Recovery

Cinderella Man

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

End

156

Internal

Multi

179

Slant

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight

[Pre-Chorus: Eminem & Kobe Honeycutt]

Now guess who? (Hey) Here's^✦ a clue (Hey)

He came to the ball in his wife beater,^✦ lost his Nike shoe

It's in your ass (Hey), he's in your ass, he's all up in your psyche too (Hey)

Now (Hey) what's his name?

[Chorus: Kobe Honeycutt]

Cinderella^✦ Man, Cinderella^✦ Man (Hey)

Cinderella,^✦ Cinderella^✦ Man (Hey)

Cinderella^✦ Man (Hey, hey)

If I had a time machine^✦

I'd be Cinderella^✦ Man

Cinderella^✦ Man, Cinderella^✦ Man

Music^✦ is my time machine^✦

So call me

Cinderella^✦ Man, Cinderella^✦ Man

[Verse 2: Eminem & Kobe Honeycutt]

Fuck catchin' lightning, he struck it, screamed "Shut up!" at thunder

Then flipped the world upside^✦ down and made it rain upward

Cinderella^✦ Man, Cinderella^✦ Man

Rewound the future^✦ to the present, paused^✦ it, don't ask how

Fuck the past, motherfucker, he's the shit right now, he's

Cinderella^✦ Man, Cinderella^✦ Man

Cinderella^✦ man, Cinderfella^✦ Shady^✦ Dane

Came to wrap the game up in cellophane

Raise hell, from Hell he came

But didn't come to bore you with the Cinderella^✦ story^✦

Nor did he come to do the same old

Can't afford to be a lame-o^✦

In this day and age, and at this stage of the game

Mediocrity can no longer^✦ be allowed to fly

So, say "Bye" to the old, "H-I" to the new, que será

Consider it his last hurrah,^✦ the coup de grâce

Raise 'em high in the sky, keep 'em up, time to bring the place alive^✦

Thanks for being patient, I won't make no more mistakes, shit, my

Potato's baked,^✦ homie, the veggies on my plate can fly

My filet is smokin'^✦ weed, yeah, faggot, the stakes^✦ are high

Shit, I ain't even^✦ sposed^✦ to be here by the grace of God

The skin on my teeth, and the hair on my nuts, I skated^✦ by

Now y'all are on thin ice with ankle weights, I'd hate to lie

How fuckin'^✦ irritated are you? How much in your face am I?

And ain't shit you can do but fear it

Proof is here in spirit^✦

And I'm his spittin' image,^✦ I mirror^✦ it when I stand near it

Your pussy^✦ lyric,^✦ I "cunt" hear it

Who forms pyramids and raps circles around square lyricists?

[Pre-Chorus: Eminem & Kobe Honeycutt]

Who? (Hey) Here's^✦ a clue (Hey)

He came to the ball in his wife beater,^✦ lost his Nike shoe

It's in your ass (Hey), he's in your ass, he's all up in your psyche too (Hey)

Now (Hey) what's his name?

[Chorus: Kobe Honeycutt]

Cinderella^✦ Man, Cinderella^✦ Man (Hey)

Cinderella,^✦ Cinderella^✦ Man (Hey)

Cinderella^✦ Man (Hey, hey)

If I had a time machine^✦

I'd be

Cinderella^✦ Man, Cinderella^✦ Man

Music^✦ is my time machine^✦

So call me

Cinderella^✦ Man, Cinderella^✦ Man

Technical Breakdown

8.5

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 Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.53

Production

— Script Shepherd

Be the first to rate the production

Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on high-intensity delivery and thematic hyperbole to establish a mythos of artistic invincibility, prioritizing rhythmic dominance over complex lyrical layering.

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Internal rhyme stackingMythological hyperboleStaccato deliveryTemporal metaphor

Rhyme Architecture: Complex internal multisyllabic structures intertwined with a driving AABB-style rhythmic pulse.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Fuck catchin' lightning, he struck it"

① The literal act of harnessing a lightning bolt.② A metaphor for achieving sudden, explosive success or brilliance without needing to wait for 'luck' or the right timing.

"made it rain upward"

① A surrealist image of physics being reversed.② A symbol of his ability to flip the hierarchy of the rap industry and defy natural laws of success.

Commanding vocal presence

Aggressive, high-energy delivery

Strong rhythmic synchronization

Consistent thematic focus on self-reinvention

Limited metaphorical depth

Repetitive phrasing

Reliance on bravado tropes

Cinderella Man

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

Technical Breakdown

Production

User Scores