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Mosh

Eminem

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[Chorus]

Come along,^✦ follow^✦ me as I lead through the darkness^✦

As I provide^✦ just enough^✦ spark that we need

To proceed,^✦ carry^✦ on, give me hope

Give me strength, come with me and I won't steer you wrong

Put your faith and your trust as I guide us through the fog

To the light at the end of the tunnel,^✦ we gon' fight, we gon' charge

We gon' stomp, we gon' march through the swamp

We gon' mosh through the marsh, take us right through the doors, come on

[Verse 2]

All the people up top, on the side and the middle

Come together,^✦ let's all form and swarm just a little

Just let it gradually build from the front to the back

All you can see is a sea of people, some white and some black

Don't matter^✦ what color, all that matters we're gathered^✦ together^✦

To celebrate for the same cause no matter^✦ the weather

If it rains, let it rain, yeah, the wetter,^✦ the better^✦

They ain't gon' stop us, they can't, we're stronger now more than ever^✦

They tell us no, we say yeah, they tell us stop, we say go

Rebel^✦ with a rebel^✦ yell, raise hell, we gon' let 'em know

Stomp, push, shove, mush, fuck Bush

Until^✦ they bring our troops home, come on, just

[Chorus]

Come along,^✦ follow^✦ me as I lead through the darkness^✦

As I provide^✦ just enough^✦ spark that we need

To proceed,^✦ carry^✦ on, give me hope

Give me strength, come with me and I won't steer you wrong

Put your faith and your trust as I guide us through the fog

To the light at the end of the tunnel,^✦ we gon' fight, we gon' charge

We gon' stomp, we gon' march through the swamp

We gon' mosh through the marsh, take us right through the doors, come on

[Verse 3]

Imagine it pourin',^✦ just rainin'^✦ down on us

Moshpits outside^✦ the Oval^✦ Office^✦

Someone's tryna^✦ tell us somethin',^✦ maybe this is God just

Sayin' we're responsible for this monster, this coward^✦

That we have empowered,^✦ this is Bin Laden^✦

Look at his head noddin'^✦

How could we allow^✦ somethin'^✦ like this without pumpin'^✦ our fists?

Now this is our final^✦ hour

Let me be the voice and your strength and your choice

Let me simplify^✦ the rhyme just to amplify^✦ the noise

Try to amplify^✦ it, times^✦ it, and multiply it by six

'Teen million^✦ people all equal^✦ at this high pitch

Maybe we can reach Al-Qaeda through my speech

Let the president^✦ answer^✦ a higher^✦ anarchy

Strap him with an AK-47, let him go

Fight his own war, let him impress daddy^✦ that way

No more blood for oil

We got our own battles to fight on our own soil

No more psychological warfare

To trick us to thinkin' that we ain't loyal

If we don't serve our own country, we're patronizin' a hero

Look in his eyes, it's all lies

The stars and stripes have been swiped,^✦ washed^✦ out, and wiped^✦

And replaced with his own face, mosh now or die

If I get sniped^✦ tonight, you'll know why

'Cause I told you to fight

[Chorus]

So come along,^✦ follow^✦ me as I lead through the darkness^✦

As I provide^✦ just enough^✦ spark that we need

To proceed,^✦ carry^✦ on, give me hope

Give me strength, come with me and I won't steer you wrong

Put your faith and your trust as I guide us through the fog

To the light at the end of the tunnel,^✦ we gon' fight, we gon' charge

We gon' stomp, we gon' march through the swamp

We gon' mosh through the marsh, take us right through the doors, come on

[Outro: Eminem & Hailie Jade]

And as we proceed^✦

To mosh through this desert storm

And these closing statements

If they should argue, let us beg to differ^✦

As we set aside^✦ our differences

And assemble our own army^✦

To disarm^✦ this weapon^✦ of mass destruction^✦

That we call our president^✦ for the present

And mosh for the future^✦ of our next generation^✦

To speak and be heard

Mr. President,^✦ Mr. Senator

Can you guys hear us?

Technical Breakdown

8.8

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

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 Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.75

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Eminem utilizes a repetitive, percussive cadence to simulate the feeling of a growing protest movement, prioritizing rhythmic momentum and collective rallying over dense lyrical complexity.

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

8.5

Delivery

Staccato rhythmic deliveryAnaphoric structureConsonance-heavy chain rhymesRhythmic escalation

Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB and AAAA couplets within the chorus, transitioning into rapid-fire multisyllabic internal rhyming patterns in the verse that emphasize long vowels and percussive plosives.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Mosh through the marsh"

① Physical act of moshing, suggesting chaotic, aggressive movement.② Metaphorical navigation through a 'swamp' or political quagmire/difficult terrain.

"Rebel with a rebel yell"

① The act of rebelling against authority.② A direct musical reference to Billy Idol's 'Rebel Yell', signaling an act of cultural protest.

"The wetter, the better"

① A literal reference to the weather conditions not deterring the protest.② An idiom implying that adversity or harsh conditions strengthen the resolve and intensity of the collective.

Masterful command of rhythmic pacing

Effective use of collective imperative language to build intensity

Strong structural arc that mimics the escalation of a march

Limited metaphorical range compared to his more introspective work

Simplicity of the rhyme schemes in the chorus can lean toward repetitive

The political messaging is direct and lacks nuance, favoring sloganeering

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