"I GOT NERVE" Phrase Structure Analysis

This song is pretty new to me, and it's quite interesting to listen to the clip and review what I have learnt regarding it's phrase structure. As most of the verses are similar, the first verse and the chorus will be discussed:

The Big Picture
What attracts me most to this music is mainly their emphasis on phrases which do not occur at the usual "first beat of the bar". I am taking this music in 4/4 common time, simple meter. In the last semester, we learnt that phrase structures having the "Short-Short-Long" subdivision or S-S-L, and this is definitely "rampant" in the whole song! However, the S-S-L feature do not always occur on the first beat. And as it moves along, the emphasis of the phrase in the meter changes. As it reaches the chorus, emphasis begins on the first beat already, and then changes again! I'll explain in further details...

First Verse
I will categorise the 1st verse into two different sections, based on the place in the meter where the phrase starts. In the first section, phrase starts on the 4th quaver beat, which is a weak beat.

"We haven't met (S), And that's ok (S), 'Cause you will be asking for me one day (L),
Don't want to wait (S), in line (S), The moment is mine believe me (L)"

In the second section, phrase starts on the third beat, which is a relatively strong beat. The phrase then went back as before (4th quaver beat) for the (L) phrases.

"Don't Close (S), Your Eyes (S),
'Cause it's a chance worth takin' (L), And I think that I can shake you (L)"

Chorus
The chorus is interesting in that the S-S-L phrase structures do not occur in a "predictable" fashion. For example, I would group the first portion as:

"I know where I stand (S), I know who I am (S), I would never run away when life gets bad, it's (L)"

The occurrence of the phrases differs by where it starts in the meter. The first (S) occurs on the first beat, the second (S) occurs on the 4th beat, and the (L) occurs on the 3rd beat in the following bar. It is also noticed that although the lyrics "it's" is not part of the previous sentence, it is being sung to complete the bar although the word itself is hanging individually in the phrase.

The second portion of this chorus then starts again in similar fashion.


I personally feel it's unpredictability and interesting emphasis attracts listeners the most. And not forgetting the pop nature and rhythmic feel by the band adds on to the colour of the song!