The Untouchable
Smile
Scarface
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
26
End
132
Internal
66
Multi
239
Slant
17
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Johnny P & 2Pac]
Smile for me, won't you smile? (Smile for me now)
Just smile, smile for me (Smile)
What you lookin'✦ all sad for?
Nigga,✦ you Black, smile for me now
Smile for me
Nigga,✦ you ain't got nothin'✦ to be worried about
Won't you smile? No doubt, smile for me now
Just smile (And the next generation)
[Verse 2: Scarface]
Now, as I open✦ up my story,✦ with the blaze of your blunts
And you can picture✦ thoughts slowly,✦ up on phrases I wrote
And I can walk you through the days that I done
I often✦ wish that I could save everyone, but I'm a dreamer
Have you ever✦ seen a nigga✦ who was strong in the game
Overlookin' his tomorrows, and they finally came?
Look back on childhood memories,✦ and I'm still feelin'✦ the pain
Turnin'✦ circles in my life, came to dealin'✦ cocaine
Too many✦ hassles in my local life, survivin' the strain
And a man without a focus,✦ life could drive him insane✦
Stuck inside✦ a ghetto✦ fantasy, hopin'✦ it change
But when I focus✦ on reality, we broke and in chains
Had a dream of livin'✦ wealthy and makin'✦ it big
Over✦ football, chose to cook raw, wouldn't take, but I did
And after✦ all my momma's✦ thankin' God for blessin'✦ the child
All my momma✦ gots to do now is collect it and smile
Smile
[Chorus: Johnny P]
Smile for me, won't you smile?
Just smile, smile for me
Smile for me
Won't you smile? Just smile
[Verse 3: 2Pac]
Fuck the world, as we unloading, witness furious✦ speeds
Unanswered✦ questions keep us all stressin',✦ curious✦ G's
Backstabbed and bleedin'
Crooked thoughts laced✦ with weed, learnin'
Duckin'✦ stray shots, bullets be hot, they burnin'✦
Inhale✦ the sherm smoke, visualize the flames✦
Will I be smothered✦ by my own pain?
Strange whispers, cowards conversate,✦ so quick to diss us
Takin'✦ pictures for the Feds, in desperate✦ hopes✦ they'd get us
Hit us all, give us plenty✦ centuries✦
Forgive my sins, since I entered✦ many✦ penitentiaries✦
The best revenge is "Fuck friends" – we military-minded soldiers
Bustin'✦ shots blindly, tryin' to find Jehovah
To help me, somebody save me – lost and crazy✦
Scared✦ to drop a seed, hopin'✦ I ain't cursed✦ my babies✦
Maybe now niggas✦ feel me now, picture✦ my pain
Embrace✦ my words, make the world change
And still I smile, nigga✦
[Bridge: Scarface]
And now a moment of silence, let us pray
And as you journey into✦ outerspace✦
May the angels help to lead the way
May the prayers that our families✦ made
Shine upon your soul to keep you safe
And all the homies✦ that done passed✦ away✦
They there to greet you as you pass the gates✦
And as you headed✦ to the tunnel's light
I hope it leads to eternal life
We say these prayers for the homie 'Pac
[Chorus: Johnny P]
Smile, smile for me
All you need to do is smile
Woooo, smile for me
Come on, smile for me
Technical Breakdown
9.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
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 Score8.98
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Scarface utilizes a masterclass in narrative tension, balancing internal rhyme density with an unflinching, weary vocal performance that grounds the abstract hopelessness of the struggle in visceral, lived-in reality.
A+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Assonance-heavy internal rhymingNarrative arc developmentDynamic cadence manipulationThematic consistency
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a highly sophisticated AABB and AAAA-variant internal scheme, favoring 'long-o' and 'a-e' vowel sounds to create a melancholic, dragging flow that mimics the weight of the narrator's reflections.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Over football, chose to cook raw"
① The literal transition from the potential of athletic success (football) to the illicit drug trade (cooking crack cocaine).② A commentary on the systemic lack of opportunity where high-risk criminal enterprise is chosen over legitimate avenues of advancement.
"we broke and in chains"
① The literal lack of money and physical incarceration within the prison-industrial complex.② The psychological and societal 'chains' of poverty and systemic cycles that keep the protagonist trapped in his environment.
Exceptional emotional resonance
Superior flow that emphasizes the gravity of the lyrics
Coherent thematic progression from past trauma to present reality
Consistent use of polysyllabic internal rhymes
Relatively straightforward vocabulary usage
Limited usage of abstract metaphor beyond the core struggle narrative