Untitled
We're Not Alone
Nas
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
14
End
115
Internal
79
Multi
248
Slant
4
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Bridge 1: Mykel]
Every✦ mother✦ every✦ father✦
Raise your sons and your daughters
With respect and with honor✦
From the seed comes✦ a fruit
It's an unbroken circle
All of life is universal
And we're all in the struggle
If I know one thing is true
[Chorus: Mykel]
We're not alone✦
We're not alone✦
We're not alone✦
We're not alone✦
[Verse 2: Nas]
Evidence remains in debate✦
Documents of our own Air Force base
Additional terrestrial information✦
Other✦ planets with life population,✦ my observation✦
Scientists study✦ pictures of a flying disk
Right on earth anthropologists are finding shit
Visitors probably live with us, they can mimic us
It's sort of what we're seeing in the cinemas
[Bridge 2: Mykel]
Take a look in the mirror✦
And see the bigger✦ picture✦
It's good to be alive✦
(It's good to be alive)✦
Nobody✦ is an island✦
We are part of an environment✦
Only✦ way we're gon' survive✦
Is if we harmonize✦
[Chorus: Mykel]
We're not alone✦
We're not alone✦
We're not alone✦
We're not alone✦
[Verse 3: Nas]
Reginald Lewis,✦ the black billionaire
Before✦ Oprah, Bob Johnson, how'd he disappear?
Conspiracy theories,✦ UFOs in the air
I've seen it with my own two eyes, and I swear
Like Warren✦ Buffet,✦ real money✦ I'm just trying to touch it
The diamond encrusted shit, live illustrious
'Cause we was deprived of it, suffered
Now we pop to prove anything's possible
My pimp strut was invented when they whipped us
Now we diddy✦ bop just to show you that our strength's up
Just when niggas✦ 'bout to see they cut
Global✦ warming about✦ to burn us up
Niggas✦ never✦ really✦ seen paper✦ in this world
American✦ blacks, the teenager of this world
Give us 20 more years to grow up, already geniuses
What I mean is this
I used✦ to worship a certain Queens police✦ murderer
'Til I read the words of Ivan✦ Van Sertima
He inserted something in me that made me feel worthier
Now I spit revolution,✦ I'm his hood interpreter
[Bridge 2: Mykel]
Take a look in the mirror✦
And see the bigger✦ picture✦
It's good to be alive✦
(It's good to be alive)✦
Nobody✦ is an island✦
We are part of an environment✦
Only✦ way we're gon' survive✦
Is if we harmonize✦
[Chorus: Mykel]
We're not alone✦
We're not alone✦
We're not alone✦
We're not alone✦
[Outro: Nas]
Ayo I'm American✦ born, love America✦
Love my people, love all mankind, all nationalities,✦ you know
I think it's just been recently where everybody✦ just started to feel
Like there was an elite✦ group that runs everything
And everybody✦ else was sheep, ignorant
Making✦ all ethnicities,✦ colors and creeds
Niggers, blind to what really✦ is going on
So I say take off the wool from your eyes
Out with the old America✦ in with the new
End all racism, all injustice, all oppression✦ to poor people
Any✦ people anywhere in this planet✦
Let's come together: a new day is rising✦
Technical Breakdown
7.1
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes8.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm6.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity8.5
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control6.5
Performance and control
Computed Score7.07
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Nas adopts a rhythmic, expository flow that prioritizes thematic consistency over complex lyrical density, serving the track's narrative scope rather than technical display.
B
8.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
8.5
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
6.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic rhymingInternal slant rhymesThematic framing
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA-BBBB using multi-syllabic end-rhymes (debate/base/information/observation/disk/shit/us/cinemas) providing a cohesive, propulsive cadence.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Right on earth anthropologists are finding shit"
① Physical evidence of alien activity being discovered by researchers.② A dismissive colloquialism highlighting the absurdity or volume of the discoveries.
"Visitors probably live with us, they can mimic us"
① The literal concept of extraterrestrial shapeshifters infiltrating human society.② A reflection on societal conformity where people mirror each other's behaviors to hide their true nature.
Strong command of cadence within the pocket
Effective use of multis to drive the narrative forward
Coherent thematic alignment
Lack of deep metaphorical layers
Predictable subject matter compared to peak-era Nas
Limited dynamic variation