Ye

Ghost Town

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

16

End

55

Internal

23

Multi

55

Slant

10

Chain

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[Chorus: Kid Cudi]
I've been tryin'
To make you love me
But everything✦ I try
Just takes you further from me
[Verse 3: 070 Shake]
Woah, once again,✦ I am a child
I let go, go
Of everything✦ that I know, yeah
Of everything✦ that I know, yeah
[Outro: 070 Shake]
And nothing✦ hurts anymore,✦ I feel kinda✦ free
We're still the kids we used✦ to be, yeah, yeah
I put my hand on a stove to see if I still bleed, yeah
And nothing✦ hurts anymore,✦ I feel kinda✦ free
We're still the kids we used✦ to be, yeah, yeah
I put my hand on a stove to see if I still bleed, yeah
And nothing✦ hurts anymore,✦ I feel kinda✦ free
We're still the kids we used✦ to be, yeah, yeah
I put my hand on a stove to see if I still bleed, yeah
And nothing✦ hurts anymore,✦ I feel kinda✦ free
We're still the kids we used✦ to be, yeah, yeah
I put my hand on a stove to see if I still bleed, yeah
And nothing✦ hurts anymore,✦ I feel kinda✦ free

Technical Breakdown

8.6
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 / Rhythm9.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.62

Production

— Kanye West, Mike Dean, Francis and the Lights, Benny Blanco, Noah Goldstein

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse functions as a visceral, cathartic breakdown rather than a display of technical lyricism, relying on raw emotive delivery to elevate simple existential observations into a profound statement of liberation.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9.5
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
9.5
Delivery
Repetitive mantra-like phrasingVisceral sensory imageryCyclical cadenceDynamic vocal intensity scaling
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a loose, recurring AABB-adjacent structure punctuated by heavy use of terminal assonance ('free', 'be', 'bleed', 'me') that anchors the free-form emotional expression.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I put my hand on a stove to see if I still bleed"

① A literal act of self-harm to test for physical pain response.② A metaphor for testing one's emotional capacity and ability to feel human connection despite extreme detachment and nihilism.

Exceptional emotional resonance and vocal delivery

Powerful use of self-harm imagery to represent emotional numbness

Effective use of repetition to build a state of cathartic mania

Low lexical complexity

Limited variation in thematic vocabulary

Relies heavily on non-lexical vocalizations for impact rather than complex wordplay

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