She cried to the southern wind
About a love that was sure to end
Every dream in her heart was gone
Headin for a showdown
Bad dreamer, what's your name
Looks like were ridin on the same train
Looks as through there'll be more pain
There's gonna be a showdown
And it's rainin all over the world
Its raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night
She came to me like a friend
She blew in on a southern wind
Now my heart is turned to stone again
There's gonna be a showdown
Save me, oh save me
Its unreal, the suffering
There's gonna be a showdown
And it's rainin all over the world
Its raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night
Every dream in her heart was gone
Headin for a showdown
Bad dreamer, what's your name
Looks like were ridin on the same train
Looks as through there'll be more pain
There's gonna be a showdown
And it's rainin all over the world
Its raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night
She came to me like a friend
She blew in on a southern wind
Now my heart is turned to stone again
There's gonna be a showdown
Save me, oh save me
Its unreal, the suffering
There's gonna be a showdown
And it's rainin all over the world
Its raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night
Anaphora- red
Sibilance- Blue
In "Showdown" there are multiple anaphoras within the lyrics. I think that these add a nice rhythm to the song. In some ways the sibilance bugs me because there's so much of it, but at the same time it sounds good in the song. There is quite a bit of alliteration in the lyrics of this song and most of it goes with the sibilance.
Over all I think all of these things combined makes for a really smooth and unique song. This is one of my favorite songs and I enjoy it every time I hear it.
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