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Rainy Dayz

Raekwon

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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It's a mystery inside^✦

Of how I'm gonna^✦ get mine

I'm thinking 'bout so many^✦ ways

Of how to conquer these rainy^✦ days

You sang beautifully just now

I sing for him and he isn't here

It's going down, man, word, man (what's up, Black?)

Niggas^✦ just fuckin'^✦ robbed^✦ my gate, man (word?)

It's raining^✦ (fuckin',^✦ yo, I'ma^✦ murder^✦ somebody, man, for real, I ain't playing)

He's changing^✦ (whatever,^✦ man, whatever)^✦

My man is going insane,^✦ insane^✦ (the war is on, yo)

On rainy^✦ days, I sit back and count ways on

How to get rich, son, show and prove, ask my bitch

Stood up late nights, build with my a-alikes

We can pull a heist, snatch ice or rock mics

But this rap shit, got me wanna^✦ clack back the latch

How it goes the only^✦ pesos^✦ made from scratch

But in due time, soon to get mine like Bugsy^✦

Heavy^✦ on the wrist, Polo^✦ mocs, socks and rugbies^✦

Old flicks remind^✦ me of Gucci's

Back in Union^✦ Square when little Maxmil^✦ blast Pierre

That was Build Build, fast-forward '94

Who got the bad base? Filthiest fiends scream for more

Bless me out of state, howdy,^✦ Jake, Starks is back

Niggas^✦ want work, nine brought back off a G-pack

Coke rocks flood the co-ops, live in gossip^✦

Them big lip niggas^✦ singing to cops need to box it

Stop it, the projects^✦ over-flooded with slow leaks

The fiends geek, new faces^✦ get wrapped in sheets

I gotta^✦ get mine, like my old Earth, bless the cheese line

Sipping on fine wines,^✦ the power^✦ of the blacks refined

(Rainy^✦ days), divine^✦

Waiting^✦ on these royalties^✦ takes^✦ too long

It's like waiting^✦ on babies,^✦ it makes^✦ me want to slay thee

But that's ungodly, so, yo, God, pardon^✦ me

I need it real quick, the dough flow like penmanship

Meatheads get pistol-whipped, I blow spots like horse shit

So now talk shit, nigga,^✦ what?

It's raining,^✦ he's changing^✦

My man is going insane,^✦ insane^✦

It's raining^✦ (past sunlight,^✦ more gunfight)

What brings rain, hail, snow, and earthquakes?

The beat breaks, 'cause all my niggas^✦ to break, son

Styles^✦ is similar to criminals locked^✦ up

With gats, ghetto^✦ tabernacles is fucked^✦ up

I live once, though the mind stays infinite

Traveling to touch nine planets in my midst

While I carry,^✦ to earn a decent salary^✦

Soon get married, raise a family,^✦ but the plan'll be

Real great, to sit up in the loft, count stacks and max

And real cats cold, watch my back

But listen^✦ to the Wu, son, and maintain

It's all real, starving individuals kill

I puff what's only^✦ right, leave the poison^✦ alone^✦

Projects^✦ infested with rats, cats, and crack, holmes^✦

Half of us'll try to make it, the other^✦ half'll try to take it

So many^✦ fake, half real freedom-build

Born to science, my alliance analyzes

Wild surprises, keeping my eyes wide to this

The unfortunate, laying in mountains counting

With jewelry on, can it be the next team house the horn

Chill dun, just for real ones,^✦ light the lye up

I hate to have to tie the next guy up

Pay attention to 1010 WINS, Wu blends

Now I'm steering you to truth, buckle up, now who's a legend?

It's raining,^✦ he's changing^✦ (word up, dun?)

It's raining^✦ (peace to Philly,^✦ VA) (my man is going insane),^✦ he's -, (these days, word up, y'all?)

My man is going insane^✦ (word up, the sun, moon and stars, fly cars, word up, y'all?)

No sunlight,^✦ more gun fights

I've lost him to the street life

(I've lost him to the street life), street life

No cash flow, no more dough

He's someone^✦ I don't even^✦ know

Someone^✦ I don't know, rainy^✦ days

Gettin'^✦ through those rainy^✦ days

I lost him to the street life

The street life, oh-whoa^✦

Technical Breakdown

9.4

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.0

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.2

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres9.1

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.3

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.9

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.3

Performance and control

Computed Score9.37

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Raekwon's bars demonstrate an impressive mastery of complex rhyme schemes, highlighted by his high scores in multisyllabic, internal rhymes, and cadence. The vivid storytelling coupled with sharp wordplay contributes significantly to maintaining an engaging narrative throughout the verse.

A+

Multisyllabic

9.2

Internal Rhymes

9.3

Cadence / Flow

8.9

Vocabulary

9.1

Wordplay

9.3

Delivery

multisyllabic rhymesinternal rhyme patternsvivid imagerystorytelling

Rhyme Architecture: The rhyme scheme is intricate, featuring both internal and end rhymes that complement the narrative flow while maintaining a conversational tone. There are shifts in rhythm and cadence that enhance the delivery, creating a dynamic listening experience.

exceptional delivery

vivid storytelling

strong wordplay

complex rhyme schemes

Rainy Dayz

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