The Marshall Mathers LP 2

Asshole

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus: Skylar Grey]

Everybody^✦ knows

That you're just an asshole^✦

Everywhere^✦ that you go

People wanna^✦ go home, everyone^✦ knows

Everybody^✦ knows

So don't pretend^✦ to be nice

There's^✦ no place you can hide

You are just an asshole^✦

Everyone^✦ knows, everyone^✦ knows

[Interlude: Eminem]

Thanks for the support,^✦ asshole^✦

[Verse 2: Eminem]

Quit actin'^✦ salty,^✦ I was countin' on you to count me out

Ask Asher^✦ Roth when he roundabout

Dissed^✦ me to shout me out

Thought I was history, well goddamn,^✦ honky^✦

That compliment's like backhandin' a donkey^✦

Good way to get your ass socked^✦ in the mouth

Nah, I'm off him

But what the fuck's all this trash-talkin' about?^✦

The fight was fixed,^✦ I'm back and you can't stop me

You knocked me down, I went down for the count

I fell, but the fans caught me, and now

You're gonna^✦ have to beat the fuckin'^✦ pants off me

To take my belt—word to Pacquiao

Momma^✦ said, "There ain't nothin'^✦ else to talk about^✦

Better^✦ go in that ring and knock 'em out

Or you better^✦ not come out"

It's poetry^✦ in motion

Like Freddie Roach when he's quotin'^✦ Shakespeare

So what if insults are revoltin'?

Even^✦ Helen^✦ Keller^✦ knows life stinks

You think it's a joke 'til you're bullet-riddled

But you should give little shit what I think

This whole world is a mess

Gotta^✦ have a goddamn^✦ vest on your chest

And a Glock just to go watch Batman^✦

Who needs to test a testicles? Not that man

Half of you don't got the guts, intestinal blockage

Rest of you got lap bands

Stuck to this motto^✦ 'fore they put bath salts

And all those water^✦ bottles in Colorado, so get lost, Waldo^✦

My soul's escapin' through this asshole^✦ that is gapin'^✦

A black hole and I'm swallowin' this track whole

Better^✦ pack toilet^✦ paper,^✦ but I'm takin'^✦ no crap, ho

Here I go down the Bat Pole

And I'm changin' back into^✦ that old maniac

In fact, there they go tryna^✦ dip out the back door retreatin'

‘Cause everybody^✦ knows

[Chorus: Skylar Grey]

Everybody^✦ knows

That you're just an asshole^✦

Everywhere^✦ that you go

People wanna^✦ go home, everyone^✦ knows

Everybody^✦ knows

So don't pretend^✦ to be nice

There's^✦ no place you can hide

You are just an asshole^✦

Everyone^✦ knows, everyone^✦ knows

[Verse 3: Eminem]

Holy^✦ mackerel, I'm the biggest jerk on the planet^✦ Earth

I smacked a girl off the mechanical^✦ bull at a tractor pull

For thinkin'^✦ we had some magnetic pull

Then screamed, "ICP in this bitch, how do fuckin'^✦ magnets work?"

‘Cause you're attractive,^✦ but we ain't attractable^✦

Hate to be dramatical,^✦ but I'm not romantical^✦

I'm makin'^✦ up words so you can understandable,^✦ it's tragical^✦

Thinkin'^✦ some magical^✦ shit's gonna^✦ happen,^✦ that ain't practical^✦

You crackin' a joke, it's laughable^✦

‘Cause me and love's^✦ like a bad combination

I keep them feelings locked^✦ in a vault

So it's safe to say I'm uncrackable^✦

My heart is truly^✦ guarded,^✦ full body^✦ armor^✦

Bitch, you just need a helmet^✦

‘Cause if you think you're special, you're retarded^✦

Thinkin'^✦ you're one of a kind like you got some platinum vagina^✦

You're a train wreck, I got a one-track mind

Shorty,^✦ you're fine, but you sort of remind^✦ me of a 49er

‘Cause you been a gold digger^✦ since you was a minor^✦

Been tryna^✦ hunt me down like a dog

‘Cause you're on my ass but you can't get a cent

‘Cause all of my spare time is spent

On my nose in this binder,^✦ so don't bother^✦ tryin'

Only^✦ women^✦ that I love are my daughters

But sometimes I rhyme and it sounds like I forget^✦ I'm a father^✦

And I push it farther

So, Father,^✦ forgive^✦ me if I forget^✦ to draw the line

It's apparent I shouldn't have been a parent^✦

I'll never^✦ grow up, so to hell with your parents

And motherfuck father^✦ time

It ain't never^✦ gonna^✦ stop, a pessimist^✦

Who transformed to an optimist^✦ in his prime

So even^✦ if I'm half-dead, I'm half-alive^✦

Poured^✦ my half-empty glass in a cup

Now my cup has runneth over^✦

And I'm 'bout to set it on you like a mothafuckin' coaster

I’m goin' back to what got me here

Yeah, cocky,^✦ and can’t knock bein' rude off, so fear not, my dear

And dry up your teardrops, I'm here

White America's mirror,^✦ so don't feel awkward or weird

If you stare at me and see yourself because^✦ you're one too

Shouldn't be a shock, because^✦ everybody^✦ knows

[Chorus: Skylar Grey]

Everybody^✦ knows

That you're just an asshole^✦

Everywhere^✦ that you go

People wanna^✦ go home, everyone^✦ knows

Everybody^✦ knows

So don't pretend^✦ to be nice

There's^✦ no place you can hide

You are just an asshole^✦

Everyone^✦ knows, everyone^✦ knows

Technical Breakdown

9.0

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score9.01

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Eminem utilizes aggressive, percussive phonetics and dense internal rhyme chains to sustain momentum, effectively masking a relatively straightforward narrative through sheer technical kinetic energy.

A+

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

8.5

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhymingPerpetual motion cadenceConsonant clusteringAggressive enunciation

Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a high-density AAAA-BBB scheme characterized by a recurring 'au/o' vowel sound that threads through 'salty', 'count me out', 'roundabout', 'shout me out', 'honky', 'donkey', 'socked', and 'talkin'.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"countin' on you to count me out"

① The literal act of anticipating an opponent dismissing his relevance.② The double use of 'count' creates a circular linguistic trap reflecting his reliance on the negative expectations of others to fuel his career.

"backhandin' a donkey"

① A surreal, violent image of striking a pack animal.② A disparaging jab at Asher Roth ('honky') comparing the act of insulting/complimenting him to the futility and danger of striking a stubborn, unpredictable beast.

Exceptional rhythmic pocket maintenance

Internal rhyme density that creates a 'stutter-step' flow

High-intensity delivery that matches the track's confrontational theme

Reliance on somewhat dated 'beef' tropes

Occasional forcing of rhyme pairs to sustain the 'au' sound

Limited metaphorical depth beyond direct verbal sparring

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