Donda

Praise God

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

End

170

Internal

Multi

152

Slant

Chain

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[Verse 2: Travis Scott & Kanye West]

Yeah, this life I'm livin'^✦ (I'm livin')^✦

All the advice^✦ been tipped^✦ in (That thang)

Gave me that grip, no slippin'^✦ (That grip)

Out of my mind, went trippin'^✦ (My mind)

Tell me take two when I'm on one (I'm on)

That lookout like no one

Kept it real tight like your son (Your son)

Yeah (La Flame)

[Chorus: Kanye West & Donda West]

We gon' praise our way out the grave, dawg

Livin',^✦ speakin', praise God

Walkin'^✦ out the graveyard back to life

I serve, follow^✦ your word, see with new sight, into^✦ the night

[Verse 3: Baby Keem]

Still on side, huh, still outside^✦

****, attention,^✦ still outside,^✦ huh, still outside^✦

Tame Imp—, Tame Impala,^✦ ****

Tame Impala,^✦ stay outside,^✦ huh

And I'm still outside,^✦ I'm still outside,^✦ still outside,^✦ huh

Let's get right, huh, let's get right, uh, let's get right, uh, huh

Let's get right, let's get (Ayy, ayy, ayy), let's get right

Let's get (Ayy, ayy, ayy), let's get—

Look at new scenes,^✦ I opened^✦ my life, I'm subject to memes^✦

I signed^✦ a few ****, I polished their dreams

An angel on earth, come under^✦ my wing

Stop runnin'^✦ your publishers, ****

They publish the headlines and say the wrong things

Y'all treat your Lord and Savior^✦ like renters' insurance, you know what I mean?

Bada^✦ the bada^✦ the boom, I bada^✦ the boom, I bada^✦ the bing

I need a new girl, my old one was mean

I had to let go, forgave all them evils that came to my shows

I channeled^✦ them bad **** all in abode^✦

I channeled^✦ your trust, I channeled^✦ the turbulence, came with the life

I gathered my sinners and asked^✦ if I'm right, let's get

I just get right, ****, huh

Let's get right, let's get right, let's get right, shh, shh

Ain't on sight, it's on sight

I don't know you, you, you, you, it's on sight

I don't know you, you, you, you (Ayy, ayy), let's get right

Ayy, all of my **** on Channel^✦ 5

I don't channel^✦ ten 'til it go time

Used^✦ to throw up my uncle's^✦ spaghetti

Been told to tote since before^✦ I was ready^✦

Back when my mama^✦ told me that I was challenged

A single Black woman,^✦ you know that she petty^✦

I turned^✦ a heavy^✦ heart to two million^✦ dollars

I put that in totals, reverse outta^✦ debty^✦

I gotta,^✦ I gotta^✦ put on a rager^✦ one time

I swung the powder,^✦ went major^✦ one time

I know some white people servin'^✦ no time

I gotta^✦ do it for me, do it for, pray for me

Do it for all the ones^✦ dyin'

I wanna^✦ do it for all the ones^✦ cryin'

I wanna,^✦ uh, uh, uh, let's get right, huh

Technical Breakdown

7.6

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.63

Production

— 30 Roc, Dez Wright, Kanye West, Ojivolta, ZenTachi

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse prioritizes sonic texture and rhythmic repetition over linguistic complexity, utilizing a minimalist, hypnotic aesthetic that relies on cadential layering rather than lyrical density.

B+

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

4.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Repetitive mantra-style phrasingStaccato syncopationPhonetic mirroringMinimalist lyrical sparseness

Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly mono-syllabic and end-stopped rhymes that emphasize a 'loop' structure, common in contemporary trap and experimental hip-hop, prioritizing the pocket over complex multi-syllabic weaving.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Take two when I'm on one"

① A medicinal or psychological instruction to ingest or do double what is suggested.② A play on the state of being 'on one' (agitated, intoxicated, or single-minded focus) versus the prescription of two units.

"Subject to memes"

① Acknowledging his current status as a public figure prone to being turned into internet content.② A meta-commentary on the digital nature of contemporary fame where one's existence is quantified by virality.

Highly infectious rhythmic loops that serve the atmospheric production

Strong command of cadence variation in the Travis Scott section

Effective use of minimalist repetition in Baby Keem's section to build tension

Low lexical density resulting in minimal intellectual subtext

Repetitive phrasing borders on circularity rather than progressive storytelling

Lack of sustained metaphorical depth

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