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....Music is sound, not text. Poetry is text.
.....If I were to critique this from a poets point of view(which I am not).....
.....when I analyse the lyric, from a listeners point of view, as a part of a song, I reach for different functions.
.....What differentiates a sung piece of music from an instrumental is actually not as simple as it might seem. Now, I canīt get into the details of every argument and theory here...
.....Dave Matthews sometimes uses his voice like an instrumental instrument....
....The rhythm of the vocal melody in the verse follows the odd-meter of the groove, although it accentuates a different beat......
The rhythm and the rhymes are very "nursery-rhymy....
....Dave tried to write an epic lyric for an epic piece of music, but failed.
....in my opinion, the different "functions" or "potentias" (or whatever) of different songs, are all acceptable....
....I mean the whole "dancing with the devil..." verse is clever, fun, and unheard of, just like WWYS or something.....
....Even with these notable transitions, the song never loses sound,....
....The only exception is the "it soars" part, which does deliver because of the shift in vocal range and lyrical tone....
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Here are some reasons no one is taking you seriously. Do yourself a favor and steer clear of writing things like this if you don't want to get shit upon.