Loyal to the Game

Don't You Trust Me?

2Pac

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

23

End

222

Internal

52

Multi

203

Slant

11

Chain

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[Chorus: Dido & 2Pac]
You should stop, for a while
You will find me standing✦ by (Don't you trust me?)
Over✦ here, at the side of your life (It's not that I don't trust you)
You spend all your hours just rushin'✦ around✦
Do you have a little time to have a little time for me?
[Verse 2]
Callin'✦ at my house, then hangin'✦ up, you think that makes✦ sense?
Tell me what it takes✦ for us to shake, so we can be friends (Be friends)
It's time for us to take our separate✦ paths
We had a lot of laughs, but the good's become✦ the past (Past)
Let's make it an even✦ break, don't make it scandalous
Try and be mature,✦ I'm pretty✦ sure that we can handle this (Handle this)
You're sayin' I'm too busy,✦ I ignore✦ you
I guess you didn't hear me when I said that I cared✦ for you (Cared✦ for you)
But now it seems the arguments are nightly✦
I wanna✦ hold you tightly,✦ but instead,✦ you wanna✦ fight me (Fight me)
So why let it stress and aggravate✦ me?
Instead,✦ I'd rather✦ break, hope you don't hate me
You tell me that you love me, but you're lyin'
Fightin' back the urge to just start cryin'
I'll wipe away✦ your tears, come and hug me
I love you like you love me, girl, but don't you trust me?
[Chorus: Dido & 2Pac]
You should stop, for a while
You will find me standing✦ by (Don't you trust me?)
Over✦ here, at the side of your life (It's not that I don't trust you)
You spend all your hours just rushin'✦ around✦
Do you have a little time to have a little time for me? (It's not that I don't trust you)
[Verse 3]
I hang up the phone, I can't bear to hear you yellin'✦ at me
Maybe we should end it, neither one of us are happy✦ (Happy)✦
You know that I'm emotional, you know me
Comin✦ over✦ cryin' just to get me feelin'✦ guilty✦
You and me were meant to be and yet
You always wanna✦ sweat, how much closer✦ can we get?
Don't fret, just let me pack my things and I'll be outtie
This time I'm breakin' out, you let your mouth overcrowd me
I can't take the beefin'✦ and the griefin'
I get no room to sleep, I hope to see some, 'cause I'm leavin'✦ (Leavin')✦
Maybe next time you'll be a little more sure
And I can give you more when you mature✦ (Mature)✦
But, baby,✦ until then, I gotta✦ leave you
It's not that I don't need you, but, see you (See you)
And I hope you understand why I'm bustin'✦
Not because we rushed✦ it (Hell, no), don't you trust me?
[Chorus: Dido & 2Pac]
You should stop, for a while
You will find me standing✦ by (Don't you trust me?)
Over✦ here, at the side of your life (It's not that I don't trust you)
You spend all your hours just rushin'✦ around✦ (Don't you trust me?)
Do you have a little time to have a little time for me? (It's not that I don't trust you)
[Outro]
Don't you trust me?
It's not that I don't trust you
Don't you trust me?
It's not that I don't trust you

Technical Breakdown

7.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.86

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

2Pac uses a conversational, diaristic approach to rhyme scheme, prioritizing emotional honesty and rhythm over complex wordplay, fitting the 1990s G-funk era's focus on narrative vulnerability.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
4.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
AABB rhyming coupletsInternal rhyme clustersConversational cadenceEmotional juxtaposition
Rhyme Architecture: The verse primarily utilizes a persistent AABB couplet structure with frequent multi-syllabic internal rhymes used to pad the cadence between the end-rhymes.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"the good's become the past"

① The happy memories have moved into history.② A play on 'past' as a temporal location versus 'passed' (as in, the relationship has died).

"take our separate paths"

① Physical separation of two individuals.② The divergence of life trajectories caused by irreconcilable personality conflicts.

High emotional resonance and conversational authenticity

Strong command of cadence that makes the flow feel like a direct, personal plea

Solid use of internal rhyme to maintain forward momentum

Literalistic lyricism lacks complex figurative language

Reliance on standard rhyme tropes common for the era

Minimal use of multivalent wordplay or advanced lyrical density

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