Vultures 1

Beg Forgiveness

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Post-Chorus: Chris Brown]

You should beg forgiveness^✦

You should beg forgiveness^✦ of me

[Refrain: Chris Brown, Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign]

Wide awake^✦ and I can't hear my heartbeat

Hope it cradles me and rocks my heart to sleep

Protector in the light and a stranger in the dark

He don't say anything more

Bound by suffocating^✦ secrets I must keep

[Pre-Chorus: Chris Brown & Ty Dolla Sign]

You've gone too far

You've gone too far and you should hang your head in shame

For these wounds, I cannot stay, you've gone too far

You've gone too far

[Chorus: Chris Brown, Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign]

Sum of all the parts that you have taken

Are a fraction of the parts that make me whole

For he was stronger than I was

But it's strength you can't sustain

Do not come to give me counsel

You should beg forgiveness^✦ of me

[Post-Chorus: Chris Brown]

You should beg forgiveness^✦

You should beg forgiveness^✦ of me

[Verse 1: Kanye West]

Fuck it up one time

I know what you want, I'm readin'^✦ the signs

Don't let your moment^✦ pass you by

Had to go in my whole life

A hundred percent covered^✦ in ice

Put down your phone, cut off the lights, lights

Cut off the lights, covered^✦ in ice

And if I go tonight,^✦ know that I lived^✦ a lovely^✦ life

Just make sure my kids are right and it is alright

And if I go tonight,^✦ just know I lived^✦ a lovely^✦ life

Tell my kids to live they life how they wanna^✦ live they life

[Chorus: Choir]

Forgiveness,^✦ beg forgiveness^✦

Beg forgiveness,^✦ beg forgiveness^✦

Beg forgiveness^✦

[Verse 2: Ty Dolla $ign]

Say you wanna^✦ make amends before^✦ I go

Now you wanna^✦ put your heart on the line

God knows the way you are

I will wait

I will wait, I will wait, I will wait

I will wait

I will wait, I will wait

I will wait, don't wait, I will wait

I will wait

Now you wanna^✦ be so sad

Wanna^✦ be with me so bad after^✦ driving me so mad

Yeah, you know, I'm still suffocating^✦ on your every^✦ lie

Yeah, you know, I'm still wakin'^✦ up with murder^✦ on my mind

Yeah, you know, I'm still suffocating^✦ on your every^✦ lie

Yeah, you know, I'm still wakin'^✦ up with murder^✦ on my mind

And you know

[Chorus: Choir & Ty Dolla $ign]

Beg forgiveness,^✦ beg forgiveness^✦ (Oh-ah-ah)^✦

Beg forgiveness^✦ (Oh-ah-ah)^✦

Beg forgiveness^✦

Technical Breakdown

7.9

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

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 Score7.92

Production

— Kanye West, Ty Dolla Sign, JPEGMafia, London on da Track, Anthony Kilhoffer, VITALS, Digital Nas, SHDØW, KSJ Beats

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies heavily on emotive, gospel-adjacent vocal delivery and structural repetition rather than complex linguistic wordplay, functioning more as a melodic anchor for the album's themes of spiritual and relational conflict.

B+

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

Delivery

Repetitive motifMelodic cadenceThematic mirroringStructural stasis

Rhyme Architecture: The scheme is primarily cyclical, utilizing a repetitive refrain (A-A-A-A) to build tension, supported by internal rhyme chains within the pre-chorus and chorus that emphasize thematic keywords like 'far', 'shame', and 'sustain'.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Sum of all the parts that you have taken / Are a fraction of the parts that make me whole"

① Mathematical metaphor suggesting the antagonist has only removed a small, divisible portion of the speaker's identity.② Emotional assertion that the speaker's resilience and core essence remain greater than the damage inflicted by the betrayal.

"Protector in the light and a stranger in the dark"

① Literal description of a figure whose role shifts based on environmental visibility.② Metaphor for a paradoxical relationship where someone acts as a savior under scrutiny but remains emotionally detached or unknown in private.

High emotional resonance achieved through repetitive phrasing

Cohesive structural arc from accusation to ultimatum

Strong vocal presence that anchors the minimalist production

Lack of dense metaphorical layering

Limited vocabulary range

Reliance on conventional emotional tropes rather than unique lyrical insights

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