Recovery

Cold Wind Blows

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus]

Oh, oh-oh-oh,^✦ oh-oh,^✦ oh

I'm as cold as the cold wind blows

When it snows and it's twenty^✦ below^✦

Ask me why, man, I just don't know

Know-know-know,^✦ know-know,^✦ know

I'm as cold as the cold wind blows

Bl-bl-blows, blow-blow,^✦ blows, oh, oh-oh^✦

[Verse 2]

Fuck it, I'm a loose cannon

Bruce Banner's back in the booth

Y'all are sittin'^✦ ducks, I'm the only^✦ goose standin'

I'll set the world on fire, piss on it, put it out

Stick my dick in a circle, but I'm not fuckin'^✦ around

Motherfucker, I'll show you pussy-footin'

I'll kick a bitch in the cunt 'til it makes^✦ a queef and sounds like a fuckin'^✦ whoopee cushion

Who the fuck is you pushin'?^✦

You must've mistook me for some sissy^✦ soft punk lookin'^✦ for some nookie or bosom

Go ahead, fuckin'^✦ hater,^✦ push me

I told you ain't no fuckin'^✦ way to shush me

Call me a faggot^✦ 'cause I hate a pussy^✦

Man the fuck up, sissy,^✦ Gs up

All you gardeners freeze up, put your hoes down

"Shady,^✦ ease up, man, chill," nah, I can't, goddamn it, rap is a landfill

Drop the anvil,^✦ these are shoes that you can't fill

Shit, the day that happens the world will stop spinnin'

And Michael J. Fox'll come to a standstill (Woo)

During^✦ an earthquake, urine^✦ in your face 'cause you're fake

Ow, what the fuck? That hurt, wait

Ow, what the fuck? I just got struck by lightnin'

Alright then, I quit, God, I give up

Call it evil^✦ that men do

Lord, forgive me for what my pen do

"This is for your sins, I cleanse you

You can repent,^✦ but I warn you, if you continue

To Hell, I send you"

And just then the wind blew, and I said—

[Chorus]

Oh, oh-oh-oh,^✦ oh-oh,^✦ oh

I'm as cold as the cold wind blows

When it snows and it's twenty^✦ below^✦

Ask me why, man, I just don't know

Know-know-know,^✦ know-know,^✦ know

I'm as cold as the cold wind blows

Bl-bl-blows, blow-blow,^✦ blows, oh, oh-oh-oh,^✦ oh

[Verse 3]

How long will I be this way? Shady^✦ until^✦ my dyin' day

'Til I hang up the mic and it's time for me to say "So long"

'til then I'll drop the fuckin'^✦ bombs like I missed^✦ the pass when I went long

If you don't like it, you can kiss my ass in a lint thong

Now sing along,^✦ "Slut this, slut that," learn the words to the song

"Oh, bitches don't like that"

Homie, I'll be nicer^✦ to women^✦ when Aquaman drowns and the Human^✦ Torch starts swimmin'

Man, I'm a cold soul, I roll solo^✦

So don't compare me to them other^✦ bums over^✦ there

It's like apples^✦ to oranges, peaches to plums, yeah

I'm bananas, pussy,^✦ cut off the grapes^✦ and grow a pair

But I swear, you try to diss me, I'll slaughter you

I put that on everything like everyone does with Auto-Tune

The last thing you want to do is have me spit out a rhyme, and say

"I was writing this, and I thought of you"

So—

[Chorus]

Oh, oh-oh-oh,^✦ oh-oh,^✦ oh

I'm as cold as the cold wind blows

When it snows and it's twenty^✦ below^✦

Ask me why, man, I just don't know

Know-know-know,^✦ know-know,^✦ know

I'm as cold as the cold wind blows

Bl-bl-blows, blow-blow,^✦ blows, oh, oh-oh-oh,^✦ oh

[Outro]

I don't know, I don't know what caused—^✦

I don't know what caused^✦ me to be this way

I don't know, I don't know

But I'll probably be this way 'til my dyin' day

I don't know why I'm so—, I'm so cold

Mean things I don't mean to say

I guess this is how you made me

Technical Breakdown

8.1

Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.8

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.12

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse utilizes aggressive, high-velocity internal rhyme chains and kinetic flow to mirror the 'loose cannon' persona, effectively weaponizing crude humor and phonetic density to maintain structural momentum.

7.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

7.8

Wordplay

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsPhonetic mirroringAggressive enjambmentDynamic cadence shifts

Rhyme Architecture: The scheme relies on complex, dense internal structures (e.g., the 'cannon/Banner/standin' sequence) that push through end-line barriers, characterized by high-frequency assonance and consonant clustering.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Bruce Banner's back in the booth"

① Reference to the Hulk, implying a transformation into a destructive, uncontrollable state.② The literal act of Eminem entering the recording studio to perform.

"All you gardeners freeze up, put your hoes down"

① Literal instruction to gardeners to stop working with their tools.② A threat to rivals ('hoes' as derogatory slang for women or weak associates) to stop acting tough and back down.

"I'll set the world on fire, piss on it, put it out"

① A sequence of destructive and then dismissive actions signifying total disregard for consequences.② A metaphor for the rapper's ability to ignite interest and immediately neutralize the heat/pressure via his own output.

Exceptional rhythmic drive and pocket management

High-density internal rhyme complexity

Commanding vocal delivery that matches the lyrical persona

Coherent thematic consistency

Reliance on shock-value vocabulary

Occasional degradation of complex narrative for the sake of phonetic adherence

Cold Wind Blows

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