Infinite

It's O.K.

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

22

End

124

Internal

75

Multi

155

Slant

7

Chain

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[Chorus: Eye-Kyu]
It's a broke day, but everything✦ is okay✦ (It's okay)✦
I'm up all night, but everything✦ is alright✦ (It's alright)✦
It's a rough week, and I don't get enough✦ sleep (I can't sleep)
It's a long year, pretendin'✦ I belong✦ here (Belong✦ here)
It's a broke day, but everything✦ is okay✦ (It's okay)✦
I'm up all night, but everything✦ is alright✦ (It's alright)✦
It's a rough week, and I don't get enough✦ sleep (I can't sleep)
It's a long year, pretendin'✦ I belong✦ here
[Verse 2: Eminem]
I'm goin' for broke, gamblin'✦ and playin' for keeps
Every✦ day in the streets, scramblin'✦ and payin' for cheap
Prayin' for sleep, dreamin' with a waterin'✦ mouth
Wishin'✦ for a better✦ life for my daughter and spouse
In this slaughterin'✦ house
Caught up in bouts with the root of all evil
I've seen it turn beautiful people crude and deceitful
And make 'em do shit illegal for these Grants and Jacksons
These transactions✦ explain a man's actions✦
But in the midst of this insanity,✦ I found my Christianity✦
Through God and there's✦ a wish he granted me
He showed me how to cope with the stress
And hope for the best, instead of mopin'✦ depressed
Always gropin'✦ a mess or flyin' over✦ the nest
To sellin'✦ dope with the rest
I quit smokin'✦ cess to open✦ my chest
Life is stressful inside✦ this cesspool
Tryin' to wrestle, I almost bust a blood vessel
My little brother's tryin' to learn his mathematics✦
He's asthmatic, runnin'✦ home from school away✦ from crack addicts
Kids attract static, children with automatics✦
Takin'✦ target✦ practice on teens for Starter✦ jackets
I'm usin'✦ smarter✦ tactics to overcome✦ this slum
I won't become✦ as dumb as some and succumb to scum
It's cumbersome,✦ I'm tryin' to do well on this Earth
But it's been Hell on this Earth since I fell on this Earth
[Chorus: Eye-Kyu]
It's a broke day, but everything✦ is okay✦ (It's okay)✦
I'm up all night, but everything✦ is alright✦ (It's alright)✦
It's a rough week, and I don't get enough✦ sleep (I can't sleep)
It's a long year, pretendin'✦ I belong✦ here (Belong✦ here)
It's a broke day, but everything✦ is okay✦ (It's okay)✦
I'm up all night, but everything✦ is alright✦ (It's alright)✦
It's a rough week, and I don't get enough✦ sleep (I can't sleep)
It's a long year, pretendin'✦ I belong✦ here (Belong✦ here)
[Outro: Eye-Kyu]
Uh, it's okay✦
Yeah, it's alright✦
Even✦ though I can't sleep
Uh, yeah, it's okay✦
It's alright,✦ I can't sleep
Hmm, it's cool

Technical Breakdown

8.2
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 / Rhythm8.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.5

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.16

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse demonstrates Eminem's early mastery of multisyllabic rhyme chains and interior flow, effectively grounding gritty, desperate narratives in a consistent rhythmic pocket that elevates the 'broke' theme through technical precision.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
7.5
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingAssonant chain linkingCouplet-based narrative progressionRhythmic syncopation
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes an evolving AABB-style multisyllabic structure where chains like 'keeps/streets/cheap/sleep' transition into 'house/spouse' and eventually shift to complex internal rhyme blocks (e.g., 'insanity/Christianity/granted me').
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"goin' for broke"

① The idiom meaning to gamble everything on a single effort② A literal reference to the 'broke' state of poverty established in the chorus

"Grants and Jacksons"

① Historical figures on US currency ($50 and $20 bills)② Metonymy for the influence of money in driving 'illegal' and 'deceitful' actions

"flyin' over the nest"

① An allusion to 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', referencing the 'insanity' mentioned earlier② Metaphor for attempting to rise above one's environment or current circumstances

Exceptional rhythmic density within the multisyllabic chains

Coherent narrative arc transitioning from struggle to spiritual coping

Seamless integration of internal rhyme pockets

Occasional reliance on standard poverty tropes common in late 90s underground hip-hop

Vocabulary constraints imposed by the rigid rhyme schemes

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