Me Against the World

So Many Tears

2Pac

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

28

End

108

Internal

72

Multi

207

Slant

11

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: 2Pac]
Now that I'm strugglin' in this business,✦ by any✦ means
Label✦ me greedy✦ gettin'✦ green, but seldom seen
And fuck the world 'cause I'm cursed✦
I'm havin'✦ visions of leavin'✦ here in a hearse, God, can you feel me?
Take me away✦ from all the pressure✦ and all the pain
Show me some happiness✦ again,✦ I'm goin' blind
I spend my time in this cell, ain't livin'✦ well
I know my destiny is Hell, where did I fail?
My life is in denial and when I die
Baptized in eternal fire, I'll shed so many✦ tears
[Refrain: 2Pac, 2Pac & Shock G]
Lord, I suffered✦ through the years and shed so many✦ tears
Lord, I lost so many✦ peers and shed so many✦ tears
[Verse 3: 2Pac]
Now, I'm lost and I'm weary,✦ so many✦ tears
I'm suicidal, so don't stand near me
My every✦ move is a calculated step
To bring me closer✦ to embrace an early✦ death, now there's✦ nothin'✦ left
There was no mercy✦ on the streets, I couldn't rest
I'm barely✦ standin', about to go to pieces,✦ screamin' peace
And though my soul was deleted, I couldn't see it
I had my mind full of demons tryna✦ break free
They planted seeds and they hatched, sparkin' the flame
Inside✦ my brain like a match, such a dirty✦ game
No memories,✦ just a misery✦
Paintin' a picture✦ of my enemies✦ killin'✦ me in my sleep
Will I survive✦ 'til the morning to see the Sun?
Please, Lord, forgive✦ me for my sins 'cause here I come
[Refrain: 2Pac, 2Pac & Shock G]
Lord! (God!) I suffered✦ through the years and shed so many✦ tears
God, I lost so many✦ peers and—
[Verse 4: 2Pac]
Lord knows I tried, been a witness to homicide
Seen drive-by's takin'✦ lives,✦ little kids die
Wonder✦ why as I walk by
Broken-hearted as I glance at the chalk line, gettin'✦ high
This ain't the life for me, I wanna✦ change
But ain't no future✦ bright for me, I'm stuck in the game
I'm trapped inside✦ a maze
See this Tanqueray influenced me to gettin'✦ crazy,✦ disillusioned lately✦
I've been really✦ wantin'✦ babies✦
So I could see a part of me that wasn't always✦ shady,✦ don't trust my lady✦
'Cause she's a product of this poison, I'm hearin'✦ noises✦
Think she's fuckin'✦ all my boys, can't take no more
I'm fallin'✦ to the floor
Beggin'✦ for the Lord to let me into Heaven's door, shed so many✦ tears (God please help me)
[Outro: 2Pac, Shock G, 2Pac & Shock G]
Lord, I lost so many✦ years (I suffered✦ through the years) and shed so many✦ tears
I lost so many✦ peers and shed so many✦ tears
Lord, I suffered✦ through the years and shed so many✦ tears
God, I lost so many✦ peers and shed so many✦ tears

Technical Breakdown

9.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

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 Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.97

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

2Pac utilizes a high-density, emotionally raw flow that prioritizes rhythmic urgency and thematic cohesion over complex, multi-layered wordplay, effectively capturing the feeling of existential entrapment.

A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
9.5
Delivery
Internal rhyme chainingEmotional cadence shiftingThematic claustrophobiaAuditory imageryCyclical rhyme return
Rhyme Architecture: A sophisticated combination of long-form multisyllabic end-rhymes (e.g., -ears, -eath, -est) interspersed with complex internal rhyme clusters that serve to create a sense of frantic internal pressure.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Label me greedy gettin' green"

① The industry perceives the rapper as motivated solely by financial wealth (money).② The rapper's pursuit of survival and status is misconstrued as materialism by those outside his reality.

"about to go to pieces, screamin' peace"

① Physical and mental fragmentation under extreme psychological pressure.② A desperate plea for serenity and an end to the violent conflict consuming his life.

"My life is in denial and when I die"

① The psychological state of rejecting the reality of his own trauma.② A literal prediction of a future state of being where his existence has ceased to be acknowledged by the world.

Raw emotional intensity that anchors the technical proficiency

Highly developed rhythmic pocket that accommodates complex internal rhyme schemes

Coherent narrative arc that progresses from external struggle to internal despair

Unmatched vocal presence that elevates simple syntax to profound gravitas

Limited usage of abstract metaphor in favor of visceral, literal description

Some rhyme pairings lean towards genre conventions of the mid-90s

Relies heavily on thematic repetition rather than lateral linguistic expansion

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