Revival
Believe
Eminem
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
32
End
218
Internal
66
Multi
338
Slant
16
Chain
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[Chorus]
Do you still believe✦ in me?
Didn't I give everything✦ I had to give you to make you see?
I'll never✦ forget✦ if you turn your back on me now
And walk out, I will never✦ let you live it down, I'll never✦ quit
Do you still believe✦ in me?
[Verse 2]
Man, I know sometimes✦
These thoughts can be harsh and cold as ice
To me they're just ink blots
I just fling 'em like slingshots and so precise
So you might wanna✦ think it over✦ twice (Yeah)
Or you retards can roll the dice
But beef will at least cost you your career✦
'Cause even✦ my cheap shots are overpriced (Turn up, Turn up)
But this middle finger's free as a bird
Nuke warhead✦ at birth, hugest forehead✦ on Earth
Too short for the verse, studied his formula, learned
How to incorporate✦ a curse
Point it towards corporate✦ America
Stick a fork in and turn
'Cause four-letter words are more better✦ heard
The world force-fed a turd to me, you're getting yours
But sometimes✦ I overdo✦ it, but I just get so into✦ it
I was there consolin' you when no one knew it
When your situation✦ showed✦ no improvement✦
I was that door, you walked✦ over✦ to it
I'm the light at the end of the tunnel✦
So people are always✦ lookin'✦ to me as they're goin' through it
When that tunnel✦ vision✦ is unclear
Shit becomes too much to bear
Since "Cleanin' Out My Closet"✦
When I was havin'✦ trouble with the snare
I'm that unrealistic prayer answered
And I'ma✦ get you jacked✦ up like you're tryna✦ fix a flat, uh
When you struggle with despair
That double-fisted, bare-knuckles coupled with this pair
Of nuts I'm cuppin',✦ I am your 'fuck it' switch, nothin'✦ can compare
[Chorus]
Do you still believe✦ in me?
Didn't I give everything✦ I had to give you to make you see?
I'll never✦ forget✦ if you turn your back on me now
And walk out, I will never✦ let you live it down, I'll never✦ quit
Do you still believe✦ in me?
[Verse 3]
Started from the bottom like a snowman
Oh man, put that in your corncob pipe and smoke that
But my battery's low, I'ma✦ need a boost to my pack
And I know that I always✦ got Proof at my back
I called✦ you "Proof" because I knew for a fact
My ace in the hole, homie, I'm callin'✦ on you
'Cause I think I'm slowly✦ startin' to lose faith in it, so
Give me that inkling and mo–
–tivation✦ to go, Hussein with the flow
Fake fans that are two-faced didn't show
Let heartbeats loop, produce hate in my soul
Layin' vocals two days in a row
True statement,✦ hate to go down this road
But there's✦ only✦ one route to cross this bridge
So I walk in this bitch with loose change
'Cause all my dues paid, but this booth's takin'✦ its toll
But it's never✦ too late to start a new beginnin'
That goes for you too, so what the fuck you gon' do?
Use the tools you're given!✦
Or you're gon' use the cards you're dealt
As an excuse✦ for you to not do shit with 'em?
I used✦ to play the loser/victim
'Til I saw the way Proof was driven✦
I found my vehicle and I haven't ran out of gas yet
And when they stacked decks, turn handicaps into✦ assets
Fanny✦ packs, hourglasses
If time was on my side, I'd still have none to waste
Man, in my younger days
That dream was so much fun to chase
It's like I'd run in place
While this shit dangled in front of my face
But how do you keep up the pace
And the hunger✦ pangs once you've won the race?
When that dual exhaust is coolin'✦ off
'Cause you don't got nothin'✦ left to prove at all
'Cause you done already hit 'em with the coup de grâce
Still you feel the need to go full tilt
That Bruce Willis,✦ that Blue Steel, that true skill
When that wheel's loose, I won't lose will
Do you still believe?✦
Technical Breakdown
8.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.63
Production
— Eminem, Luis Resto, Mr. PorterBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Eminem utilizes aggressive, multi-syllabic internal rhyme clusters as a rhythmic engine, effectively masking self-referential lyrical critiques within a high-velocity, percussive flow.
A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multi-syllabic internal rhymingAssonance chainingPercussive phonetic layeringSelf-referential irony
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on dense, multisyllabic internal rhyme chains (e.g., 'ink blots/slingshots/think it over twice/roll the dice') that break into rapid-fire triplet-adjacent flows, prioritizing the percussive placement of hard consonants.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"my cheap shots are overpriced"
① His 'cheap shots' (insults/disses) are so potent that they carry a high value/cost to the recipient.② A literal play on 'cheap' vs 'overpriced', suggesting that even his dismissive attacks require a premium level of talent/effort.
"four-letter words are more better heard"
① Profanity/cursing is a more effective method of communication in his style.② A commentary on the commercial success of his controversial lyrical choices ('four-letter words' being both curses and, ironically, industry-standard catchphrases).
Impeccable technical command of breath control and cadence shifts
Strong rhythmic consistency that elevates the impact of short-bar punchlines
Effective use of self-referential humor to address long-standing tropes about his career
Occasional reliance on juvenile insults ('retards') that contrast with the technical complexity
The density of the rhyme scheme occasionally sacrifices semantic clarity for phonetic satisfaction