Partly Fiction
by glennny

verses and lists keep to this hexameter pattern:
(a feminine caesura used by Homer in the Iliad. An example occurs in Iliad 1.5)
| Spondee | Dactyl | Spondee | Dactyl | Dactyl | Spondee|

| _ _ | _ uu| _ _ | _ uu |_uu| _ _ |

Verse One in 11/8
Are we in trouble?
Can we watch movies
perusing
Your list:

(Movies List in 4/4)
Nashville, Goodfellas, Duck Soup,
Deer Hunter, Blade Runner, High Noon,
Snow White, Titanic, Ben-Hur,
Affliction, Pulp Fiction, Network

Verse Two in 11/8
she knows my struggle
it’s not so subtle
to play like
these guys

(Guitarists List in 4/4)
Jack White, Dave Davies, Joe Walsh,
Chuck Berry, Joe Perry, Les Paul,
Bob Fripp, Mike Campbell, Nels Cline,
Steve Cropper, Frank Zappa, Steve Vai

The chorus is looser with the hexameter pattern
|- - | - uu | uu - | uu - | - uu | - - |
| - uu | uu - | - uu | - - | - - | uu - |

Chorus in 4/4
I have no say in what you do
I have my doubts about what’s true
Sincerity is partly fiction
When you throw it in the mix

Verse Three in 11/8
Where is this going?
Can we coexist?
Your playlist
De jure

(Bands on Playlist List in 4/4)
Pinback, Black Sabbath, White Stripes,
White Denim, Art Tatum, Bright Eyes
Outkast, Ben Kweller, Nick Drake,
Dutch Uncle, Dutch Widows, James Gang,
Liz Phair, Jawbreaker, Wilco,
King Crimson, St. Vincent, Devo,
Cheap Trick, Flake Music, U2,
Thin Lizzy, Grandaddy, Refused

Chorus in 4/4
I have no say in what you do
I have my doubts about what’s true
Sincerity is partly fiction
When you throw it in the mix

Bridge-Instrumental in 15/8

Chorus in 4/4
I have no say in what you do
I have my doubts about what’s true
Sincerity is partly fiction
When you throw it in the mix

Outo in 11/8

Now with all of the feet markers:
Spoiler| _ _ | _ uu| _ _ | _ uu |_uu| _ _ |

Verse One in 11/8
| Are we | in trouble? |
| Can we | watch movies? |
| perusing |
| Your list: |

| _ _ | _ uu| _ _ | _ uu |_uu| _ _ |
(Movies List in 4/4)
| Nashville | Goodfellas | Duck Soup | Deer Hunter | Blade Runner | High Noon |
| Snow White | Titanic | Ben-Hur | Affliction | Pulp Fiction | Network |

| _ _ | _ uu| _ _ | _ uu |_uu| _ _ |
Verse Two in 11/8
| she knows | my struggle |
| it’s not | so subtle |
| to play like|
| these guys |

(Guitarists List in 4/4)
| Jack White | Dave Davies | Joe Walsh | Chuck Berry | Joe Perry | Les Paul |
| Bob Fripp | Mike Campbell |Nels Cline | Steve Cropper | Frank Zappa | Steve Vai |

The chorus is looser with the hexameter pattern
|- - | - uu | uu - | uu - | - uu | - - |
| - uu | uu - | - uu | - - | - - | uu - |
Chorus in 4/4
| I have | no say in | what you do|
| I have my | doubts about | what’s true |
|sincer-i-| ty is part- | -ly fiction |
| When you | throw it | in the mix |

| _ _ | _ uu| _ _ | _ uu |_uu| _ _ |
Verse Three in 11/8
| Where is | this going? |
| Can we | coexist? |
| Your playlist |
| De jure |

(Bands on Playlist List in 4/4)
| Pinback | Black Sabbath | White Stripes | White Denim | Art Tatum | Bright Eyes |
| Outkast | Ben Kweller | Nick Drake | Dutch Uncle | Dutch Widows | James Gang |
| Liz Phair | Jawbreaker | Wilco | King Crimson | St. Vincent | Devo |
| Cheap Trick | Flake Music | U2 | Thin Lizzy | Grandaddy | Refused |

Chorus
|- - | - uu | uu - | uu - | - uu | - - |
| - uu | uu - | - uu | - - | - - | uu - |
Chorus in 4/4
| I have | no say in | what you do|
| I have my | doubts about | what’s true |
|sincer-i-| ty is part- | -ly fiction |
| When you | throw it | in the mix |