Funeral
Bastard (Satan's Kid)
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
32
End
151
Internal
76
Multi
164
Slant
15
Chain
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[Interlude]
It has been quite a journey✦
From my driveway✦ to my front door
It has been quite a journey✦
[Chorus]
Huh, Mama✦ used✦ to say this when she stand above✦ my baby✦ crib
Never✦ trust nobody✦ that could bleed for five days and live
[Verse]
Walking on water,✦ this a new world order✦
These niggas out of order✦ like a fish out of water✦ (Huh?)
I'ma✦ shoot the chopper like a fisheye camera✦
Yeah, I'ma✦ keep shootin'✦ 'til the bitch stop recordin'
Just don't start shootin',✦ I don't feel like arguin'✦
A real sharp sharpshooter, I don't miss my target✦
And I don't miss my thottie, I just miss my homie
Long walk-in✦ closet,✦ I hope you feel like walkin'✦
Uh, I know the paper✦ burn like it ought to burn
I know the paper✦ burn for the long term
I know my big concern✦ when I toss and turn
I know my big concern✦ 'bout the long term
I know the paper✦ burn like the fire burn
I know it don't burn unless I confirm
I'm 'bout to cross my heart and watch your heart burn
Crossin' me is like watching a cross burn
Swag go head to shoe (Yeah)
Bitch, I'm fresh as a designer, yeah
Started from Ragu,✦ made it way up to lasagna, yeah
Killers come behind ya, can you say, "Murder✦ for hire?"
Sippin'✦ on purple papaya,✦ gitchi ya-ya, yeah
[Chorus]
Mama✦ used✦ to say this when she stand above✦ my baby✦ crib
Never✦ trust nobody✦ that can bleed for five days and live
Grandma used✦ to say that this world gon' come to a crazy✦ end
Monsters in my closet✦ was the feds taking baby✦ pics
Daddy✦ used✦ to look at me like, "Who the fuck this baby✦ is?"
Uncle used✦ to say, "Your daddy✦ just too young to raise a kid"
Daddy✦ used✦ to treat my mama✦ like they never✦ made a kid
I'm Satan's✦ kid, I'm Satan's✦ kid, I'm Satan's✦ kid (I'm Satan's✦ kid)
[Refrain]
Uh, I know the tables✦ turn like tornadoes turn
I know the way it turn, gotta✦ wait your turn
Until✦ you take your turn, fuck a wrong turn
I made the world turn, that's a turn on
I'm on every✦ song that I turn on
I got it turnt up, got it turnt on
I'm on the turnpike, I'm 'bout to turn off
Weed loud as every✦ siren✦ they turn on
Bust down so bright, it's burning✦
These diamonds✦ so white, they German✦
Your diamonds✦ ain't right, they turning✦
Cocaine white as my attorney✦
All types✦ of guns, no type of permits (Yeah)
All types✦ of coffins, all types✦ of gurneys (Yeah, yeah)
From my driveway✦ to my front door (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
It has been quite a journey✦
[Outro]
It has been quite a journey✦
From my driveway✦ to my front door
It has been quite a journey,✦ nigga✦
Technical Breakdown
8.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
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 Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.93
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Wayne utilizes a relentless phonetic mirroring technique, prioritizing the rhythmic iteration of the 'o' and 'or' vowels to build a hypnotic, circular flow that eventually weaponizes the concept of a 'cross'.
A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Phonetic mirroringVowel manipulationStaccato deliveryThematic word association chains
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on heavy AAAA mono-rhyme schemes, transitioning from long 'or' vowel sounds (water, order, recorder) into a claustrophobic 'urn' scheme (burn, turn, concern) that emphasizes the repetition.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"shoot the chopper like a fisheye camera"
① The physical action of firing an automatic weapon (chopper).② The visual distortion and mechanical aspect of a wide-angle lens camera (fisheye) capturing footage.
"I'm 'bout to cross my heart and watch your heart burn / Crossin' me is like watching a cross burn"
① A promise (cross my heart) followed by the destruction of the opponent's vitality.② A direct comparison of the act of betrayal (crossin' me) to the hateful, symbolic imagery of a burning cross.
Exceptional rhythmic cadence
Commanding vocal presence
Technical precision in maintaining complex vowel chains
Vocabulary breadth is limited by the intentional repetition of the rhyme scheme
Occasional reliance on repetitive phrasing to sustain the flow