Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Prototype

Outkast

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

15

End

53

Internal

26

Multi

66

Slant

5

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: André 3000]
I think I'm in love again✦
I think I'm in love again✦
[Bridge: André 3000 & Marianne Lee Stitt]
(Let's go) Let's go to the movies, yeah
And, action!
Come here
Nah, come here
Uh-uh, I said, come here
Come here
[Chorus/Outro: André 3000]
I think I'm in love again✦ (Girl, right now)
I think I'm in love again✦ (I wanna✦ say)
I wanna✦ say, Stank you (Stank you) very✦ much
For picking me up and bringing me back to this world
I think I'm in love again✦ (I can't, I'm not)
I can't afford✦ to not record✦
I think I'm in love again✦ (I think I wanna✦ say)
I think I wanna✦ say Stank you, Stank you smelly✦ much
I think I'm in love again✦
For pickin'✦ me up, pickin'✦ me up out to this world (Stank you)
Hey, hey John (Very✦ much)
Are we recording✦ our ad libs?
I think I'm in love again✦
Really?✦ Were we recording✦ just then?
Let me hear that, that first one when I first- (Stank you very✦ much)
I think I'm in love again✦ (Stank you very✦ much)
I think I'm in love again✦

Technical Breakdown

7.1
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity4.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.12

Production

— André 3000

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse prioritizes melodic texture and experimental vocal improvisation over dense lyrical architecture, functioning as a hybrid of R&B songwriting and rap ad-lib experimentation.

B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
4
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Vocal layeringMeta-textual commentaryInternal rhyme repetitionPunning
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB/ABAB structures within the chorus, utilizing high-frequency vowel repetition for melodic flow rather than rigid consonant-heavy bar end-rhymes.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Stank you very much"

① A play on 'Thank you very much' expressing gratitude for romantic recovery.② A reference to the 'Stankonia' / 'Dungeon Family' aesthetic, branding the sentiment with the artist's own stylistic identity.

"I can't afford to not record"

① A literal statement about the financial and artistic necessity of capturing the creative moment.② A double-entendre implying that the emotional 'love' is so overwhelming that it demands documentation, framing the recording process as an archival act of devotion.

Dynamic vocal performance that incorporates studio banter to break the fourth wall

Innovative use of internal monologues as structural elements

Playful subversion of R&B tropes

Low lexical density limits complex metaphorical depth

Repetitive structure may feel stagnant to those seeking traditional bar-for-bar lyricism

Lacks strong narrative progression

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