The Marshall Mathers LP 2

Evil Twin

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus: Eminem & Royce Da 5'9"]

There's^✦ darkness closing in (Evil^✦ twin), there it goes again^✦ (My evil^✦ twin)

It controls my pen (My evil^✦ twin), but that ain't me, it's my evil^✦ twin

(Then I step out and see my evil^✦ twin, he gives^✦ me an evil^✦ grin)

But he's just a friend (Evil^✦ twin) who pops up now and again^✦ (Evil^✦ twin)

So don't blame me (Evil^✦ twin), blame him, it's my evil^✦ twin

(Then I step out and see my evil^✦ twin, he gives^✦ me an evil^✦ grin)

[Interlude]

Welcome back to the land of the living,^✦ my friend

You have slept for quite some time

[Verse 2: Eminem & Royce Da 5'9"]

So who's left? Lady^✦ Gaga?^✦ Mess with the Bieber?^✦

Nah, F with Christina I ain't fuckin'^✦ with either,^✦ Jessica neither

Simpson or Alba,^✦ my album's just sicker^✦ than strep with the fever^✦

Get the Chloraseptic, Excedrin, Aleve,^✦ or

Extra^✦ Strength Tylenol 3s, feel like I'm burnin'^✦ to death, but I'm freezin'

Bedridden and destined never^✦ to leave the

Bedroom ever^✦ again,^✦ like the legend^✦ of Heath, uh

Ledger,^✦ my suicide note's^✦ barely^✦ legible, read the

Bottom, it's signed^✦ by the Joker,^✦ Lorena^✦ said I never^✦ can leave her

She'll sever^✦ my wiener^✦ I ever^✦ deceive her

Fuck that shit, bitch, give up my dick for pussy?^✦

I'll be Jerry^✦ Mathers I ever^✦ left it to Beaver^✦

Get them titties cut off tryna^✦ mess with a cleaver

Golly^✦ wolly,^✦ I vent, heat register, Jesus^✦

Ever^✦ since 19946 Dresden it was definitely in my destiny

When on the steps, I met DeShaun at Osborn^✦

I'd never^✦ make it to sophomore

I just wanted^✦ to skip school and rap, used^✦ to mop floors

Flip burgers, and wash dishes^✦ while I wrote rhymes,^✦ tryna^✦ get props for 'em

'Cause I took book smarts and swapped for 'em

They were sleepin', I made 'em stop snorin'^✦

Made 'em break out the popcorn

Now I've been hip hop in its tip-top^✦ form

Since N.W.A was blarin'^✦ through my car windows

Leanin'^✦ on the horn, screamin', "Fuck the police,"^✦ like cop porn

Flipped rap on its ear like I dropped corn

Fuck top five, bitch, I'm top four

And that includes Biggie and Pac, whore

And I got an evil^✦ twin

So who the fuck you think that third and that fourth spot's for?

And crazy^✦ as I am, I'm much tamer^✦ than him, and I'm nuts

Then again,^✦ who the fuck wants a plain Eminem?^✦

But no one's^✦ insaner than Slim, look at that (Evil^✦ grin)

(Evil^✦ twin) please come in, what was your name again?^✦

Hi, faggot^✦

Look who's back with a crab up his ass like a lobster crawled up there

Two rabbits, a koala^✦ bear, and a ball of hair

And you're all aware^✦ I don't got it all upstairs

Guess that's why I'm an addict and it's so small up there

Peace to Whitney,^✦ jeez, just hit me

That I should call the Looney^✦ Police^✦ to come get me

'Cause I'm so sick of bein' the truth, I wish someone'd finally admit^✦ me

To a mental hospital with Britney^✦

Oh, LMFAO, no way, Jo-

-se Baez couldn't beat this rap, OJ, no

Hooray,^✦ I'm off the hook like Casey^✦ Anthony, hey, ho (Hey, ho)

I sound like I'm tryna^✦ sing the fuckin'^✦ chorus^✦ to "Hip Hop Hooray,"^✦ no

I'm hollerin', you got bottom-end like an 8-0-

-8 and I (Base) whether we're fuckin'^✦ off that instead of your face, so

Let your low-end^✦ raise, yo

Tango,^✦ what you think, ho? Slow dancin'^✦ or bowling?

You tryin' to hold hands with your homie?

What, you think I'm lookin'^✦ for romance 'cause I'm lonely?^✦

Change that tune, you ain't got a remote^✦ chance to control me

Ho, I'm only^✦ vulnerable when I got a boner^✦

Superman try to fuck me over,^✦ it won't hurt

Don't try to fix me, I'm broke, so I don't work

So are you, but you're broke 'cause you don't work (Haha)^✦

But all bullshit aside,^✦ I hit a stride

Still Shady^✦ inside,^✦ hair every^✦ bit as dyed

As it used^✦ to be when I first introduced y'all to my skittish side

And blamed^✦ it on him when they tried to criticize

[Outro]

'Cause we are the same, bitch

Technical Breakdown

8.7

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

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 Score8.67

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse demonstrates Eminem's mastery of the 'staccato-to-legato' pivot, utilizing obsessive multi-syllabic chains and dark, pop-culture-infused wordplay that functions as both a thematic narrative and a technical display of vowel manipulation.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

8.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

8.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Extended multi-syllabic rhyming chainsPop-culture interpolationPhonetic sequencingEnjambment-based rhythmic tension

Rhyme Architecture: A complex, dense chain of multis focusing on 'ee-uh' sounds (Bieber/Christina/Jessica/either/Simpson/Alba/album/fever/Chloraseptic/Excedrin/Aleve), which creates a cascading rhythm that locks into the beat despite the irregular syntax.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Jerry Mathers I ever left it to Beaver"

① A reference to the actor Jerry Mathers, star of the show 'Leave It to Beaver'.② A literal statement about preserving his genitals ('beaver' as slang for female anatomy) rather than sacrificing them.

"my album's just sicker than strep with the fever"

① A medical comparison denoting the high level/potency of his music.② A literal description of a common illness, setting up the subsequent list of medical remedies (Chloraseptic, Excedrin).

"signed by the Joker"

① A nod to Heath Ledger's iconic performance as the Joker.② Eminem positioning himself as the rap-game Joker, playing on the theme of mental instability.

Exceptional rhythmic density and pocket maintenance

Clever integration of celebrity references into the internal rhyme scheme

Dynamic vocal projection that mirrors the 'Evil Twin' theme

Strong structural continuity through enjambment

Occasional reliance on shock-value imagery which can distract from the technical construction

High density makes individual punchlines sometimes feel crowded

Evil Twin

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