Encore
Evil Deeds
Eminem
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
16
End
185
Internal
90
Multi
274
Slant
7
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus]
Father,✦ please, forgive✦ me for I know not what I do
I just never✦ had the chance to ever✦ meet you
Therefore✦ I did not know that I would grow to be
My mother's✦ evil✦ seed and do these evil✦ deeds
[Verse 2]
Predominantly,✦ predominantly,✦ everything's always✦ predominantly✦
Predominantly✦ white, predominantly✦ black; well, what about✦ me?
Where does that leave me? Well, I guess that I'm between predominantly✦ both of 'em
I think if I hear that fuckin'✦ word again,✦ I'ma✦ scream
While I'm projectile vomitin'; what do I look like, a comedian to you?
Do you think that I'm kiddin'?✦ What do I look like, some kinda✦ idi-
Wait a minute,✦ shit, don't answer✦ that; why am I so misunderstood?✦
Why do I go through so much bullshit?✦ It's such bullshit,✦ it's tuch mull bish
"Woe is me, there goes poor Marshall, again✦ whinin'✦ about✦ his millions
And his mansion, and his sorrow✦ he's always✦ drownin' in
And the dad that he never✦ had, and how his childhood✦ was so bad
And how his mom was a dope addict, and his ex-wife,✦ how they go at it
Man, I'd hate to have it as bad as that Mr. Mathers claims he had it
I can't imagine it: that little rich, poor, white bastard
Needs to take some of that cash out of the bank and take a bath in it"
Man, if I only✦ had half of it
Shit, if you only✦ knew the half of it...
Haha✦
[Chorus]
Father,✦ please, forgive✦ me for I know not what I do
I just never✦ had the chance to ever✦ meet you
Therefore✦ I did not know that I would grow to be
My mother's✦ evil✦ seed and do these evil✦ deeds
[Verse 3]
Evil✦ deeds, while I plant these evil✦ seeds
Please, release me from these demons
I never✦ had any✦ of this shit planned, Mom, please, believe
I don't wanna✦ be Satan's spawn
Never✦ got the chance to say "I'm sorry"✦
Now look at all the pain I caused✦
Dear Santa✦ Claus, why are you not comin'✦ this year again?✦
What did I do that was so bad to deserve this?
Everything could have been so perfect
But life ain't a fairytale, I'm about✦ to be hoisted up in the air
Forty✦ feet below✦ me there's✦ people everywhere✦
I don't even know, but who feel like they know me 'cause I'm in this ferris✦ wheel
And all I wanna✦ do is go to the mall and take Hailie on the carousel
Without this crowd everywhere✦ I go, but life is like a merry-go-round
Here we go now, do-si-do✦ now, curtains up, the show must go now
Ring-around-the-rosie, the show's over,✦ you can all go home now
But the curtain just don't close for me, this ain't how fame was supposed to be
Where's✦ the switch I could just turn off-and-on? This ain't what I chose to be
So, please, God, give me the strength to have what it takes✦ to carry✦ on
'Til I pass 50 back the baton, the camera's on, my soul is gone
[Chorus]
Father,✦ please, forgive✦ me for I know not what I do
I just never✦ had the chance to ever✦ meet you
Therefore✦ I did not know that I would grow to be
My mother's✦ evil✦ seed and do these evil✦ deeds
I said, "Father,✦ please forgive✦ me for I know not what I do
I just never✦ had the chance to ever✦ meet you
Therefore✦ I did not know that I would grow to be
My mother's✦ evil✦ seed and do these evil✦ deeds"
(Evil✦ deeds, evil✦ deeds, evil✦ deeds)
[Outro]
*Gunshot*
*Crowd cheering*
Oh!
Last one, baby,✦ let's go (Last one, baby,✦ let's go)
Detroit!
Technical Breakdown
8.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres8.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm7.5
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 Score8.28
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Eminem utilizes an aggressive, self-deprecating meta-narrative to dismantle critic archetypes, masterfully transitioning from rapid-fire phonemic play to a cynical character study of his own public perception.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
8
Wordplay
9
Delivery
multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsphonetic inversionmeta-commentaryconversational cadence shiftsrhythmic mimicry
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on dense AAAA-style phonetic chaining on the word 'predominantly', then pivots to a long-form narrative structure that breaks the fourth wall, utilizing a mix of enjambment and mid-bar caesuras to simulate an internal argument.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"tuch mull bish"
① A phonetic stuttered decomposition of the word 'bullshit'.② A mock-sophisticated/foreign-sounding mangling of the word, satirizing his own exasperation.
"little rich, poor, white bastard"
① A literal description of his socio-economic status at the time.② A juxtaposition of oxymoronic labels used by critics to invalidate his suffering.
"if you only knew the half of it"
① A common idiom meaning the listener does not know the full extent of his trauma.② A direct play on the previous line about taking 'half' his cash to bathe in, contrasting literal money with metaphorical emotional baggage.
exceptional rhythmic tension through the repetition of 'predominantly'
brilliant use of phonetic breakdown for comedic/frustrated effect
successful integration of external 'critic' voices to heighten the emotional stakes
high level of structural cohesion between the verse's rage and the preceding chorus
some wordplay leans toward repetitive themes of his biographical grievances
relies heavily on shock-value linguistic shifts which may overshadow subtle lyricism