My Homies

I Seen a Man Die

Scarface

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

25

End

139

Internal

40

Multi

133

Slant

18

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Refrain: Scarface]
I never✦ understood why
I could never✦ see a man cry 'til I seen a man die
Man cry
[Verse 2: Scarface]
Imagine✦ life at its full peak
Then imagine✦ lyin' dead in the arms of your enemy✦
Imagine✦ peace on this Earth when there's✦ no grief
Imagine✦ grief on this Earth when there's✦ no peace
Everybody's got a different way of endin'✦ it
And when your number✦ comes✦ for souls, then they send it in
Now your time has arrived for your final✦ test
I see the fear in your eyes and hear your final✦ breath
How much longer✦ will it be 'til it's all done?
Total✦ darkness at ease be at all one
I watch him die and when he dies let us celebrate
You took his life, but your memory✦ you'll never✦ take
You'll be headed✦ to another place
And the life you used✦ to live will reflect in your mother's face
[Refrain: Scarface]
I still gotta✦ wonder✦ why
I never✦ seen a man cry 'til I seen a man die
[Verse 3: Scarface]
I hear you breathin' but your heart no longer✦ sounds strong
But you kinda✦ scared✦ of dyin' so you hold on
And you keep on blackin' out and your pulse is low
Stop tryin' to fight the reaper,✦ just relax and let it go
Because there's✦ no way you can fight it though you'll still try
And you can try it 'til you fight it but you'll still die
Your spirits leave your body✦ and your mind clears
The rigor mortis✦ starts to set, now you outta✦ here
You start your journey into outer✦ space
You see yourself in the light but you're still feelin'✦ outta✦ place
So you standin' in the tunnel of eternal life
And you see the ones✦ you never✦ learned to love in life
Make the choice, let it go if you can back it up
If you ain't at peace with God you need to patch it up
But if you ready,✦ close your eyes and we can set it free
Here lies a man not scared✦ to die, may he rest in peace
[Refrain: Scarface]
I still got to wonder✦ why
I never✦ seen a man cry 'til I seen that man die

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 Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.5

Performance and control

Computed Score9.00

Production

— N.O. Joe, Scarface, Mike Dean

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Scarface utilizes a minimalist, repetitive cadence to contrast the brutal immediacy of the narrative, achieving a haunting, cinematic tension that defined Southern storytelling in the early 90s.

A+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
9.5
Delivery
AnaphoraInternal Rhyme chainsStaccato deliveryRefrain-based narrative structure
Rhyme Architecture: Extensive use of AABB and AAAA end-rhyme blocks punctuated by heavy internal multisyllabic clusters, specifically leveraging 'peak/enemy', 'grief/peace', and 'test/breath' pairings to drive the narrative forward.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Imagine peace on this Earth when there's no grief / Imagine grief on this Earth when there's no peace"

① A philosophical observation on the duality of the human condition and the cycle of suffering.② A structural chiasmus that highlights the absence of one state inevitably defining the other.

"When your number comes for souls, then they send it in"

① The literal concept of fate or a divine 'number' being called to end a life.② A death-row or bureaucratic metaphor for an administrative collection of a human life.

Masterful use of repetition to build emotional weight

Exceptional vocal intensity and gravitas

Rhythmic consistency that mirrors the inevitability of death

High-level narrative economy

Limited lexical variation (which is stylistic, but reduces vocabulary scoring)

Occasional dependence on predictable couplet structures

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