Supa Dupa Fly
Solo
Missy Elliott
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
76
End
432
Internal
164
Multi
364
Slant
12
Chain
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You held me down but I got up (Hey!)
Already✦ brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, your hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna✦ shake your ground
You held me down, but I got up (Hey)
Get ready✦ 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger,✦ a fighter✦
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am the champion,✦ and you're gonna✦ hear me roar (Roar louder)✦
Louder,✦ louder✦ than a lion
'Cause I am a champion,✦ and you're gonna✦ hear me roar
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh✦
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh✦ (Yeah)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh✦
You're gonna✦ hear me—
I knew you were, you were gonna✦ come to me
And here you are, but you better✦ choose carefully
'Cause I, I'm capable✦ of anything✦
Of anything,✦ and everything✦
Make me your Aphrodite
Make me your one and only✦
But don't make me your enemy✦ (Your enemy)✦
Your enemy✦ (Your enemy),✦ your enemy✦
So you wanna✦ play with magic?✦
Boy, you should know what you're fallin'✦ for (You should know)
Baby,✦ do you dare to do this? (Oh-oh)
'Cause I'm comin'✦ at you like a dark horse (Like a dark horse)
Are you ready✦ for, ready✦ for (Ready✦ for)
A perfect✦ storm, perfect✦ storm? (A perfect✦ storm)
'Cause once you're mine, once you're mine (Mine)
There's✦ no goin' back
There's✦ no goin' back
There's✦ no goin' back
Ladies✦ and gentelmen, Lenny✦ Kravitz!
[Lenny Kravitz, Katy Perry]
This was never✦ the way I planned
Not my intention✦
I got so brave, drink in hand
Lost my discretion✦
It's not what I'm used✦ to
Just wanna✦ try you on
I'm curious for you
Caught my attention✦
[Lenny Kravitz & Katy Perry, Katy Perry]
I kissed✦ a girl and I liked✦ it
The taste of her cherry✦ chapstick
I kissed✦ a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
It felt so wrong, it felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight✦
I kissed✦ a girl and I liked✦ it
I liked✦ it
You think I'm pretty✦ without any✦ makeup✦ on
You think I'm funny✦ when I tell the punch line wrong
I know you get me, so I let my walls come down, down
Before✦ you met me, I was alright
But things were kinda✦ heavy,✦ you brought me to life
Now every✦ February, you'll be my Valentine,✦ Valentine✦
You make me feel like I'm livin'✦ a teenage✦ dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's run away✦ and don't ever✦ look back
Don't ever✦ look back
My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch, now, baby,✦ I believe
This is real, so take a chance and don't ever✦ look back
Don't ever✦ look back
I'ma✦ get your heart racing✦ in my skin-tight✦ jeans
Be your teenage✦ dream tonight✦
Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight✦ jeans
Be your teenage✦ dream tonight✦
(Make some noise Super✦ Bowl)
(Crowd applause)
[Katy Perry, Crowd]
I know a place, sing it!
Where the grass is really✦ greener
Warm, wet and wild
There must be something in the water✦
Sipping gin and juice
Laying underneath the palm trees
The boys break their necks
Trying to creep a little sneak peek
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh✦
California✦ girls, we're unforgettable✦
Daisy✦ Dukes,✦ bikinis on top
Sun-kissed skin so hot, we'll melt your popsicle
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,✦ oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh✦
California✦ girls, we're undeniable✦
Fine, fresh, fierce, we got it on lock
West Coast represent, now put your hands up
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,✦ oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh✦
[Missy Elliot]
Missy✦ be puttin'✦ it down, I'm the hottest 'round
I told y'all, y'all can't stop me now
Listen✦ to me now, I'm lastin'✦ twenty✦ rounds
And if you want me then come on, get me now
Is you with me now? Then biggie, biggie bounce
I know you dig the way I sw-sw-switch my style
Holla✦
People sing around✦
Now people gather✦ 'round, now people jump around✦
Go, get your freak on, go, get your freak on
Go, get your freak on, go, get your freak on
Go, get your freak on, go, get your freak on
Go, get your freak on
Go, getcha✦ getcha✦ getcha✦ getcha✦ getcha✦ freak on
Go, get your freak on, go, get your freak on
Go, get your freak on, go, get your freak on
Go, get your freak on, go, get your freak on
Go, get your freak on
Is it worth it? Let me work it
I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it
Ti esrever✦ dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup
Ti esrever✦ dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup (lets go Super✦ Bowl)
If you got a big *elephant trumpet*, let me search ya
And find out how hard I gotta✦ work ya
Ti esrever✦ dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup
Ti esrever✦ dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup
[Missy Elliot & Sample from "Body Work"]
Music✦ make you lose control✦
I got a cute face, chubby✦ waist
Thick legs, in shape
Rump shakin,✦ both ways
Make you do a double take
Planet✦ rocker,✦ show stopper✦
Flow proper,✦ head knocker
Beat scholar, tail dropper✦
Do my thang
Just throw your hands in the air!
Just throw your hands in the air!
Just throw your hands in the air!
Music✦ make you lose control✦
[Katy Perry]
Do you ever✦ feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?✦
Do you ever✦ feel, feel so paper-thin
Like a house of cards one blow from caving✦ in?
Do you ever✦ feel already✦ buried✦ deep?
Six feet under✦ screams, but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's✦ still a chance for you?
'Cause there's✦ a spark in you
You just gotta✦ ignite✦ the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July✦
'Cause baby,✦ you're a firework✦
C'mon, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, "Aah, aah, aah"
As you shoot across✦ the sky-y-y
Baby,✦ you're a firework✦
C'mon, let your colors✦ burst
Make 'em go, "Aah, aah, aah"
You're gonna✦ leave them all in awe, awe, awe
Boom, boom, boom
Even✦ brighter✦ than the moon, moon, moon
It's always✦ been inside✦ of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through
'Cause baby,✦ you're a firework✦
C'mon, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, "Aah, aah, aah"
As you shoot across✦ the sky-y-y
Baby,✦ you're a firework✦
C'mon, let your colors✦ burst
Make 'em go, "Aah, aah, aah"
You're gonna✦ leave them all in awe, awe, awe
Boom, boom, boom
Even✦ brighter✦ than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even✦ brighter✦ than the moon, moon, moon
Oh, yeah, yeah! Thank you and God bless America!
Technical Breakdown
8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.15
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse prioritizes sonic presence and rhythmic cadence over dense lyrical abstraction, utilizing pop-inflected vocal dynamics to deliver a theme of empowerment that emphasizes performance over complex wordplay.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Staccato phrasingDynamic vocal layeringCall and responseSyncopated rhythmic repetition
Rhyme Architecture: The scheme follows an AABB/CC structure rooted in simple end-rhymes (up/dust, sound/ground, roar/lion-roar) designed for anthemic, accessible cadence rather than intricate internal patterns.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I got the eye of the tiger"
① A reference to the song 'Eye of the Tiger' denoting intense competitive focus.② A metaphorical mapping of her predator-like, survivalist determination in a conflict.
"Make me your Aphrodite"
① The Greek goddess of love and beauty, signifying a desire for adoration.② A warning of the volatile, destructive power associated with the archetype of the scorned lover.
High rhythmic consistency
Anthemic delivery energy
Strong command of vocal dynamics
Effective use of pauses and call-outs to build tension
Lyrical content relies heavily on conventional pop tropes
Limited exploration of double meanings
Vocabulary breadth is narrow
Lack of subtext beyond the primary theme of self-assertion