Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

She's Alive

Outkast

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

6

End

46

Internal

15

Multi

62

Slant

4

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: André 3000]
A boy to raise at a young age
No help from him, but she's alive✦
To be made strong, but all alone✦
Must be a pain, but she's alive✦
A boy to raise at, at a young age
No help from him, but she's alive✦
[Interlude: Woman talking]
He always wanted to be a father✦ but he never✦ took care of you
He ain't have no money,✦ he ain't have nothin'✦
How can you care about somebody
And you never✦ give the welfare of them?
[Chorus: André 3000]
A boy to raise at a young age
No help from him, but she's alive✦
To be made strong, but all alone✦
Must be a drag, but she's alive✦
A boy to raise at a young age
No love from him, but she's alive✦
To be made strong, but all alone✦
Must
[Interlude: Woman talking]
And I knew I had to go that road by myself
[Outro: André 3000]
She's alive✦

Technical Breakdown

6.5
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 / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control6.5

Performance and control

Computed Score6.55

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on thematic minimalism and melodic repetition rather than dense lyrical acrobatics, serving as a poignant, minimalist narrative of struggle and resilience.

B
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
4.5
Wordplay
6.5
Delivery
Repetitive phrasingThematic refrainConversational interludeMelodic cadence
Rhyme Architecture: A repetitive, grounded A-B-C-B structure centered around the repeated refrain 'she's alive', emphasizing the emotional weight of the survival theme.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"welfare of them"

① The general well-being and health of the child② Government financial assistance (welfare) that the father failed to provide

Effective use of repetition to establish mood

Strong integration of dialogue to provide narrative context

Emotional sincerity that transcends technical complexity

Limited lexical variation

Lacks complex wordplay or metaphor

Relies heavily on the chorus structure rather than progressive verse development

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