My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Kanye West
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
23
End
127
Internal
73
Multi
243
Slant
10
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
You might think you've peeped✦ the scene
You haven't, the real one's✦ far too mean
The watered-down one, the one you know
Was made up centuries ago✦
They made it sound all wack and corny✦
Yes, it's awful✦ blasted boring✦
Twisted fictions, sick addiction
Well, gather✦ 'round, children, zip it, listen✦
Can we get much higher?✦ (So high)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh
Can we get much higher?✦ (So high)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh
Can we get much higher?✦ (So high)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh
Can we get much higher?✦ (So high)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I fantasized 'bout this back in Chicago✦
Mercy,✦ mercy✦ me, that Murcielago✦
That's me, the first year that I blow
How you say broke in Spanish? Mi no hablo✦
Me drown sorrow✦ in that Diablo✦
Me found bravery in my bravado
DJs need to listen✦ to the models✦
"You ain't got no fuckin'✦ Yeezy✦ in your Serato?"✦ (You ain't got no Yeezy,✦ nigga?)✦
Stupid,✦ but what the hell do I know?
I'm just a Chi-town nigga✦ with a Nas flow
And my chick in that new Phoebe Philo✦
So much head, I woke up to Sleepy✦ Hollow✦
Can we get much higher?✦
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh
Look like a fat booty✦ Céline Dion
Sex is on fire, I'm the King of Leona✦ Lewis✦
Beyond the truest, hey, teacher,✦ teacher✦
Tell me, how do you respond to students?
And refresh the page and restart the memory?✦
Re-spark the soul and rebuild the energy?✦
We stopped the ignorance, we killed✦ the enemy✦
Sorry✦ for the night demons✦ that still visit me
The plan was to drink until✦ the pain over✦
But what's worse, the pain or the hangover?
Fresh air, rollin'✦ down the window✦
Too many✦ Urkels✦ on your team, that's why your wins low
Don't make me pull the toys out, huh
Don't make me pull the toys
And fire up the engines, huh
And then they make noise
Can we get much higher?✦ (So high)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh
At the mall, there was a séance
Just kids, no parents
Then the sky filled✦ with herons✦
Saw the devil✦ in a Chrysler LeBaron
And the hell, it wouldn't spare us
And the fires✦ did declare us
But after✦ that, took pills, kissed✦ an heiress
And woke up back in Paris✦
Can we get much higher?✦ (So high)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh, oh
Can we get much higher?✦ (So high)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh
Can we get much higher?✦ (So high)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh
Can we get much higher?✦ (So high)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh
Can we get much higher?✦ (So high)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh, oh
Technical Breakdown
6.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes8.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm7.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score6.92
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Narrative of disillusionment with mainstream perceptions and the pursuit of authenticity in artistry.
B
8.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
MetaphorRepetitionInternal Rhymes
Rhyme Architecture: Complex internal rhymes combined with a consistent end rhyme pattern.
Strong use of internal rhymes
Effective cadence
Engaging narrative style
Limited wordplay depth
Some phrases feel cliché
Predictable ending
User Scores
Notes
Kanye's intricate rhyme schemes effectively build a vivid narrative.