Donda 2
Lift Me Up
Kanye West
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
31
End
68
Internal
45
Multi
102
Slant
20
Chain
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[Chorus]
Looking✦ for a getaway✦
I just need some time and space
The life of today✦ ain’t doing it
I’m looking✦ for change
I’m getting✦ tired✦ of all the days
Blending✦ and feelin✦ the same
Sometimes✦ I feel like
I just need an escape✦
And so I'm looking✦ for a getaway✦
I just need some time and space
The life of today✦ ain’t doing it
I’m looking✦ for change
I’m getting✦ tired✦ of all the days
Blending✦ and feelin✦ the same
Sometimes✦ I feel like
I just need an escape✦
[Verse 2]
Slam the door behind him
Roaming without a place to be
I don’t know
Watching the time fly
All of these days go by
And I’m tired✦ of this place called✦ home
Now it’s been a year
Still nowhere near where I wanna✦ be
Time been moving✦ by slow
Wrote this shit beach side
Feel like it’s a miracle I made it here
Motherfucker im still broke
Down in the mud bitch I’m
Gonna✦ make it where the water’s clear
Hop on a plane then go
Nomad vagabond just
Call me what you will
Still I roam
[Chorus]
Looking✦ for a getaway✦
I just need some time and space
The life of today✦ ain’t doing it
I’m looking✦ for change
I’m getting✦ tired✦ of all the days
Blending✦ and feelin✦ the same
Sometimes✦ I feel like
I just need an escape✦
And so I'm looking✦ for a getaway✦
I just need some time and space
The life of today✦ ain’t doing it
I’m looking✦ for change
I’m getting✦ tired✦ of all the days
Blending✦ and feelin✦ the same
Sometimes✦ I feel like
I just need an escape✦
Technical Breakdown
7.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes7.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres3.0
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 Control5.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.33
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse prioritizes thematic consistency and rhythmic simplicity over complex linguistic manipulation, functioning as a narrative bridge rather than a display of technical lyricism.
B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
7.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
3
Wordplay
5
Delivery
Simple AAAA/AABB rhyme schemeRepetitive thematic motifsEmotional prosody
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a basic, predictable end-rhyme structure focused on open vowel sounds (e.g., -im, -ee, -ome), prioritizing melodic flow over internal density.
Effective conveyance of emotional fatigue
Strong atmospheric consistency
Rhythmic accessibility
Lack of complex figurative language
Predictable rhyme choices
Minimal linguistic layering or wordplay