"Sleep Won't Help Me"

In "Sleep Won't Help Me," "pain" in the line "All the pain" is sung with an extensive melisma (I think it's C D Eb F G C' Bb, although some notes near the end might be glissandi rather than melismas).  This articulation gives a sense of the entirety of "all," especially because it spans an octave.

"Chained"

I found two significant melismas in "Chained."

"Free" in the line "Free like an old man that dies" is sung to the notes G E.  Because the word isn't sung to just a single syllable, there's a sense of that freedom.

"Go" in the line "God, why don't you let them go?" is sung to the notes A G, musically giving a sense of movement (although "go" might be used more metaphorically).

As a more general comment, when I listened to Ring of Hands recently, I noticed that some of the songs ("Sweet Mary," "Chained," and "Sleep Won't Help Me") seem to feature Fender Rhodes rather than Rod Argent's typical Hohner Pianet.  I think it's most evident at the end of "Chained," where a bunch of notes are sustained and then all cut off suddenly with a damper.  I'm pretty sure the Pianet doesn't have a damper pedal, so it couldn't accommodate that style of playing.  The Rhodes' characteristic bell sound can also be clearly heard at the beginning of "Sweet Mary."

"Celebration"

I listened to Ring of Hands yester-day and noticed a few small things.

In the line "Dancing ev'rywhere" in "Celebration," "ev'rywhere" is sung with four syllables and to three different pitches (C# D# E E), musically giving a sense of breadth.

"She Does Everything for Me"

I was thinking about "She Does Everything for Me" recently and noticed a small thing about the chorus.  The three syllables of the first "ev'rything" ("She does ev'rything for me to make me feel alright") are sung to three different pitches (C# E G).  Musically, this gives an impression of the breadth of that "ev'rything."

"Kind of Girl"

When I listened to Begin Here a couple days ago, I also noticed something in "Kind of Girl," which is included as a bonus track.  The three syllables of "ev'rything" in the line "You think you've got everything" are all sung to different pitches (E D B), musically giving a sense of breadth.  The three syllables of "anyone" in the lines "Don't you understand that she / Runs away with anyone who happens / In her sight" are also sung to different pitches (also E D B), for a similar effect.

"Can't Nobody Love You"

I listened to Begin Here yester-day, and I noticed a merism in "Can't Nobody Love You," specifically in the lines "Oh, I'm gonna love you in the morning / Love you late at night."