The Marshall Mathers LP 2

The Monster

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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135

Internal

101

Multi

189

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[Post-Chorus: Rihanna & Bebe Rexha]

New-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo,^✦ new-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo^✦

New-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo,^✦ well, that's nothin'^✦

New-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo,^✦ new-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo^✦

[Verse 2: Eminem & Bebe Rexha]

Now, I ain't much of a poet

But I know somebody once told me to seize the moment^✦

And don't squander it 'cause you never^✦ know when it

All could be over^✦ tomorrow, so I keep conjurin'

Sometimes, I wonder^✦ where these thoughts spawn from

Yeah, ponderin'll do you wonders, no wonder^✦

You're losin'^✦ your mind, the way it wanders

(New-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo)^✦ Yodel-odel-ay-hee-hoo!

I think it went wanderin' off down, yonder^✦ and stumbled onto^✦ Jeff VanVonderen

'Cause I need an interventionist to intervene between me and this monster^✦

And save me from myself and all this conflict

'Cause the very^✦ thing that I love's^✦ killin'^✦ me and I can't conquer it

My OCD's conkin'^✦ me in the head, keep knockin'

Nobody's home, I'm sleepwalkin'

I'm just relayin' what the voice in my head's sayin'

Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just friends with the—

[Chorus: Rihanna, Rihanna & Bebe Rexha]

I'm friends with the monster^✦ that's under^✦ my bed

Get along^✦ with the voices^✦ inside^✦ of my head

You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin'^✦ your breath

And you think I'm crazy,^✦ yeah, you think I'm crazy^✦

Well, that's nothin'^✦

[Post-Chorus: Rihanna & Bebe Rexha]

New-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo,^✦ new-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo^✦

New-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo,^✦ well, that's nothin'^✦

New-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo,^✦ new-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo^✦

[Verse 3: Eminem]

Call me crazy,^✦ but I have this vision,^✦ one day that

I'll walk amongst you a regular civilian

But until then, drums get killed^✦ and I'm comin'^✦ straight at

MCs, blood gets spilled then I'll

Take you back to the days that I'd get on a Dre track

Give every^✦ kid who got played that pumped-up feelin'^✦

And shit to say back to the kids who played him

I ain't here to save the fuckin'^✦ children, but if one kid

Out of a hundred million who are goin' through a

Struggle feels it and relates, that's great

It's payback, Russell Wilson^✦ fallin'^✦ way back in the draft

Turn nothin'^✦ into^✦ somethin', still can make that

Straw into^✦ gold, chump, I will spin, Rumpelstiltskin in a haystack

Maybe I need a straightjacket, face facts

I am nuts for real, but I'm okay^✦ with that

It's nothin',^✦ I'm still friends with the—

[Chorus: Rihanna, Eminem, Rihanna & Eminem]

I'm friends with the monster^✦ that's under^✦ my bed

Get along^✦ with the voices^✦ inside^✦ of my head

You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin'^✦ your breath

And you think I'm crazy,^✦ yeah, you think I'm crazy^✦

I'm friends with the monster^✦ that's under^✦ my bed (Get along^✦ with)

Get along^✦ with the voices^✦ inside^✦ of my head (You're tryna)

You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin'^✦ your breath (And you think I'm)

And you think I'm crazy,^✦ yeah, you think I'm crazy^✦

Well, that's nothin'^✦

[Post-Chorus: Rihanna & Eminem, Bebe Rexha]

New-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo,^✦ new-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo^✦

New-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo,^✦ well, that's nothin'^✦

New-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo,^✦ new-hoo,^✦ ooh-hoo^✦

Technical Breakdown

7.0

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm5.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score6.97

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Eminem utilizes high-density internal rhyme chains to mask the vulnerability of the subject matter, effectively using technical proficiency to bridge the gap between introspection and the song's pop-oriented commercial requirements.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

5.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Internal polysyllabic rhyme chainsPhonetic play with character namesStaccato rhythmic variationMetaphorical personification of mental illness

Rhyme Architecture: Dense, multi-syllabic internal rhyme scheme primarily focused on the '-on' sound (ponderin', wonders, wanderin', Yonderen, monster, conkin').

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"stumbled onto Jeff VanVonderen / 'Cause I need an interventionist"

① Reference to the specific TV interventionist personality known for helping people with addictions.② A play on the phonetic similarity between 'VanVonderen' and the previous 'wonderin'/'wanderin' rhyme block, signaling the emcee's descent into madness requiring professional help.

"My OCD's conkin' me in the head"

① The literal medical/psychological condition of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder acting as an antagonist.② Personifying the condition as a physical force that is 'conking' or striking him, reinforcing the physical manifestation of his mental state.

Exceptional technical control over vowel density

Effective use of multi-syllabic word chains to maintain rhythmic propulsion

Strong characterization of the internal conflict through specific imagery (OCD/Interventionist)

Occasional reliance on pop-concessive delivery which detracts from lyrical grit

The 'Yodel-odel' segment disrupts the tonal cohesion of the verse

Some lyrical choices feel forced for the sake of the rhyme scheme

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