Donda

Jesus Lord

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus: Kanye West]

Tell me if you know someone^✦ that needs (Jesus,^✦ Lord)

[Verse 2: Jay Electronica]

Uh-huh, in the name of the true and living^✦ God, the beneficent, the merciful (Hallelujah)

Thank you for bringing me up the rough side of the mountain like Ertuğrul (Jesus)^✦

Every^✦ knee bowed^✦ and every^✦ tongue confessed and paid homage^✦ (Lord)

To the monk who visit Rothschilds like Thelonious did Pannonica^✦ (Sheesh)

It's Jay Elec-entendre-nica^✦ comin'^✦ through your monitor

Back from the great and yonder,^✦ the son of man and the son of Donda^✦ (Jesus)^✦

I never^✦ rode the GSXR or the R6 or the Honda^✦ (Lord)

But I flew my Ducati^✦ through North America^✦ like Wakanda

Earthquakes will strike this nation^✦ for what Bush did to Rwanda^✦ (Facts)

What the Clintons did to Haiti^✦ and Downing Street did to Ghana^✦ (Jesus)^✦

In Tepoztlán, they call me Terremoto, El Negro^✦ Loco^✦ (Lord)

I shake the tectonic plates^✦ of the game if I lay one vocal^✦

The God is interstellar while you fellas remain^✦ local^✦

My bars is like the pyramid temples of Pacal^✦ Votan^✦ (Jesus)^✦

As sure as the DOJ confirmed Ezekiel's Wheel (Lord)

I could change the world like Yacub with two pieces^✦ of steel

My sword and my microphone,^✦ I swore to the Christ's throne

But when you great, they wanna^✦ say you took a L, José Castillo (Jesus)^✦

I'm in the fight here, fight here for what seemed^✦ like lightyears (Lord)

My rugged^✦ cross and thorny^✦ crowns squeeze out Christ tears

Thirty^✦ pieces^✦ of silver^✦ clout, my Pierre price tier

It's a war outside,^✦ it's a war outside^✦ (Jesus)^✦

It's like the last days of Sodom and Gomorrah outside^✦ (Lord)

[Chorus: Kanye West]

Tell me if you know someone^✦ that needs (Jesus,^✦ Lord)

Now we've been through a lot of things

Tell me if you know someone^✦ that needs (Jesus,^✦ Lord)

He lives^✦ in a lot of things

Tell me if you know someone^✦ that needs (Jesus,^✦ Lord)

Been through a lot of things

Tell me if you know someone^✦ that needs (Jesus,^✦ Lord)

[Outro: Larry Hoover Jr. & Kanye West]

What up, Ye? This Larry^✦ Hoover^✦ Jr

First and foremost, I wanna^✦ thank you for taking^✦ the fight for my father^✦ to the Oval^✦ Office^✦

You might not have been the only^✦ one that could've did that

But you were the one that did do that

And with your assistance, we can continue to let the world take part in this fight

You know, to me, it kinda^✦ feels like

Me, my mother,^✦ my brothers, and my kids

Have all been incarcerated^✦ through this journey^✦

And we haven't^✦ even^✦ been to jail

We have been looked^✦ at and treated^✦ as criminals

For being a part of this family^✦

My father's^✦ truth and the reality^✦ that he raised^✦ me in

Is that he wanted^✦ to make a change in this community^✦ (Tell me if you know someone^✦ that needs)

'Cause the conditions^✦ in this capitalist society is what made him

And it's what made the children^✦ of today^✦

After^✦ twenty-five years of bein' locked^✦ down, twenty-three and one

My father^✦ has not called^✦ any^✦ shots from one of the most secure^✦ and segregated^✦ prisons in the world

And will not, once released, call any^✦ shots for the Gangster Disciples

If my father's^✦ intentions^✦ were to lead us to death, destruction

Into^✦ the Hell that he has had to live in for the past twenty-six years

Man, he would be dead to me

I didn't sign up for that

I didn't stay on this journey^✦ this long for that

All my life, man

I've been waitin'^✦ for my father^✦ to come home

They told me when I graduate^✦ eighth grade, he would be home

Then they told me when I graduate^✦ from high school, he would be home

I went away^✦ to Morris^✦ Brown, I graduated^✦ and he still ain't home

Now I'm a adult, and my daughter went away^✦ to college and graduated^✦

He still not home

Now even^✦ more than that, my son, he graduated^✦ eighth grade and we still waitin'^✦

Matter^✦ of fact, he hasn't hugged,^✦ kissed,^✦ or touched any^✦ of his grandchildren^✦

And they haven't^✦ been able to touch they grandfather

Even^✦ though it is not seen that way for some of us

But for many^✦ of us, Larry^✦ Hoover^✦ is a beacon^✦ of hope for his community^✦

Who deserves to breathe free air

Free my father^✦ (Jesus),^✦ Mr. Larry^✦ Hoover^✦ Sr. (Lord)

Technical Breakdown

9.3

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres9.2

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score9.26

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Jay Electronica delivers a masterclass in 'esoteric lyricism,' balancing dense geopolitical critique with theological references and intricate polyrhythmic structures that elevate the track beyond standard rap tropes.

A+

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

9.2

Wordplay

Delivery

Assonance-heavy multisHistorical/Esoteric allusion layeringInternal rhyme chainsTheological wordplayCadence shifts

Rhyme Architecture: A complex, largely AAAA/BBBB structure defined by elongated multisyllabic rhymes at the end of each line (e.g., -on-i-ca, -on-da, -o-ca), integrated with dense internal rhyme placements that keep the flow locked to the pocket despite the intellectual density of the bars.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Jay Elec-entendre-nica"

① A self-referential play on his stage name, Jay Electronica.② A meta-commentary on his reputation for being a master of the 'entendre,' effectively using his own name to announce his lyrical style.

"Thirty pieces of silver clout, my Pierre price tier"

① Reference to Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.② A critique of modern 'clout chasing' and the commercialization of hip-hop, referencing Pierre Cardin or high-fashion status symbols as a sign of spiritual betrayal for wealth.

"I could change the world like Yacub with two pieces of steel"

① In Nation of Islam theology, Yacub is the 'scientist' who created the white race; the steel refers to weapons or tools of creation/destruction.② Refers to the 'two pieces of steel' as the microphone and the sword, tools of influence and power, asserting his capability to alter reality through artistic and spiritual impact.

Unmatched command of historical and religious allusion

Exceptional density of internal rhyming

Strong conceptual continuity between personal narrative and global politics

Commanding, steady vocal presence that reinforces the 'God-like' persona

The density of esoteric references may be alienating to casual listeners

Some political assertions are presented as shorthand, potentially lacking nuance for broader debate

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