself half-blind she lost her youth and she lost her Tony now she's lost her mind REPEAT CHORUS At the copa... don't fall in love don't fall in love
  • 39. Thunder Rolls by Garth Brooks
  • 40. Three thirty in the morning Not a soul insight The city's lookin' like a ghost town On a moonless summer night Raindrops on the windshield There's a åstorm moving in He's headin' back from somewhere That he never should have been And the thunder rolls And the thunder rolls Every light is burnin' In a house across town She's pacin' by the telephone In her faded flannel gown Askin' for miracle Hopin' she's not right Prayin' it's the weather That's kept him out all night And the thunder rolls And the thunder rolls The thunder rolls And the lightnin' strikes Another love grows cold On a sleepless night As the storm blows on Out of control Deep in her heart The thunder rolls She's waitin' by the window When he pulls into the drive She rushes out to hold him Thankful he's alive But on the wind and rain A strange new perfume blows And the lightnin' flashes in her eyes
  • 41. And he knows that she knows And the thunder rolls And the thunder rolls The thunder rolls And the lightnin' strikes Another love grows cold On a sleepless night As the storm blows on Out of control Deep in her heart The thunder rolls She runs back down the hallway To the bedroom door She reaches for the pistol Kept in the dresser drawer Tells the lady in the mirror He won't do this again Cause tonight will be the last time She'll wonder where he's been
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