My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Runaway
Kanye West
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
49
End
234
Internal
90
Multi
223
Slant
9
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Look at ya, look at ya, look at ya, look at ya
Look at ya, look at ya, look at ya, look at ya
Look at ya, look at ya, look at ya, look at ya
Look at ya, look at ya (ladies✦ and gentlemen)✦
Look at ya, look at ya (ladies,✦ ladies✦ and gentlemen)✦
And I always✦ find, yeah, I always✦ find somethin'✦ wrong
You been puttin'✦ up wit' my shit just way too long
I'm so gifted✦ at findin'✦ what I don't like the most
So I think it's time (so I think it's time)
For us to have a toast
Let's have a toast for the douche bags
Let's have a toast for the assholes✦
Let's have a toast for the scumbags✦
Every✦ one of them that I know
Let's have a toast for the jerk offs
That'll never✦ take work off
Baby,✦ I got a plan
Run away✦ fast as you can
She find pictures✦ in my email
I sent this bitch a picture of my dick
I don't know what it is with females
But I'm not too good at that shit
See, I could have me a good girl
And still be addicted to them hood rats
And I just blame everything✦ on you
At least you know that's what I'm good at
And I always✦ find
Yeah, I always✦ find
Yeah, I always✦ find somethin'✦ wrong
You been puttin'✦ up wit' my shit just way too long
I'm so gifted✦ at findin'✦ what I don't like the most
So I think it's time (so I think it's time)
For us to have a toast
Let's have a toast for the douche bags
Let's have a toast for the assholes✦
Let's have a toast for the scumbags✦
Every✦ one of them that I know
Let's have a toast for the jerk offs
That'll never✦ take work off
Baby,✦ I got a plan
Run away✦ fast as you can
Run away✦ from me, baby✦
Run away✦
Run away✦ from me, baby✦
Run away✦
When it starts to get crazy,✦ then run away✦
Babe, I got a plan, run away✦ as fast as you can
Run away✦ from me, baby✦
Run away✦
Run away✦ from me, baby✦
Run away✦
When it starts to get crazy✦
Why can't she just run away?✦
Baby,✦ I got a plan
Run away✦ as fast as you can
Twenty-four seven,✦ three sixty-five
Pussy✦ stays on my mind
I-I-I-I did it
Alright,✦ alright,✦ I admit✦ it
Now pick your next move
You can leave or live wit' it
Ichabod Crane with that mothafuckin' top off
Split and go where?
Back to wearin'✦ knockoffs? Haha✦
Knock it off, Neiman's, shop it off
Let's talk over✦ mai tais, waitress, top it off
Hoes like vultures,✦ wanna✦ fly in your Freddy✦ loafers
You can't blame 'em, they ain't never✦ seen Versace sofas
Every✦ bag, every✦ blouse, every✦ bracelet
Comes✦ with a price tag, baby,✦ face it
You should leave if you can't accept the basics
Plenty✦ hoes in the baller-nigga matrix
Invisibly set, the Rolex is faceless✦
I'm just young, rich, and tasteless✦
P
Never✦ was much of a romantic
I could never✦ take the intimacy
And I know it did damage✦
'Cause the look in your eyes is killin'✦ me
I guess then you at an advantage
'Cause you could blame me for everything✦
And I don't know how I'ma✦ manage✦
If one day you just up and leave
And I always✦ find, yeah, I always✦ find somethin'✦ wrong
You been puttin'✦ up wit' my shit just way too long
I'm so gifted✦ at findin'✦ what I don't like the most
So I think it's time (so I think it's time)
For us to have a toast
Let's have a toast for the douche bags
Let's have a toast for the assholes✦
Let's have a toast for the scumbags✦
Every✦ one of them that I know
Let's have a toast for the jerk offs
That'll never✦ take work off
Baby,✦ I got a plan
Run away✦ fast as you can
Technical Breakdown
6.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres4.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm8.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity3.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score6.67
Production
— Kanye West, Emile Haynie, Jeff Bhasker, MIKE DEANBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Kanye's self-reflection blends humor and harsh reality, showcasing his relationship struggles.
B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
3
Vocabulary
4
Wordplay
7
Delivery
RepetitionHumorContrast in themes
Rhyme Architecture: Consistent end rhymes with internal rhymes enhancing flow.
Effective repetition
Strong internal rhyme usage
Engaging delivery
Limited complex wordplay
Clichéd themes in relationship struggles
Vocab depth could improve
User Scores
Notes
A self-reflective piece with a magnificent emotional depth.