Kamikaze
Normal
Eminem
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
16
End
188
Internal
79
Multi
233
Slant
9
Chain
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[Chorus]
I just want you to be normal✦
Why can't you bitches be normal?✦
Always✦ gotta✦ be so extra✦
Like a fuckin'✦ terrestrial
Guess it comes✦ with the territory
My ex girl, she just declared war
Therefore, I better✦ prepare for it
I guess bein’ weird's normal✦
[Verse 2]
And I don't know what's got a holda✦ me
Most notably I've been zonin'✦ to Jodeci
I'm totally✦ open,✦ hopelessly devoted
So much so that I bet you she don't even✦ know that she's
The first thing I think of when I wake up
And the last thing I think of 'fore I go to sleep
Sike, hope she don't notice✦ me goin' through her purse
I know she cheats, so do I, I'm soulless, she's heartless
No wonder✦ we're partners
Both got hundreds of charges
Domestic disputes but we've always✦
Swept it under✦ the carpet✦
Even✦ when 9-1-1 gets the call that
I slipped up and busted✦ her jaw with
A Louisville Slugger 'cause alls it
Really✦ does is make our love for each other✦ grow stronger
She won me over✦ the second she tried to run me over✦
Told her I'd keep it a hun', we over✦
Kicked✦ her out, called✦ her back, now she's coming✦ over✦
But why is she so wicked?✦
And how the fuck did I get so twisted
Up with someone✦ so unlikable✦ and shifty?✦
We're like nitrogen✦ and hydrogen✦ mixed✦ with
Ignitable✦ liquids, but I'm finally✦ seeing
She's only✦ mine for the time being
That's why I keep bringin' up that one time she
Tried to two-time me
And throw it up in her face 'til I dry heave
How could I be so naive?
Should I leave or turn this entire✦ evening
To a motherfucking✦ crime scene?
Maybe I'm just too ugly✦ to compete✦ with
Him, you weren't s'posed✦ to agree, you fucking✦ bitch
'Specially✦ when you're the one cheated first
Now the argument immediately becomes heated✦
You don't want me to flip, little conceited cunt
Eat a monkey✦ dick wrapped in a stuffed pita✦ fajita,✦ slut
Treat it just like a drum, beat it, complete✦ it
And once you've succeeded, repeat✦ it
I love you, but I hope you fuckin'✦ die though
In our business, your friends like to pry, so
You've got 'em all under✦ cover✦ just like moles✦
Hopin'✦ they'll come back with intel
But I'm the one who's thrown into✦ the spiral✦
'Cause now the roles✦ are reversed, so here I go
Thinkin' I'm sly as I scroll through your iPhone✦
Who the fuck's Milo?✦
The guy at work who drives✦ a hi-lo✦
I put a tracking device✦ on your Chrysler
And follow✦ you while you drive home
But like a cyclone,✦ I just got my disguise blown
You recognized me and had Milo✦ flip me off right out the passenger side window✦
I hit a light pole
You skirt off and then pull up at 5 a.m. in the drive in a stretched white limo✦
Stumble in the side door and hit me in the head with Milo's✦ demo✦ (Ow, ah)
But like a drunk bum, what do I know?
Let's sleep on it like they did Revival
I told you "You're the apple of my eye," so shut your pie hole
[Outro]
Just wanna✦ be normal✦
Why can't you be normal?✦ (Yeah)
I just wanna✦ be normal✦
Why can't you be normal?✦
Technical Breakdown
8.2
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 / Rhythm8.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity8.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.22
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse demonstrates Eminem's signature technical proficiency in multi-syllabic construction and internal rhyme density, though it relies heavily on established themes of volatile relationship dynamics.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multi-syllabic rhymingInternal rhyme stackingStaccato cadence deliveryEnjambment for rhythmic tension
Rhyme Architecture: A complex, dense scheme relying on internal rhymes that chain across line breaks, primarily using '-o/ee' and '-art-es' sound clusters to drive momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Always gotta be so extra / Like a fuckin' terrestrial"
① Describing someone as being 'extra' or overly dramatic.② A play on 'extraterrestrial' (alien), implying his partner is otherworldly or bizarre in her behavior.
"I know she cheats, so do I, I'm soulless, she's heartless / No wonder we're partners"
① A commentary on the irony of their compatible dysfunction.② A juxtaposition where the 'partners' in crime (or toxic romance) are defined by the absence of human traits (soul/heart).
Exceptional rhythmic precision and flow stability
Dense internal rhyme schemes that maintain listener engagement
Strong vocal performance featuring dynamic shifts in tone
Thematic repetition regarding relationship toxicity
Some forced rhyming in order to satisfy the complex technical constraints
The narrative punchlines lack the shock value of previous eras