Shādows o)f(or) Me
(Scansion)
Ī wăve
( ¯ ˘ the reversal, ˘ ¯ takes the emphasis away from self)
⠀⠀⠀yōu wăve
⠀⠀⠀( ¯ ˘ )
Īmĭtātiŏn—
( ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ )
Thĕ ōnly̆ tīme
( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀Ĭ sēnse mȳsĕlf.
⠀⠀( ˘ ¯ | ¯ ˘ notice that if we have ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ there would be a very different meaning)
Sōmewhăt
( ¯ ˘ )
⠀⠀⠀glōrĭfīed
⠀⠀( ¯ ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀măjēst(y)ĭc.
⠀⠀⠀( ˘ ¯ ˘ )
Thĕre īs ă dārkĕr sīde(?)
( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯)
⠀⠀⠀Hŏw cān ĭt bē?
⠀⠀⠀( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )
Yēt Ĭ sēe ĭt.
( ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ )
īmĭt—īmĭt—āt(e)iŏn
( ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ )
⠀⠀⠀ālwăys mē
⠀⠀⠀( ¯ ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀alike
⠀⠀⠀( ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀ĭn ēvery̆ āctiŏn (wāy)
⠀⠀⠀( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ ˘ )
⠀⠀⠀Shādŏw(y)ĭnĕss (primus paeon)
⠀⠀⠀( ¯ ˘ ˘ ˘ as in shadowiness, there could be ¯ ˘ ˘, a dactyl for shadowy)