The first line, a formal, neutral statement - LET IT BE SAID - rhymes with the last line - YOU'D BE DEAD - which is neither formal nor neutral. In between is a frightening exercise in scaring the daylights out of someone. The conciseness and control of the speaker make it unnerving.
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The first line, a formal, neutral statement - LET IT BE SAID - rhymes with the last line - YOU'D BE DEAD - which is neither formal nor neutral. In between is a frightening exercise in scaring the daylights out of someone. The conciseness and control of the speaker make it unnerving.