Funeral
I Don't Sleep
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
40
End
217
Internal
73
Multi
174
Slant
10
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]
Uh, I just popped✦ a ten, I'm in my man cave
Lookin'✦ for some hoes in my DMs, man, I miss Backpage✦
Your lil' ho do spin class at the gym, that bitch in bad shape
My lil' ho said she gon' spend a band, I like it ratchet (Yeah)
Did some cocaine✦ with these bitches,✦ like it fancy✦ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Snort the cocaine✦ off their titties in my mansion✦ (Yeah, yeah)
I'm gettin'✦ naked✦ with these bitches✦ (Yeah)
I'm on Addy✦ and Cialis, breakin'✦ records in these bitches✦
Wait, I think (Think) this ho need Jesus, I need water✦
She say, "These (These) them double D's that float in water"✦
I'm too numb, I bit my jaw and I can't feel it (I can't feel it)
I'm so numb I hit it raw and I can't feel it
[Chorus: Lil Wayne]
I'm on the ceilin',✦ I don't sleep (I don't sleep)
Fuck a bed, fuck a spread, fuck a sheet (I don't sleep)
Fuck a Xanny,✦ give me Adderall✦ and weed (I don't sleep)
Speedballin'✦ off the cocaine✦ and codeine✦ (I don't sleep)
Chinchilla carpet✦ got her walkin'✦ on her knees (On her knees)
[Bridge: Lil Wayne & Takeoff]
Threw a million✦ in a week and I ain't freak (I ain't freak)
I ain't fret, I ain't sweat, I ain't keep (No)
She said, Tunechi,✦ "What you think about✦ me," lemme think (Woah)
She said, "Why you never✦ answer?"✦ Told her, "I was sleep" (Takeoff)✦
[Verse 2: Takeoff]
Told her I was sleep (Sleep)
Really,✦ I was with my other✦ bitch from Italy✦ (I lied)
Text message✦ from my Memphis bitch, she get 'em ten a key (Ten)
That stick shoot thirty✦ minutes and it don't need anti-freeze
I believe✦ niggas✦ tryna✦ get the goals that I achieve✦ (Goals)
Me without✦ the paper✦ just like Tune without✦ the lean (What?)
Or Phil without✦ the rings, (Or what?) Snoop without✦ the weed (Or what?)
A-I without✦ the sleeve, (Or what?) IG without✦ the memes✦ (Nah)
I'm up, Adderral, these niggas,✦ they drinkin' on Tylenol ('Nol)
I give her the X, she give me the neck, and no, we don't talk at all (At all)
Jaws, I'm breakin'✦ 'em in, she gettin'✦ the balls and all (Ball)
I cannot✦ sleep and I cannot✦ eat if it ain't codeine✦ involved (Drank)
[Chorus: Lil Wayne]
I don't sleep (I don't sleep)
Fuck a bed, fuck a spread, fuck a sheet (I don't sleep)
Fuck a Xanny,✦ give me Adderall✦ and weed (I don't sleep)
Speedballin'✦ off the yayo and codeine✦ (I don't sleep)
Me and Takeoff✦ 'bout to take off, 'bout to flee (Yeah)
[Post-Chorus]
I don't sleep and I'm still livin'✦ out my dreams (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Kill you in your sleep and now you can't get out your dreams (Yeah, yeah, fuck your dreams)
Notorious B.I.G. said it was all a dream (All a dream)
I'm reppin'✦ M-O-B, the mob, I got ties (Woo, woo)
In the back of my head, under✦ my locks, I got eyes (Woo)
Presidents✦ so dead up in my pockets, I got flies (Yeah)
Been chasin'✦ these presidents✦ so long they must be tired✦ (Yeah)
They better✦ not close their eyes, 'cause Tunechi✦ never✦ blink (Never✦ blink)
And if you sleepin'✦ on Lil Tunechi,✦ rest in peace (Rest in peace)
'Cause all a nigga✦ do is win like I cheat (Like I cheat)
And I ain't sleepin'✦ 'til they bring me to the priest (To the priest)
Fuck a bed, fuck a spread, fuck a sheet
Technical Breakdown
8.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
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 Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.96
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Wayne utilizes a repetitive, hypnotic delivery to mask a hedonistic narrative, relying on internal rhyme density to compensate for simplistic, substance-focused wordplay.
B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9.5
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Staccato deliveryInternal rhyme stackingRepetitive phrasingPhonetic play
Rhyme Architecture: Characterized by high-frequency internal multisyllabic rhyming, often anchored by suffix-heavy rhyme endings (e.g., -ancy/-ansion) that maintain a percussive, syncopated flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"These them double D's that float in water"
① A literal reference to the physical size of the woman's breasts (D-cups).② A play on buoyancy; double D's as a metaphor for floatation devices or objects that defy sinking, tying into the water motif.
"I bit my jaw and I can't feel it... I hit it raw and I can't feel it"
① Physical numbness resulting from stimulant use (Adderall/Cocaine).② A sensory comparison between the lack of physical sensation during intercourse without protection and the chemical numbness of the jaw.
Exceptional rhythmic consistency
High density of internal rhyme chains
Effective use of pauses to frame the hook
Strong vocal presence
Low vocabulary complexity
Over-reliance on hedonistic shock value
Limited metaphorical depth
Predictable thematic trajectory