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3 a.m.

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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Multi

230

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[Chorus]

It's 3 a.m. in the mornin'^✦

Put my key in the door and

Bodies^✦ layin' all over^✦ the floor and

I don't remember^✦ how they got there

But I guess I must've killed^✦ 'em, killed^✦ 'em

I said, it's 3 a.m. in the mornin'^✦

Put my key in the door and

Bodies^✦ layin' all over^✦ the floor and

I don't remember^✦ how they got there

But I guess I must've killed^✦ 'em, killed^✦ 'em

[Verse 2]

Sitting nude in my living^✦ room, it's almost noon

I wonder^✦ what's on the tube, maybe they'll show some boobs

Surfing every^✦ channel^✦ until^✦ I find Hannah Montana^✦ then

I reach for the aloe and lanolin, bust all over^✦ the wall panellin'

Dismantlin' every^✦ candle on top of the fireplace mantel and

Grab my flannel^✦ and my bandana,^✦ then

Kiss the naked^✦ mannequin man again^✦

You can see him standin' in my front window^✦ if you look in

I'm just a hooligan who's used^✦ to using^✦ hallucinogens

Causin'^✦ illusions^✦ again,^✦ brain contusions^✦ again^✦

Cutting and bruising the skin, razors, scissors, and pins

Jesus, when does it end? Phases^✦ that I go through

Dazed^✦ and I'm so confused

Days that I don't know who gave these molecules to

Me, what am I gon' do?

Hey, the prodigal son, the diabolical^✦ one

Very^✦ methodical^✦ when I slaughter^✦ them

[Chorus]

It's 3 a.m. in the mornin'^✦

Put my key in the door and

Bodies^✦ layin' all over^✦ the floor and

I don't remember^✦ how they got there

But I guess I must've killed^✦ 'em, killed^✦ 'em

I said, it's 3 a.m. in the mornin'^✦

Put my key in the door and

Bodies^✦ layin' all over^✦ the floor and

I don't remember^✦ how they got there

But I guess I must've killed^✦ 'em, killed^✦ 'em

[Bridge]

She puts the lotion^✦ in the bucket^✦

It puts the lotion^✦ on the skin

Or else it gets the hose again^✦

She puts the lotion^✦ in the bucket^✦

It puts the lotion^✦ on the skin

Or else it gets the hose again^✦

[Verse 3]

I cut and I slash, slice and gash, last night was a blast

I can't quite remember^✦ when I had that

Much fun off a half-pint of the Jack, my last Vic and-a-half

A flashlight up Kim Kardashian's ass

I remember^✦ the first time I dismembered a family^✦ member^✦

December,^✦ I think it was, I was having^✦ drinks with my cousin^✦

I wrapped him in Christmas lights

Pushed^✦ him into^✦ the stinkin' tub, cut him up into^✦ pieces^✦

And just when I went to drink his blood

I thought, "I oughta^✦ drink his bathwater, that oughta^✦ be fun"

That's when my days of serial murder^✦ manslaughter^✦ begun^✦

The sight of blood excites me, that might be an artery,^✦ son

Your blood-curdling screams just don't seem to bother^✦ me none

It's 3 a.m. and here I come, so you should probably^✦ run

A secret^✦ passageway around here, man, there's^✦ got to be one

Oh no, there's^✦ probably^✦ none

He can scream all that he wants, top of his lungs

But ain't no stopping^✦ me from chopping^✦ him up-up, 'cause-

[Chorus]

It's 3 a.m. in the mornin'^✦

Put my key in the door and

Bodies^✦ layin' all over^✦ the floor and

I don't remember^✦ how they got there

But I guess I must've killed^✦ 'em, killed^✦ 'em

I said, it's 3 a.m. in the mornin'^✦

Put my key in the door and

Bodies^✦ layin' all over^✦ the floor and

I don't remember^✦ how they got there

But I guess I must've killed^✦ 'em, killed^✦ 'em

[Outro]

Yo, yo, ayo (Evil^✦ rise)

(Evil^✦ rise)

Technical Breakdown

9.1

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

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 Score9.08

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse utilizes extreme internal multisyllabic rhyming to create a claustrophobic, manic narrative flow that mirrors the speaker's deteriorating mental state.

A+

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

7.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Extended internal multisyllabic clustersAssonance-driven narrative progressionPhonetic mirroringStream-of-consciousness decay

Rhyme Architecture: The scheme builds on a '-an' and '-in' vowel chain that persists through almost the entire verse, layering complex internal rhymes like 'Hannah Montana/aloe/lanolin/panellin/mantel/flannel/bandana/mannequin'.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"bust all over the wall panellin'"

① Physical act of ejaculating onto the wall.② A literal description of a messy, violent act or explosion of insanity.

"Kiss the naked mannequin man again"

① Interacting with a plastic inanimate object in a disturbed state.② Reflects the dissociation from reality where the human world (man) is replaced by cold, empty simulations (mannequin).

"hooligan who's used to using hallucinogens"

① An unruly person who frequently uses drugs.② A internal justification for the erratic behavior presented in the verse, framing the 'hooligan' as a byproduct of chemical abuse.

Unparalleled technical density in internal rhyme chains

Commanding vocal delivery that shifts from lethargy to erratic intensity

Cohesive atmosphere of grotesque horror-core

Vocabulary relies heavily on phonetic similarity rather than high-concept metaphors

Narrative can feel repetitive due to the singular focus on the rhyme scheme

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