Until the End of Time
Never B Peace
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
37
End
206
Internal
135
Multi
277
Slant
22
Chain
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[Verse 2: Kastro]
Somebody owes✦ me. Will they control me? Not
I ain't a hater✦ player, but I want all you got
Y'all babies✦ had babies,✦ now we fightin' each other✦
My dawgs got frabies, they bitin'✦ each other✦
And it ain't hard to find a friend like mine
Bigfully is a bullet✦ and he don't mind dyin'
And I gotta✦ be blind, missed✦ sign after✦ sign
Time after✦ time after✦ time after✦ time
And I don't like nobody,✦ they don't like me more
And I'm good with that finally, but they heard it before✦
Dawg, we livin'✦ in a prison,✦ losin'✦ our religion
On Thanksgivin' we thankful, just for livin'✦ in Hell
Damn, homie, I don't mean to be harsh
But there's✦ a devil✦ in the ghetto✦ tryna✦ tear it apart✦
And if we make it up out, we still stuck in the dark
Will there ever✦ be peace? Just a piece of my heart, never!✦
[Interlude: Outlawz]
The only✦ peace we got is a piece of our heart, piece of our mind, or that damn piece that we hold in our waistline
You feel me, dawg? C'mon, uhh
[Chorus: 2Pac]
So will there ever✦ be peace
Or are we all just headed✦ for doom?
Still consumed✦ by the beast?
And I know there'll✦ never✦ be peace (Nqever)✦
That's why I keep my pistol✦ when I walk the streets
‘Cause there'll✦ never✦ be peace
[Verse 3: E.D.I.]
Thangs is changin', nigga,✦ you better✦ read the signs
I'm only✦ concerned about✦ me and mine in these times✦
The world is a ghetto✦ and peace is not a part of it
We all believe God's new plan to make it out of this
Niggas✦ spendin' too much time hatin'✦ on each other✦
Niggas✦ buyin' guns, loadin'✦ 'em up, aimin'✦ at each other✦
And the victim is you and me, it's sick, but it's true indeed✦
The good die, mostly✦ over✦ bullshit, repeatedly
Deep in me there's✦ a part that wants nothing✦ but love
But the rest of me know, war is what's waitin'✦ for us
So I stays ready,✦ keep my pay heavy✦ and boss up
Stack my funds and my guns, never✦ rely✦ on luck
Askin'✦ God to point out the impostor
Never✦ let no weapon✦ formed✦ against me prosper
‘Cause there'll✦ never✦ be peace, so don't rely✦ on it, soldiers dyin' for it, and in the ghetto,✦ they cryin' for it. But fuck peace!
[Chorus: 2Pac]
Will there ever✦ be peace, or are we all just, headed✦ for doom?still✦ consumed✦ by the beast?
And I know there'll✦ never✦ be peace
That's why I keep my pistol✦ when I walk the streets
Fool, there'll✦ never✦ be peace
Will there ever✦ be peace, or are we all just, headed✦ for doom?still✦ consumed✦ by the beast?
And I know there'll✦ never✦ be peace
That's why I keep my pistol✦ when I walk the streets
Nigga,✦ there'll✦ never✦ be peace
Will there ever✦ be peace, or are we all just, headed✦ for doom?still✦ consumed✦ by the beast?
And I know there'll✦ never✦ be peace
That's why I keep my pistol✦ when I walk the streets
Nigga,✦ there'll✦ never✦ be peace
Will there ever✦ be peace?
[Outro: 2Pac]
Will there ever✦ be peace? Shit, fuck peace!
On the strength 'til my niggas✦ get a piece, we can't have peace
How the fuck we gon' live happy✦ when we ain't got nothing?✦
You motherfuckers✦ are smilin',✦ but I'm mean muggin'✦
Why? ‘Cause I gotta✦ be thuggin'
It seems drugs done turned✦ this whole mothafuckin'✦ hood out
All us niggas✦ actin'✦ up, wild-ass motherfuckin'✦ adolescents
These niggas✦ ain't even✦ got no childhoods no more
How the fuck can you have a childhood
And you at the funeral every✦ motherfuckin'✦ weekend?
Pssh, and you motherfuckers✦ talkin'✦ about✦ peace?
Nigga,✦ it ain't no motherfuckin'✦ peace
You ain't seen the news motherfucker? You ain't heard? Lil' babies✦ gettin'✦ smoked,✦ motherfuckers✦ killin'✦ they whole family✦
Lil' kids gettin'✦ thrown off buildings
Motherfuckers✦ gettin'✦ abused✦
Peace? Nigga,✦ is you out your fuckin'✦ mind?
Fuck peace! We can't never✦ have peace 'til you motherfuckers✦ clean up this mess you made
'Til you fuckin'✦ clean up the dirt you dropped
'Til we get a piece, fuck peace! Westside
Technical Breakdown
8.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.61
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse excels in raw, street-level urgency and rhythmic consistency, utilizing a repetitive, chant-like cadence that mirrors the cycle of hopelessness inherent in the lyrical themes.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
AnaphoraInternal rhyme stackingHomophonic wordplayStaccato phrasing
Rhyme Architecture: Kastro employs an AABB-heavy structure punctuated by repetitive monorhyme suffixing, specifically utilizing repetitive 'ine'/'ight'/'art' clusters to lock the cadence into a claustrophobic, locked-in rhythmic pocket.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Will there ever be peace? Just a piece of my heart, never!"
① The emotional peace and tranquility one seeks in life.② A literal fragment or 'piece' of his heart, suggesting the only thing he has left is brokenness or a firearm.
"that damn piece that we hold in our waistline"
① A mental fragment or 'piece of mind'.② Slang for a firearm (a 'piece') carried in the waistband for protection.
Consistent rhythmic tension throughout the verse
Strong use of internal rhyme to maintain forward momentum
Compelling delivery that emphasizes emotional desperation
Effective integration of the 'piece/peace' theme across the verse and chorus
Some forced rhyming in the 'frabies/babies' section
Surface-level political commentary that lacks nuance compared to the track's title premise
Reliance on repetitive phrasing that occasionally stalls narrative progression