Me Against the World
Can U Get Away
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
36
End
290
Internal
105
Multi
274
Slant
13
Chain
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[Break]
Ebony,✦ can you get away?✦
C'mon, let's go, can you get away?✦
Can you get away?✦
[Chorus: Anya Pinto & (2Pac)]
So much pressure✦ in the air (I know, I know)
And I can't get away✦ (Just for a little while love)
I'm not happy✦ here (I know it's hard but, can you get away?)✦
So much pressure✦ in the air
(Let's go man, get up outta✦ there, can you get away?)✦
And I can't get away✦ (Do you love him?)
I'm not happy✦ here (Do you love that man?)
[Verse 2: 2Pac]
Could it be my destiny✦ to be lonely?✦
Ain't checkin' for these hoochies that be on me ‘cause they phony✦
But you was different, I got no need to be suspicious✦
‘Cause I can tell, my life with you would be delicious✦
The way you lick your lips and shake your hips got me addicted
I'm sittin'✦ here hopin'✦ that we can find some way to kick it
Even✦ though I got your digits,✦ gotta✦ struggle to resist it
Slowly✦ advance when it's my chance not to miss it
You blow me kisses✦ when he ain't lookin'✦ now your heart's tooken✦
My only✦ wish is that you change your mind and he get shook
Wanna✦ take you there but you scared✦ to follow✦
Come see tomorrow
Hopin'✦ I can take you through the pain and sorrow✦
Let you know I care – that someone's there for your struggle
Depend on me, when you have needs or there's✦ trouble
I wanna✦ give you happiness and maybe even✦ more
I told you before,✦ no time to waste
We can hook up at the store. Can you get away?✦
[Chorus: Anya Pinto & (2Pac)]
So much pressure✦ in the air (I know it is)
And I can't get away✦ (Yeah, you can)
I'm not happy✦ here (You ain't happy,✦ huh? Can you get away?)✦
So much pressure✦ in the air (I know, is he beatin'✦ on you?)
And I can't get away✦ (Did he punch you?)
I'm not happy✦ here (Throwin' you around the house?)
[Verse 3: 2Pac]
I sit here reminiscin' and I hope you listenin'
In the position✦ to pressure✦ and offer✦ competition✦
Me and you was meant to be my destiny,✦ no longer✦ lonely✦
‘Cause now it's on for you and me, all I can see
A happy✦ home – that's my fantasy
But my reality is problems with your man and me
What can I do? Don't wanna✦ lose you to this sucker✦
‘Cause if he touch ya, I got some drama✦ for that busta✦
Don't wanna✦ rush ya, but make your mind up fast
Nobody✦ knows, on who controls will it last?
Before✦ I ask, I hope you see that I'm sincere
And even✦ if you stay with him today✦ I'm still here
I refuse✦ to give up, ‘cause I believe in what we share
You're livin'✦ in prison✦ and what he's givin'✦ can't compare
‘Cause everything✦ I feel for you I wanna✦ let you know
Passionately yours and I'll never✦ let you go
Tell me, can you get away?✦
[Chorus: Anya Pinto & (2Pac)]
So much pressure✦ in the air (Can't get away✦ why?)
And I can't get away✦
I'm not happy✦ here
(Let me take you away,✦ all I wanna✦ know, can you get away?)✦
So much pressure✦ in the air (Man)
And I can't get away✦ (Course you can get away)✦
I'm not happy✦ here
(If you really✦ wanted✦ to get away,✦ you could get away)✦
[Outro: 2Pac]
You ain't got to go through all this drama✦ and this stress
With this old half a man, ya know what I'm sayin'?
I ain't tryin' to put you in a position✦ where you gotta✦ give up your lifestyle for everything✦ you need
But now he ain't even✦ takin'✦ care of you
He beatin'✦ on you and shit; look how you look!
You too motherfuckin' raw to be with that nigga✦
Ya know what I'm sayin'?
Shake that sucker✦ to the left
Let me show you what this life is really✦ about✦
Ya know what I'm sayin'? You need to be on first class
Need to be goin' to Hawaii, seein' the world
Seein' what this world got to offer✦ you
Not goin' to, ya know what I'm sayin'?
The emergency room, gettin'✦ stitches
‘Cause this nigga✦ done got jealous✦
Don't cry, it's all good
(Can you take me from here?)
Shake that man, get away✦
(Can you take me from here?)
(I'm unhappy here)
(And I need you to show me love)
(Because it's so much pressure✦ now, uh)
(And I need to get away,✦ hey, yeah)
Technical Breakdown
8.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.60
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
2Pac utilizes a conversational, urgent flow that prioritizes emotional resonance and narrative pacing over complex lyricism, effectively utilizing internal rhyme to sustain tension.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
multisyllabic internal rhyme clustersconversational cadencerhythmic syncopationnarrative persona building
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AAAA end-rhyme structures with heavy reliance on internal mono-rhyming (lonely/phony/on me) and multi-syllabic linkage (suspicious/delicious/addicted/kick it/resist it/miss it).
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"your heart's tooken"
① The literal state of being in a relationship with another man.② A stylistic conjugation emphasizing the permanence of the emotional entanglement to fit the rhyme scheme of the verse.
Exceptional rhythmic pocket and cadence
High density of internal rhymes creating a fluid, propulsive feel
Strong emotional delivery that anchors the narrative
Consistent thematic focus
Limited metaphorical complexity
Occasional reliance on standard hip-hop vernacular that lacks distinctive originality
Lacks high-level wordplay or deep entendres