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

8.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.03

Production

— Kanye West, RZA, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, MIKE DEAN

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Kanye utilizes a stark juxtaposition between rhythmic, nursery-rhyme-inflected cynicism and high-energy anthemic aspiration, using the verse as a meta-commentary on the construction of fame.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Internal rhyme saturationAnthemic hook integrationMeta-narrative commentarySyllabic contrast
Rhyme Architecture: The verse shifts from an AABB/CCDD narrative structure into a repetitive, cyclic refrain that emphasizes the 'high' motif through vowel extension, ultimately transitioning into a personal reflection with multi-syllabic end-rhymes (Chicago/Murcielago/Blow).
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Mercy, mercy me, that Murcielago"

① A reference to Marvin Gaye's song 'Mercy Mercy Me', signaling themes of social disillusionment.② A display of status via the Lamborghini Murcielago, contrasting the soulful plea with the material realization of the fantasy.

"the real one's far too mean"

① The literal, harsh, or 'cruel' nature of the actual music industry reality.② A play on 'mean' as in average or insignificant, suggesting the manufactured industry product lacks substance.

Excellent integration of the 'higher' motif into the sonic landscape

Strong contrast between the conversational cadence of the intro and the explosive delivery of the hook

Self-referential lyricism that grounds the listener in the artist's history

The initial narrative section relies on slightly generic 'watered-down' industry critique

Vocabulary complexity is lower than the later, more abstract sections of the full album

User Scores

Notes

The use of multisyllabic rhymes and internal rhythms is exceptional.