The Slim Shady LP

As the World Turns

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus]

('Cause I don't know) As the world turns

(Why this world keeps turning)^✦ These are the days of our lives^✦

('Round and 'round) These are the things that we must go through

(But I wish it would stop and let me off right now) Day by day

[Verse 2]

We drive around^✦ in million-dollar sports cars

While little kids hide this tape from their parents like bad report cards

Outsidaz, and we suin' the courts

'Cause we dope as fuck and only^✦ get a 2 in The Source (Yo)

Hypochondriac, hangin'^✦ out at the laundromat

Where all the raunchy, fat, white-trashy blondes be at

Dressed like a sailor,^✦ standin' by a pail of garbage

It's almost dark and I'm still tryna^✦ nail a trailer park bitch

I met a slut and said, "What up? It's nice to meet ya" (Hi)

"I'd like to treat you to a Faygo^✦ and a slice of pizza^✦

But I'm broke as fuck

And I don't get paid 'til the first of next month (Sorry)^✦

But if you'd care to join me, I was about^✦ to roll this next blunt

But I ain't got no weed, no Phillies or no papers

Plus, I'm a rapist and a repeated prison escapist

So give me all your money^✦ and don't try nothin'^✦ funny^✦

'Cause you know your stinking ass is too fat to try to outrun^✦ me"

I went to grab my gun, that's when her ass put it on me (Stop)

With an uppercut, hit me with a basket^✦ of laundry (Ooh)

I fell through the glass doors, started^✦ causin'^✦ a scene

Slid across^✦ the floor and flew right into^✦ a washin'^✦ machine

Jumped^✦ up with a broken^✦ back, thank God I was smokin'^✦ crack

All day, and doped^✦ up on coke and smack

All I wanted^✦ to do was rape the bitch and snatch her purse

Now I wanna^✦ kill her, but yo, I gotta^✦ catch her first

Ran through Rally's^✦ parkin'^✦ lot and took a shortcut

Saw the house she ran up in and shot her fuckin'^✦ porch up

Kicked^✦ the door down to murder^✦ this divorced slut

Looked^✦ around^✦ the room

That's when I seen her bedroom door shut

"I know you're in there, bitch, I got my gun cocked^✦

You might as well come out now"

She said, "Come in, it's unlocked"

I walked^✦ in and all I smelled was Liz Claiborne

And seen her spread across^✦ the bed naked,^✦ watchin' gay porn

She said, "Come here, big boy, let's get acquainted"

I turned^✦ around^✦ to run, twisted my ankle and sprained it

She came at me at full speed, nothin'^✦ could stop her

I shot her five times^✦ and every^✦ bullet^✦ bounced off her

I started^✦ to beg, "No, please let go"

But she swallowed my fuckin'^✦ leg whole like an egg roll

With one leg left, now I'm hoppin'^✦ around^✦ crippled

I grabbed my pocket^✦ knife and sliced^✦ off her right nipple

Just tryna^✦ buy me some time, then I remembered this magic trick

Duh-dah-duh-dah-duh-duh, go-go^✦ gadget^✦ dick

Whipped that shit out, and ain't no doubt about^✦ it

It hit the ground, caused^✦ an earthquake and power^✦ outage^✦

I shouted, "Now, bitch, let's see who gets the best"

Stuffed that shit in, crooked and fucked^✦ that fat slut to death

Ow, ow (Come here, bitch)

Ow, ahh (Come here, take this mothafuckin' dick, bitch, come here)

[Chorus]

('Cause I don't know) And as we go along

(Why this world keeps turning)^✦ Throughout the days of our lives^✦

('Round and 'round)

(But I wish it would stop and let me off right now)

We all face small obstacles

(I don't know) And challenges everyday

(Why this world keeps turning)^✦ That we must go through

('Round and 'round) These are the things

That surround us through our atmosphere

(But I wish it would stop and let me off right now)

(I don't know) Every^✦ day

(Why this world keeps turning)^✦ Every^✦ single day the world keeps turning^✦

('Round and 'round) Keeps turning^✦

(But I wish it would stop and let me off right now) Keeps turning^✦

(I don't know why this world keeps turning)^✦

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

— Bass Brothers, Eminem, Justin Trugman

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Eminem utilizes his 1999-era 'Slim Shady' persona to marry extreme technical density with a narrative 'cartoon violence' aesthetic, creating a high-energy, rhythmic flow that functions as both a technical showcase and a satirical character study.

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

7.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhyming clustersCharacter-driven narrative progressionPhonetic play with pop-culture referencesDynamic shift in tone from braggadocio to chaotic storytelling

Rhyme Architecture: Dense, polysyllabic internal rhyme chains interwoven with end-rhyme consistency that utilizes masculine and feminine rhymes, often collapsing into complex multi-syllabic clusters (e.g., 'laundromat'/'white-trashy blondes be at'/'trailer park bitch').

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"hide this tape from their parents like bad report cards"

① The physical act of hiding an explicit cassette tape due to parental disapproval.② A simile comparing the content of the music to a failing grade, highlighting the 'scandalous' nature of his art for the moral majority.

"only get a 2 in The Source"

① A literal reference to The Source magazine's rating system where the artist received a low score.② A ironic juxtaposition where the group's massive commercial and technical talent is undervalued by the critical gatekeepers of the era.

"raunchy, fat, white-trashy blondes be at"

① A descriptive setting of a specific subcultural environment.② A complex multi-syllabic rhyme chain that anchors the rhythm for the following lines, demonstrating high phonetic density.

High-velocity cadence

Exceptional use of vowel manipulation for internal rhyme

Strong narrative arc with comedic timing

Effective use of pauses and ad-libs to guide listener focus

Thematic content relies heavily on shock value which can overshadow structural sophistication

Narrative logic is intentionally absurdist, which may undermine serious lyrical analysis

As the World Turns

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