Recovery
So Bad
Eminem
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
15
End
246
Internal
165
Multi
256
Slant
6
Chain
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[Chorus: Eminem]
So bad, I'm so good that I'm so bad
I guarantee✦ I'll be the greatest✦ thing you ever✦ had
'Cause you ain't never✦ met nobody✦ like me
And you ain't gonna✦ wanna✦ fuck nobody✦ else again✦
So bad, I'm so good that I'm so bad
I guarantee✦ I'll be the greatest✦ thing you ever✦ had
'Cause you ain't never✦ met nobody✦ like me
And you ain't gonna✦ wanna✦ fuck nobody✦ else again✦
[Verse 2: Eminem]
I'm equivalent to a shot of Cuervo,✦ first, I'll kiss your navel
Work my way down, baby,✦ you can lay down on the table
But you may wanna✦ find somethin'✦ more stable
I told you I ain't foolin'✦ from the gate, this ain't the first day of April✦
But thank you for stayin', April✦
I'ma✦ make you learn to appreciate✦ me, differentiate✦ me
From these phony,✦ little fishy✦ and sissy✦ fake Gs
Skip over✦ the "huggy✦ bear," and all the "kissy✦ face," please
Initiate✦ phase three, missy,✦ now service me
Take another shot of Jäger, shake it so nervously
Take your time, baby,✦ ooh, you're the bomb, baby✦
Ooh, you're doing that even✦ better✦ than your mom, lady✦
I told you why I'm Shady,✦ you didn't listen✦ now, did ya?
Relax, woman,✦ you know that I'm only✦ kiddin'✦ wit' ya
Got a twisted sense of humor,✦ it's warped,✦ but I didn't hit ya
I think you're finally startin' to get the picture,✦ I'm just
[Chorus: Eminem]
So bad, I'm so good that I'm so bad
I guarantee✦ I'll be the greatest✦ thing you ever✦ had
'Cause you ain't never✦ met nobody✦ like me
And you ain't gonna✦ wanna✦ fuck nobody✦ else again✦
So bad, I'm so good that I'm so bad
I guarantee✦ I'll be the greatest✦ thing you ever✦ had
'Cause you ain't never✦ met nobody✦ like me
And you ain't gonna✦ wanna✦ fuck nobody✦ else again✦
[Bridge: Eminem, Sly Pyper & Both]
(Err-chick-err-chick)✦
Call me dynamite✦ (Oh-oh-oh)✦ (Chicka-chick-chick)✦
Dynamite✦ (Oh-oh-oh)✦ (Chicka-chick-chick)✦
Dynamite✦ (Oh-woah-ooh-oh-woah),✦ soul (Err-chick-err-chick)✦
Call me dynamite✦ (Oh-oh-oh)✦ (Chicka-chick-chick)✦
Dynamite✦ (Oh-oh-oh)✦ (Chicka-chick-chick)✦
Dynamite✦ (Oh-woah-oh-oh-oh),✦ soul, oh (Err-chick-err-chick)✦
I can hold you in the mornin'✦
But in the evenin',✦ I gotta✦ go (Err-chick-err-chick)✦
'Cause I'm on to the next girl
And the next girl, I kinda✦ like, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 3: Eminem]
I got you caught up in the rapture✦
Make you recapture✦ the feelings you had for your last boyfriend before✦ he slapped ya
You never✦ wanted✦ someone so bad, you're
Sweatin', but if I'm what you wanted,✦ why'd you panic when I grabbed ya?
Girl, don't be so frantic,✦ I'm just a hopeless romantic✦
Don't try to fight the feelin'✦ of somethin'✦ that's organic
You can't ignore✦ it, so don't, just stand before✦ it
Just drop them panties to the floor, let's get to camcordin'
Damn, shawty,✦ I told you this was bound to happen✦
Soon as you wrote your number✦ on a napkin✦
I was bound to work a number✦ on your back and throw your spine out of alignment
My love has got you so blind that you couldn't pick Amy✦ Winehouse out of a line-up
So stop at the store, pick a pint up
Let's get the pineapple Schnapps going, no one will knock
'Cause I'ma✦ hang a sign up saying "Don't Disturb"
Shawty,✦ I'm so superb
I say the right things, don't I spit the dopest words?
[Chorus: Eminem]
So bad, I'm so good that I'm so bad
I guarantee✦ I'll be the greatest✦ thing you ever✦ had
'Cause you ain't never✦ met nobody✦ like me
And you ain't gonna✦ wanna✦ fuck nobody✦ else again✦
So bad, I'm so good that I'm so bad
I guarantee✦ I'll be the greatest✦ thing you ever✦ had
'Cause you ain't never✦ met nobody✦ like me
And you ain't gonna✦ wanna✦ fuck nobody✦ else again✦
[Bridge: Eminem, Sly Pyper & Both]
(Err-chick-err-chick)✦
Call me dynamite✦ (Oh-oh-oh)✦ (Chicka-chick-chick)✦
Dynamite✦ (Oh-oh-oh)✦ (Chicka-chick-chick)✦
Dynamite✦ (Oh-woah-ooh-oh-woah),✦ soul (Err-chick-err-chick)✦
Call me dynamite✦ (Oh-oh-oh)✦ (Chicka-chick-chick)✦
Dynamite✦ (Oh-oh-oh)✦ (Chicka-chick-chick)✦
Dynamite✦ (Oh-woah-oh-oh-oh),✦ soul, oh (Err-chick-err-chick)✦
I can hold you in the mornin'✦
But in the evenin',✦ I gotta✦ go (Err-chick-err-chick)✦
'Cause I'm on to the next girl
And the next girl, I kinda✦ like, oh, oh, oh
[Outro: Eminem]
So bad, I'm so good that I'm so bad (Haha)✦
I guarantee✦ I'll be the greatest✦ thing you ever✦ had (Dr. Dre)
'Cause you ain't never✦ met nobody✦ like me (2010)
And you ain't gonna✦ wanna✦ fuck nobody✦ else again✦ (Lightyears ahead✦ of you, haha)✦
Woo
Technical Breakdown
7.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm7.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.27
Production
— Dr. Dre, Nick BrongersBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse relies on technical, high-density internal rhyme schemes typical of the 'Recovery' era, trading lyrical depth for rapid-fire phonetic dexterity.
B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingEnd-rhyme chainingEnjambmentPhonetic play
Rhyme Architecture: Dense, multi-syllabic AABB-derived structure with heavy use of feminine rhymes (e.g., appreciate me/differentiate me/fake Gs).
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"this ain't the first day of April / But thank you for stayin', April"
① Reference to April Fools' Day, implying he isn't playing games.② A direct address to a specific woman named April, acknowledging her presence.
High phonetic density creates a compulsive, rhythmic drive
Strong command of cadence and breath control
Effective use of internal rhyme to maintain forward momentum
Punchlines are largely trope-heavy and lack structural narrative arc
Lyrical content suffers from repetitive thematic focus
Reliance on shock-value imagery over substantive cleverness