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Lose Control

Missy Elliott

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[Chorus: Ciara, Missy Elliott, Both, & Fatman Scoop]

Everybody^✦ here, get it out of control^✦

Get your backs off the wall, 'cause Misdemeanor^✦ said so (Uh-huh)^✦

Everybody^✦ (Just throw your hands in the air!) Step, step

Everybody^✦ (Just throw your hands in the air! Woo!)

Everybody^✦ (Just throw your hands in the air!) Step, step

Everybody^✦ (Just throw your hands in the air! Woo!)

[Breakdown: Ciara, Missy Elliott, & Fatman Scoop]

Well, my name is Ciara^✦ for all you fly fellas^✦

No one can do it better^✦ (She'll sing on acapella, oh, c'mon)

Boy, the music^✦ makes^✦ me lose control^✦ (Now bring it back now!)

We gon' make you lose control^✦ (One, two, three, let's go!)

And let it go, 'fore you know, you gon' hit the flo' (Yeah, yeah)

[Verse 2: Missy Elliott with Ciara, Fatman Scoop]

I rock to the beat 'til I'm tired^✦

I walk in the club, it's fire

Get it crunk and wired^✦

Wave yo' hands, scream louder^✦

If you smoke, then fire it up (C'mon, put your hands up)

Bring the roof down and holla^✦

If you tipsy,^✦ stand up

DJ, turn it louder^✦

Take somebody^✦ by the waist and uh!

Now throw it in they face like uh!

Hypnotic,^✦ robotic,^✦ this here will rock yo' bodies^✦ (Woo!)

Take somebody^✦ by the waist and uh! (Uh-huh)^✦

Now throw it in they face like uh! (Uh-huh)^✦

Systematic,^✦ ecstatic,^✦ this hit be automatic!^✦

[Bridge: Missy Elliott & Fatman Scoop]

Work wait, work, work (Throw that thing, throw that thing)

Work wait, do it right

Hit the floor, hit the floor (Yes)

Hit the floor, hit the floor (Work)

Hit the floor, hit the floor

Hit the floor (Woo!)

[Chorus: Ciara, Missy Elliott, Both, & Fatman Scoop]

Everybody^✦ here, get it out of control^✦ (Woo!)

Get your backs off the wall, 'cause Misdemeanor^✦ said so (Uh-huh)^✦

Everybody^✦ (Just throw your hands in the air!) Step, step

Everybody^✦ (Just throw your hands in the air! Woo!)

Everybody^✦ (Just throw your hands in the air!) Step, step

Everybody^✦ (Just throw your hands in the air, let's go!)

[Breakdown: Missy Elliott, Ciara, & Fatman Scoop]

Everybody^✦ here, get it out of control^✦ (Mmm)

Get your backs off the wall, 'cause Misdemeanor^✦ said so (Ah!)

Everybody^✦ (Get your back off the wall, step, step)

Everybody^✦ (Get your back off the wall, keep on steppin')

Everybody^✦ (Get your back off the wall, step, step)

Everybody^✦ (Step), get loose (Get your back off the wall)

[Outro: Fatman Scoop]

Now put your back on the wall

Put your back on the wall

Misdemeanor's^✦ in the house

Yeah, Ciara's^✦ in the house

Misdemeanor's^✦ in the house

(Music^✦ make you lose control)^✦

We on fire, we on fire, we on fire, we on fire

Now throw it, girl, throw it, girl, throw it, girl, yeah

Now move your arms to the left, girl

Now move your arms to the right, girl

Let's go now, let's go now, let's go now, woo! Let's go

Should I bring it back right now? Now bring it back down!

Woo! Oh, I see you, Ci

Now see, I'ma,^✦ I'ma^✦ do it like Ci do it

Now shake it, girl, c'mon and just shake it, girl

C'mon and let it pop right, girl, c'mon and let it pop right, girl

Now, now, back it up, girl, back it up, girl

Back it up, girl, back it up, girl

Woo! Woo! Woo! Yo, yo

Bring it to the front, girl, yo, yo

Bring it to the front, girl, let's go, let's go

Woo!

Technical Breakdown

8.1

Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity4.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.13

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse prioritizes kinetic energy and dance-floor utility over lyrical density, functioning as a rhythmic prompt rather than a narrative complex.

7.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

4.5

Wordplay

8.5

Delivery

Imperative call-to-action syntaxSyncopated cadenceStaccato deliveryThematic vocal layering

Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA mono-rhyme structure focused on -ire/-er vowel sounds, utilizing internal rhymes and end-line repetition to maintain high-tempo momentum.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"If you smoke, then fire it up"

① The literal act of igniting a cigarette or cannabis② A figurative command to increase the intensity and energy of the club atmosphere

"Bring the roof down"

① Physical destruction or extreme noise level② A hyperbolic expression for creating an overwhelming level of excitement and dancing

Exceptional rhythmic integration with the dance-pop production

High command of cadence and vocal pacing

Effective use of short, punchy imperative sentences for crowd control

Low lexical variety

Minimal use of metaphorical complexity

Reliance on repetitive call-and-response rather than internal narrative development

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