Until the End of Time
Letter 2 My Unborn
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
43
End
175
Internal
71
Multi
184
Slant
11
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Natasha Walker]
I'm writing✦ you a letter✦
This is to my unborn✦ child
Wanna✦ let you know I love you
If you didn't know I feel this way
'Cause I think about✦ you every✦ day
I got so much to say
[Verse 2: 2Pac]
Seems so complicated to escape✦ fate
And you can never✦ understand✦ 'til we trade places✦
Tell the world I plead guilty✦ for bein' anxious
Ain't no way in hell that I could ever✦ be a rapist
It's hard to face this cold world on a good day
When will they let the little kids in the hood play?
I got shot five times,✦ but I'm still breathin'
Livin'✦ proof there's✦ a God if you need a reason
Can I believe in my own fate?
Will I raise my kids in the right or the wrong way?
Dear Mama,✦ I'm a man now
I wanna✦ make it on my own, not a handout
Make way for a whirlwind prophesized
I wanna✦ go in peace when I gotta✦ die
On these cold streets, ain't no love, no mercy✦ and no friends
In case you never✦ see my face again,✦ to my unborn✦ child
[Chorus: Natasha Walker]
I'm writing✦ you a letter✦
This is to my unborn✦ child
Wanna✦ let you know I love you
If you didn't know I feel this way
'Cause I think about✦ you every✦ day
I got so much to say
[Verse 3: 2Pac]
Dear Lord, can you hear me?
Tell me what to say to my unborn✦ seed, in case I pass away✦
Will my child get to feel love?
Or are we all just cursed✦ to be street thugs?
'Cause bein' black hurts, and even✦ worse if you speak first
Livin'✦ my life as an Outlaw – what could be worse?
'Cause maybe if I tried to change
Who'm I kiddin'?✦ I'm a thug 'til I die; I'm a rider,✦ mane
Touch bases,✦ eat lunch in plush places✦
Regular criminal oasis awaits✦ us
If there's✦ a ghetto✦ for true thugs, I'll see you there
And I'm sorry✦ for not bein' there
Just know your daddy✦ was a soldier: Me Against the World
Bless the boys and all my little girls
To the Lord: I'm eternal, restin'✦ in peace
Please take care of all my seeds, to my unborn✦ child
[Outro: 2Pac]
Please take care of all my kids and my unborn✦ child
To my unborn✦ child
This letter✦ goes out to my seeds
That I might not get to see 'cause of this lifestyle
Just know your daddy✦ loved✦ you
Got nothin'✦ but love for you
And all I wanted✦ was for you to have a better✦ life than I had
'Cause I was out there on a 24 hour 365 grind
When you get to be my age, you'll understand✦
Just know I got love for you
And I'll see you if there's✦ a ghetto✦ in Heaven✦
If there's✦ a Ghetto✦ Heaven,✦ I'll be there waitin'✦ for you
Heh heh, take care, run wild, but be smart
Follow✦ the rules✦ of the game
I know sometimes there's✦ confusion
Rules✦ of the game is gonna✦ get you through it all day every✦ day
Watch out for these snakes✦ and fakes✦
Friends come a dime-a-dozen
Be an individual, work hard
Study,✦ get your mind sharp, trust nobody✦
Technical Breakdown
8.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm9.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.64
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
2Pac utilizes a conversational yet urgent confessional tone that centers on vulnerability and social commentary, elevating standard mid-90s storytelling through superior breath control and emotive rhythmic shifts.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Internal Rhyme MappingEpistolary NarrativeDynamic Cadence ShiftsVocal Emotive ModulationExistential Pacing
Rhyme Architecture: A mix of AABB and AAAA end-rhyme structures reinforced by heavy internal rhyming (e.g., fate/places/anxious/rapist) that anchors the verse despite the complex emotional subject matter.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Livin' proof there's a God if you need a reason"
① The author is a biological survivor of five gunshot wounds, which serves as physical evidence of divine intervention.② The author acts as a living testament or testimonial for his listeners who struggle with faith and need tangible proof of a higher power.
"Make way for a whirlwind prophesized"
① A reference to the chaotic, destructive, and uncontrollable nature of his life and career path.② A biblical/spiritual allusion to the 'whirlwind' often associated with divine judgment and the arrival of a prophet or pre-ordained destiny.
High emotional resonance through consistent thematic focus
Exceptional rhythmic integration of heavy content
Authentic delivery conveying vulnerability and defiance
Structural progression from external social commentary to internal personal legacy
Metaphorical density is lower than his more abstract work
Occasional reliance on linear narrative rather than dense wordplay