Tha Carter II
Fireman
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
32
End
189
Internal
48
Multi
196
Slant
19
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus]
I'm the fireman✦ (Yeah), fire, f-fireman✦ (Yeah)
I got that fire, I'm hollering✦ (Yeah)
I got that fire, come and try me, and (Yeah)
You can spark it up and I'ma✦ put you out (I got 'em, get 'em)
You can spark it up and I'ma✦ put you out (I got 'em)
[Verse 2]
Fresh on campus, it's the Birdman Junior (Yeah)
Money✦ too long, teachers, put away✦ your rulers (Yeah)
Raw Tune, not a cartoon (Ayy)
No shirt, tattoos, and some war wounds (Sexy)✦
I'm hot, but the car cool
She wet, that's a car-pool
Been in that water✦ since a youngin, you just shark food (Yum, yum)
Quick Draw McGraw, I went to art school (Hah)
Yeah, the lights is bright, but I got a short fuse (Woah)
Don't snooze (No)
Been handlin' the game so long, my thumbs bruised
Your new girlfriend is old news
You ain't got enough green and she so blue, yeah (Aww)
Cash Money✦ Records, where dreams come true (Yes)
Everything is easy,✦ baby,✦ leave it up to Weezy✦ Baby✦
Put it in the pot, let it steam, let it brew (Yes)
Now, watch me melt, don't burn yourself, 'cause
[Chorus]
I'm the fireman✦ (Yeah), fire, f-fireman✦ (Yeah)
I got that fire, I'm hollering✦ (Yeah)
I got that fire, come and try me, and (Yeah)
You can spark it up and I'ma✦ put you out (I got 'em, get 'em)
You can spark it up and I'ma✦ put you out (I got 'em)
[Verse 3]
Yeah, riding✦ by myself, well, really,✦ not really✦ (Well)
So heavy✦ in the trunk, make the car pop a wheelie
Who? Weezy✦ Baby,✦ or call me Young Baby✦ (Yeah)
My money✦ three-sixty, you only✦ one-eighty (That's right)
Half of the game too lazy✦ (Yeah)
Still sleeping on me, but I'm 'bout to wake 'em, yep
I'm 'bout to take 'em to New Orleans and bake 'em (Woah)
Yeah, it's hot down here, take a walk with Satan,✦ yeah (Hot)
Come on mama,✦ let the Carter✦ make you (Yeah)
Toss you like a fruit salad, strawberry grape you (Yeah)
They ball when they can and I'm ballin'✦ by nature✦ (Yeah)
Addicted to the game like Jordan✦ and Payton (Come on)
Y'all in the race and me, I'm at the finish line (Uh-huh)✦
Been runnin'✦ for too long, it's time to give me mine (Uh-huh)✦
Straight down your chimney, in your living✦ room, it's I (Who?)
Weezy,✦ allergic to wintertime, hot
[Chorus]
I'm the fireman✦ (Yeah), fire, f-fireman✦ (Yeah)
I got that fire, I'm hollering✦ (Yeah)
I got that fire, come and try me, and (Yeah)
You can spark it up and I'ma✦ put you out (I got 'em, get 'em)
You can spark it up and I'ma✦ put you out (I got 'em)
[Outro]
Yeah, I-I-I-I-I got 'em
I-I-I-I-I got 'em
Ayy, ayy, B, I got 'em
Ayy, ayy, D, I got 'em
Yeah, ayy, Slim, I got 'em
Yeah, don't worry,✦ 'cause I, I, I
I, don't worry,✦ 'cause I, I, I-I-I
I'ma✦ put you out
Technical Breakdown
8.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.55
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Wayne utilizes a high-velocity, conversational delivery style that anchors relatively simple wordplay into a rhythmically complex pocket, defining the post-2005 mixtape era aesthetic.
A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Assonance-heavy internal rhymingNon-sequitur surrealismVocal ad-lib interactionExtended vowel elongation
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AAAA couplets relying on multi-syllabic end-rhymes (Junior/Rulers, cartoon/wounds, cool/pool/food/school) supported by heavy internal rhyme clusters.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Money too long, teachers, put away your rulers"
① The money is physically long/tall, making standard measurement rulers insufficient.② Wealth is so immense that formal institutional authority (teachers) no longer applies to him.
"She wet, that's a car-pool"
① Literal description of sexual arousal.② A play on 'pool' indicating a body of water shared by people in a vehicle, connecting to the previous line's 'water' reference.
"Quick Draw McGraw, I went to art school"
① Reference to the cartoon character Quick Draw McGraw, implying he is fast with a firearm.② A double entendre implying he is skilled in 'drawing' weapons like a student is skilled in drawing art.
Exceptional rhythmic elasticity and pocket management
Iconic vocal personality and ad-lib integration
Coherent thematic consistency surrounding the 'Fireman' persona
Occasional reliance on 'filler' punchlines typical of the mid-2000s mixtape era
Vocabulary breadth is limited by repetitive thematic focus