The Fix

What Can I Do?

Scarface

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

21

End

109

Internal

29

Multi

115

Slant

8

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Kelly Price]
Do you hear them, crying?
Waiting✦ for someone✦ to come and dry their tears
(someone✦ to dry their tears) Take away✦ their fears
Can I make it, better?✦ (I want to make it better)✦
Can I ease the pain that they are goin' through? (they're through)
What can I do?
What can I do?
[Verse 3: Scarface & Kelly Price]
I say goodbye to you cruel world, I see peace in the red sky
I see the beast when the dead die, relief✦ when my head’s high
Hear the streets up ahead✦ cry, when the heat from the lead fly
Felt the grief when I said bye, 'fore the sheets on my bed dried
The turn of the table, the tale of the tape
The destruction of human✦ flesh of the not so great
The long list of the John Doe’s that accompany the spirit
As the yells of the souls lost with hopes✦ that god hears it
The resurrections of empty✦ hearts crowd in the room
Muffled sounds of the outside echo the tomb, but I’m cool, I’m cool
Do you hear me?
I'm cryin'
[Chorus: Kelly Price]
Do you hear them, crying?
Waiting✦ for someone✦ to come and dry their tears
(someone✦ to dry their tears)
Take away✦ their fears (take away✦ their fears)
Can I make it, better?✦ (gonna✦ make it better)✦
Can I ease the pain that they are goin' through?
(everything✦ they're goin' through) What can I do?
What can I do?
Do you hear them, crying? (x2 to fade)
Waiting✦ for someone✦ to come and dry their tears
(someone✦ to dry their tears)
Take away✦ their fears (take away✦ their fears)
Can I make it, better?✦ (gonna✦ make it better)✦
Can I ease the pain that they are goin' through?
(everything✦ they're goin' through) What can I do?
What can I do?

Technical Breakdown

8.4
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.40

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Scarface demonstrates elite command of internal cadence and thematic gravity, using a consistent vowel-heavy rhyme scheme to mirror the exhaustion and fatalism of his subject matter.

A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
9.5
Delivery
monorhyme schemeinternal rhyme densitythematic circularityprosody mirroring
Rhyme Architecture: The verse begins with a highly dense, rapid-fire mono-rhyme scheme (-ed/eye sound) that creates a claustrophobic, intense rhythmic pulse, transitioning into a more deliberate, conversational prose-like flow in the middle section to emphasize the 'John Doe' narrative.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"the tale of the tape"

① A reference to boxing statistics used to compare opponents② A literal reference to a coroner's recording or the 'story' left behind in the aftermath of a violent death

"relief when my head’s high"

① A sense of self-respect and defiance through maintaining one's stature② A pharmacological allusion to the 'relief' sought through substance use or the physical sensation of suicide

Unmatched visceral delivery that sells the desperation of the lyrics

Exceptional use of internal rhyme to maintain forward momentum without sacrificing coherence

Cohesive thematic world-building that aligns perfectly with the chorus

Structural shift from high-speed rhyming to deliberate, weighted imagery

Vocabulary breadth is limited by the strict adherence to the specific vowel sound scheme

The narrative structure is more atmospheric than plot-heavy, which may feel repetitive to some listeners

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