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Lil Wayne

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[Chorus]

I don't know who you are anymore^✦

Talkin'^✦ to the man in her mirror^✦

That been fuckin'^✦ with these bitches^✦

And it's dangerous,^✦ sleepin'^✦ with these strangers^✦

Every^✦ night a different^✦ woman,^✦ doin' the same shit

But you don't even^✦ call anymore^✦

And you don't even^✦ care

So who am I to love anyone?^✦

I know it's fucked^✦ up

Different^✦ city,^✦ switchin'^✦ women,^✦ puttin'^✦ cups up

Gettin'^✦ fucked^✦ up

[Post-Chorus]

And, we don't even^✦ talk anymore^✦

Ain't got no time to spare

So who are we to trust anyone?^✦

And that's what's fucked^✦ up

We gon' end up by ourselves^✦ and not each other^✦

And that's so fucked^✦ up

[Verse 2]

I was talkin'^✦ to myself the other^✦ day

My homies^✦ call me cray, my mama tell me, "Pray"

She say, "I need a day", I said, "I need a bae"

She said, "Believe in faith

Ma, they love me either^✦ way"

Hold up, wait

Let me set my alarm^✦

You say "Don't sweat your alarm"^✦

And now the pressure is on

So now there's^✦ sweat in my palm

But her reception^✦ ain't warm

So my deception^✦ performs

And then that silence is awkward

Like am I deaf or alone?^✦

I got a jet in the morn'

And she upset^✦ and I'm calm

And when a woman^✦ is scorned

Is when your welcome is worn

And now her temperature's showin'^✦

And I just weather her storm

And she expect me to stay

I be like, "Let go my arm!"

She said...

[Chorus]

I don't know who you are anymore^✦

Talking to the man in her mirror^✦

I've been fuckin'^✦ with these bitches^✦

And it's dangerous,^✦ sleepin'^✦ with these strangers^✦

Every^✦ night a different^✦ woman,^✦ doin' the same shit

And she say, you don't even^✦ call anymore^✦

And you don't even^✦ care

So who am I to love anyone?^✦

I know it's fucked^✦ up

Different^✦ city,^✦ switchin'^✦ women,^✦ puttin'^✦ cups up

Gettin'^✦ fucked^✦ up

[Post-Chorus]

She say, we don't even^✦ talk anymore^✦

Ain't got no time to spare

So who are we to trust anyone?^✦

And that's what's fucked^✦ up

We gon' end up by ourselves^✦ and not each other^✦

And that's what's fucked^✦ up

[Outro]

She say we don't make love anymore^✦

Actin'^✦ like our phone got our attention^✦

Though we watchin' television,^✦ now it's painless

We actin'^✦ like strangers^✦

Like we don't know who we are anymore^✦

Perfect strangers^✦

Technical Breakdown

7.5

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control6.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.46

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse demonstrates a classic Lil Wayne-era focus on rhythmic consistency and internal rhyme density, utilizing tight phonological chaining over complex metaphorical layering.

B+

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

7.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

6.5

Delivery

Internal rhyme chainingAssonance-based wordplayStaccato deliveryPhonological mirroring

Rhyme Architecture: A highly dense AAAA scheme leveraging single-syllable terminal rhymes (day, cray, pray, bae, faith) bolstered by aggressive internal rhyme repetition.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I need a day / I need a bae"

① The mother is requesting a reprieve or personal space to manage stress.② The artist is expressing a desire for a romantic partner as a coping mechanism.

High density of internal rhyming

Strong rhythmic pocket maintenance

Effective use of assonance to link disparate concepts

Literal subject matter lacks deeper subtext

The concluding line feels abrupt

Reliance on colloquialisms that provide limited narrative progression

Perfect

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