Donda

24

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

14

End

61

Internal

50

Multi

66

Slant

4

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Sunday Service Choir & KayCyy]
Save me, yeah, make it alright✦
Bow our heads 'cause it's alright,✦ alright,✦ mm-mm
Twenty-four✦ hours
Twenty-four✦ candles
Twenty-four✦ hours
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Throw our hands up in the sky
Yes, Lord, we put 'em high
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2: Kanye West & Sunday Service Choir]
Yeah, know you're alive✦ and God's not finished✦
Know you're alive✦ and God's not finished✦
I know you're alive,✦ God's not finished✦
I know you're alive✦ and God's not—
The devil's✦ a lie, but now he finished✦
Devil's✦ a lie and now he fin—
Devil's✦ a lie and now he finished✦
Throw our hands up in the sky
Yes, Lord, we wave 'em high
[Refrain: Kanye West & Sunday Service Choir]
We gonna✦ be okay,✦ we gonna✦ be okay✦
We gonna✦ be okay,✦ we gonna✦ be okay✦
We gonna✦ be okay,✦ we gonna✦ be okay✦
[Bridge: Sunday Service Choir]
God's not finished,✦ God's not finished✦
God's not finished,✦ God's not finished✦
God's not finished,✦ God's not finished✦
God's not finished,✦ God's not finished✦
[Refrain: Kanye West & Sunday Service Choir]
Know we gon' be okay,✦ we gonna✦ be okay✦
We gonna✦ be okay,✦ we gonna✦ be okay✦
God's not finished,✦ God's not finished✦
God's not finished,✦ we gonna✦ be okay✦
[Outro: Sunday Service Choir & KayCyy]
Throw our hands up in the sky
Yes, Lord, we wave 'em high
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm

Technical Breakdown

6.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity3.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score6.81

Production

— Kanye West, Ojivolta, Brian Miller, Warryn Campbell, Cory Henry

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse prioritizes spiritual catharsis and communal chanting over complex lyrical density, using repetition to build a hypnotic, gospel-influenced rhythmic atmosphere.

B
9.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
3
Vocabulary
4
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Stutter-stop rhythmic cadenceGospel-style call and responseAnaphoraCyclical syntax
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a highly repetitive AAAA structure centered on the 'finished/innished' rhyme sound, functioning as a mantra rather than a traditional narrative progression.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"The devil's a lie, but now he finished"

① The devil is an entity based on falsehoods (a common Christian idiom).② The devil's influence or power over the subject is concluded or defeated.

Effective use of vocal cadence to mimic a prayer-like trance state

Strong emotional resonance through rhythmic repetition

Integration of the choir creates a layered sonic texture

Low vocabulary variance

Limited metaphorical depth beyond binary theological assertions

Structural reliance on repetitive loops limits lyrical complexity

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