Graduation

Homecoming

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

18

End

117

Internal

47

Multi

104

Slant

7

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Chris Martin]
I'm comin'✦ home again✦
Do you think about✦ me now and then?
Do you think about✦ me now and then?
'Cause I'm comin'✦ home again✦
-Min' home again✦
Do you think about✦ me now and then?
Do you think about✦ me now and then? Oh!
Now I'm comin'✦ home again✦
Maybe we can start again✦
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
But if you really✦ cared for her
Then you wouldn't've never✦ hit the airport to follow✦ your dreams
Sometimes, I still talk to her
But when I talk to her, it always seems like she talkin'✦ 'bout me
She said, "You left your kids, and they just like you
They wanna rap and make soul beats just like you
But they just not you," and I just got through
Talkin'✦ 'bout what niggas tryin' to do just not new
Now everybody got the game figured out all wrong
I guess you never✦ know what you got 'til it's gone
I guess that's why I'm here and I can't come back home
And guess when I heard that? When I was back home
Every✦ interview, I'm representin' you, makin'✦ you proud
Reach for the stars, so if you fall, you land on a cloud
Jump in the crowd, spark your lighters, wave 'em around
If you don't know by now, I'm talkin'✦ 'bout Chi-Town
[Chorus: Chris Martin]
I'm comin'✦ home again✦
Do you think about✦ me now and then?
Do you think about✦ me now and then?
'Cause I'm comin'✦ home again✦
-Min' home again✦
Baby,✦ do you remember✦ when
Fireworks✦ at Lake Michigan?✦ Oh!
Now I'm comin'✦ home again✦
-Min' home again✦
Baby,✦ do you remember✦ when
Fireworks✦ at Lake Michigan?✦ Oh!
Now I'm comin'✦ home again✦
Maybe we can start again✦
[Outro: Chris Martin]
Loy-oy-al, loy-oy-al
Comin'✦ home again✦
Loy-oy-al, loy-oy-al
Comin'✦ home again✦
Maybe we can start again✦

Technical Breakdown

7.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.62

Production

— Kanye West, Warryn Campbell

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Kanye uses personification to treat the city of Chicago as a jilted lover, creating a thematic bridge between his personal growth and his civic identity, reinforced by conversational, rhythmic delivery.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
PersonificationConversational syntaxMultisyllabic chainingThematic closure
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AAAA-style multi-syllabic end-rhymes (e.g., 'you/do/new/through'), characterized by internal rhyming that flows directly into the transition of each bar.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I guess you never know what you got 'til it's gone"

① The classic idiom referring to the loss of a romantic partner or physical object.② A meta-commentary on his lost anonymity and the cultural shift in his hometown since achieving stardom.

"Talkin' 'bout what niggas tryin' to do just not new"

① A dismissal of imitators who emulate his musical style.② A cynical reflection on the cyclical, repetitive nature of the music industry and urban aspiration.

Effective use of conversational tone to ground emotional narrative

Strong structural coherence linking the physical 'home' to the metaphysical concept of 'the game'

Seamless blending of internal rhyme with the cadence of the beat

Vocabulary remains functional rather than experimental

Relies on established tropes of 'fame versus loyalty' rather than revolutionary subtext

Limited metaphorical density compared to his most complex work

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