The Marshall Mathers LP 2

Berzerk

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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188

Internal

Multi

194

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[Verse 2: Eminem]

Guess it's just the way that I'm dressed,^✦ ain't it?

Khakis pressed,^✦ Nike shoes crispy^✦ and fresh laced^✦

So I guess it ain't that aftershave

Or cologne that made 'em just faint

Plus I showed^✦ up with a coat fresher than wet paint

So if love is a chess game, check mate

But girl, your body's bangin',^✦ jump me in, dang, bang-bang

Yes siree 'Bob', I was thinking the same thang

So come get on this Kid's rock, baw with da baw, dang-dang

Pow-p-p-p-pow, chica,^✦ pow, chica,^✦ wow-wow^✦

Got your gal blowin'^✦ up a valve, v-v-valve-valve

Ain't slowin'^✦ it down, throw in the towel,^✦ t-t-towel-towel

Dumb it down, I don't know how, huh-huh, how-how^✦

At least I know that I don't know

Question is, are you bozos^✦ smart enough^✦ to feel stupid?^✦

Hope so, now ho

[Pre-Chorus: Eminem]

Kick your shoes off, let your hair down

(And go berserk)^✦ All night long

Grow your beard out, just weird out

(And go berserk)^✦ All night long

[Chorus: Eminem & Billy Squier]

We're gonna^✦ rock this house until^✦ we knock it down

So turn the volume^✦ loud

'Cause it's mayhem^✦ 'til the A.M.

So crank the bass up like crazy^✦

And let yourself^✦ go, let yourself^✦ go

Say, "Fuck it!" before^✦ we kick the bucket^✦

Life's^✦ too short to not go for broke

So everybody,^✦ everybody^✦ (Go berzerk)^✦

Get your vinyls

[Scratch]

[Verse 3: Eminem]

And they say that love is powerful as cough syrup in styrofoam

All I know is I fell asleep and woke up in that Monte Carlo^✦

With the ugly^✦ Kardashian, Lamar,^✦ oh

Sorry,^✦ yo—we done both set the bar low

Far as hard drugs are, though, that's the past

But I done did enough^✦ codeine to knock Future^✦ into^✦ tomorrow

And, girl, I ain't got no money^✦ to borrow^✦

But I am tryin' to find a way to get you alone:^✦ car note

Oh, Marshall Mathers

Shithead with a potty^✦ mouth, get the bar of soap lathered

Kangol's and Carheartless Cargos^✦

Girl, you're fixin'^✦ to get your heart broke

Don't be absurd, ma'am, you birdbrain, baby^✦

I ain't called^✦ anybody^✦ baby^✦ since Birdman, unless^✦ you're a swallow (Ha-ha!)^✦

Word, Rick? (Word, man, you heard)

But don't get discouraged, girl

This is your jam, unless^✦ you got toe jam

[Pre-Chorus: Eminem]

Kick your shoes off, let your hair down

(And go berserk)^✦ All night long

Grow your beard out, just weird out

(And go berserk)^✦ All night long

[Chorus: Eminem & Billy Squier]

We're gonna^✦ rock this house until^✦ we knock it down

So turn the volume^✦ loud

'Cause it's mayhem^✦ 'til the A.M.

So, baby,^✦ make just like K-Fed

And let yourself^✦ go, let yourself^✦ go

Say, "Fuck it!" before^✦ we kick the bucket^✦

Life's^✦ too short to not go for broke

So everybody,^✦ everybody^✦ (Go berserk)^✦

Grab your vial, yeah

We're gonna^✦ rock this house until^✦ we knock it down

So turn the volume^✦ loud

'Cause it's mayhem^✦ 'til the A.M.

So crank the bass up like crazy^✦

And let yourself^✦ go, let yourself^✦ go

Say, "Fuck it!" before^✦ we kick the bucket^✦

Life's^✦ too short to not go for broke

So everybody,^✦ everybody^✦ (Go berzerk)^✦

Get your vials

Technical Breakdown

8.9

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 Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.88

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Eminem utilizes the verse as a rhythmic playground, prioritizing the percussive potential of onomatopoeia and internal rhyme density over dense metaphorical layering, effectively mimicking the chaotic energy of the beat.

A+

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Stutter-step repetitionOnomatopoeic percussionMultisyllabic internal rhyme chainsSelf-referential meta-humorRapid-fire rhythmic syncopation

Rhyme Architecture: A complex, evolving web that transitions from tight, multi-syllabic end-rhymes (dressed/pressed/fresh/aftershave/faint/paint) to a frantic, stuttering rhythmic sequence that breaks traditional rhyme structures to emphasize sonic texture.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"if love is a chess game, check mate"

① A strategic resolution in a romantic pursuit② A literal move in chess (checkmate) combined with a play on 'check' as an invitation to verify the speaker's status

"get on this Kid's rock"

① An invitation to interact with the speaker② A reference to the artist Kid Rock, whose song style the verse is sonically mimicking

Exceptional rhythmic elasticity and vocal stamina

Innovative use of sound as a primary instrument

Strong structural arc transitioning from narrative to abstract vocal percussion

Commanding, energetic delivery that defines the track's theme

Over-reliance on repetitive stuttering techniques which may alienate listeners seeking lyrical density

Occasional sacrifice of coherent narrative flow for the sake of the 'groove'

Lower semantic complexity compared to his peak lyrical output

Berzerk

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