Awake My Soul

 Awake My Soul

How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes
I struggle to find any truth in your lies
And now my heart stumbles on things I don't know
My weakness I feel I must finally show

Lend me your hand and we'll conquer them all
But lend me your heart and I'll just let you fall
Lend me your eyes I can change what you see
But your soul you must keep, totally free
Har har, har har
har har, har har

awake my soul...
awake my soul...

How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes
I struggle to find any truth in your lies
And now my heart stumbles on things I don't know
My weakness I feel I must finally show
Har har, har har
har har, har har

In these bodies we will live,
in these bodies we will die
Where you invest your love,
you invest your life

In these bodies we will live,
in these bodies we will die
Where you invest your love,
you invest your life

awake my soul...
awake my soul...
awake my soul...
For you were made to meet your maker

awake my soul...
awake my soul...
awake my soul...
For you were made to meet your maker
You were made to meet your maker

-Mumford and Sons

Mumford and Sons' "Awake My Soul" is, in my opinion, definitely poetry. The first and most obvious reason is the definite rhyme scheme. The song also has forms of repetition in lyrics such as "in these bodies we will live" and "in these bodies we will die". Mumford and Sons also has hints of synaesthesia. This literary device is exemplified in lines such as a "fickle heart" and "woozy eyes". Symbolism is also found in the song in lines such us "lend me your hand and we'll conquer them all". Overall, based on the literary devices used in the song, I do think it identifies with poetry.