Lovesong by The Cure

#!/usr/bin/perl

@lovesong = qw(L o v e s on g);

while (($_= <DATA>) && chomp && $_)
    {$.<=@lovesong ? ${$lovesong[$.-1]} = $_ : push @love, $_}

@song = @lovesong[-3..-1];

$lovesong = length($L.$o.$v.$e.$s.$on.$g) - @love ** 2;

print $L."\n"x2;

for ((split //, $s)[0..4]) {
    if (ord(lc) <= $lovesong) {
        printf ("$o\n$v\n", $love[$j++]) for 0..1;
    } else {
        my $i;
        print ((ord(lc) <= $lovesong? $e : ${$song[$i++]}) . "\n" )
            for (reverse split //, (split / /, $s)[0]);
    }
    print "\n";
}

__DATA__
Lovesong
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am %s again
I will always love you
However far away
However long I stay
Whatever words I say
home
whole
young
fun
free
clean
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Update: better split in outer for and fixed too long DATA. Fixed an excessive { thanks to tye

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