Kids See Ghosts
Cudi Montage
Kanye West
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
51
End
145
Internal
15
Multi
103
Slant
34
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Everybody✦ want world peace
'Til your niece get shot in the dome-piece
Then you go and buy your own piece
Hopin'✦ it'll help you find your own peace
Bring light to what they don't see
Auntie cryin' on the concrete
Talkin'✦ to dispatcher then the phone beep
On the other✦ line was the homies✦
Told her that you ain't comin'✦ home, see
When she heard the news it hurt her bone-deep
Caught with the rifle with the long reach
Just another cycle of the lonely✦
All growin'✦ up in environment
Where doin' crime the requirement✦
They send us off to prison for retirement✦
Hopefully, Alice✦ Johnson will inspire men
[Chorus: Mr. Hudson, Kid Cudi & Kanye West]
Lord shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Stay strong
Lord shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Stay strong
Lord shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Save me, Lord
Lord shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Stay strong
Lord shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Save me, Lord
Lord shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Stay strong
Lord shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Save me, Lord
Lord shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Lord shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Stay strong
Lord shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Stay strong
[Outro: Kanye West, Kid Cudi & Mr. Hudson]
Both sides✦ lose somebody✦
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Save me, Lord
Somebody✦ dies, somebody✦ goes to jail
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Stay strong
Light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Stay strong
Lord shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Stay strong
Shine Your light on me, save me, please
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Save me, Lord
Shine Your light on me
Hmm-mm-mm, woah, woah
Stay strong
Technical Breakdown
7.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes4.0
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity4.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.91
Production
— Kid Cudi, Dot da Genius, Mike DeanBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Kanye utilizes a singular, obsessive rhyme sound (-o-ee) to create a cyclical, trapped sonic environment that mirrors the sociological themes of cycles of violence and systemic entrapment.
B+
4
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
4
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Monorhyme schemeAnaphoraCyclical imagerySocial commentary
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly a monorhyme sequence using the long 'e' sound combined with internal rhyme clusters ending in the suffix '-iece', '-eace', '-eet', and '-ee'.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"find your own peace"
① The state of internal tranquility and emotional closure② A play on 'piece' (firearm), suggesting that acquiring a gun is mistakenly viewed as the path to stability or safety
"prison for retirement"
① The literal end of a working career② A satirical critique of the prison-industrial complex where marginalized individuals are funneled into incarceration as a permanent state for their later years
High emotional resonance
Structural cohesion matching the theme of a 'cycle'
Effective use of repetition to build tension
Limited vocabulary range due to the restrictive rhyme scheme
Low multisyllabic complexity