Lyrical Analysis of...

No(t) Yourself

  1. (Intro)
  2. I'll be telling this with a sigh
  3. Somewhere ages and ages and hence:
  4. I could've gone this way and that, but then I—
  5. My choices, or by the voice of God
  6. And that's made all the difference.
  7.  
  8. How're we all doing tonight?
  9. This song goes out for all the people
  10. Who try to know themselves
  11. When you feel like you're not yourself
  12. and your very own skin is your enemy
  13. and the goosebumps, they tell the tale
  14.  
  15. (Verse 1, 0:37)
  16. Every morning that I wake up
  17. Another box of chocolates, say yum
  18. A good day or bad day, I'll never get to know
  19. But I'm sick of waking up to trick or treats, no
  20. Body ever told me about the days that I can't act right
  21. Too scared to leave my room afraid of the stage fright
  22. Like, I use to live Monday through Sunday
  23. Franky used to sing about how it went My Way
  24. Used to, used to, give a call to Houston
  25. Someone's living in the past perhaps they use to
  26. Map out big plans,
  27. Momma Imma be the leader a big old band. Yes we can!
  28. Can I kick it? Yes we can! Can I kick it?
  29. Yes we can! Can I kick it? Yes we can!
  30. well I'm gone, go on then
  31. and I'm sick of all these bad habits
  32. Like eating everything in sight like a savage, Mannn
  33. I can't even manage cooking cabbage
  34. Damaging my self esteem, as I dream of a clever scheme
  35. the magazines
  36. advertise it, they advise it
  37. Working out and eating right, man, I can't fight it
  38. the feeling that life will stay the same
  39. the lame game where no one knows my name, it's James...it's James
  40.  
  41. (1:40, bridge)
  42.  
  43. (Verse 2, 2:21)
  44. I hear you don't understand what's going on in school
  45. Facts fly by in a sky full of rules
  46. Theories on theories
  47. No time for even three of me's
  48. Teachers on my case, can't I get some sleep and peace
  49. 4 years here, I pay my dues for these years
  50. but I can't keep up, wasted money through my tears
  51. Study groups, Bible groups, they all keep me floatin'
  52. My head above the waves, but man I'm sick of coping
  53. and choking, I can't fight under pressure
  54. My veins filled with lukewarm, work under pleasure
  55. Whatever makes me feel good, that's real good
  56. But what's the good in trying if I can't even feel good
  57. So I raise another glass, Amped up but skipping class
  58. Sleeping in the shower cuz i'm low on gas
  59. since C's get degrees, I just have to pass
  60. please fastforward to when this is in the past
  61.  
  62. (Verse 3, 3:04)
  63. So Bam, I see now, the answers to my hows
  64. and whys I had to work, harder than I do now
  65. with no doubt,
  66. every second counted, but I gave up and struck out
  67. Never made my dad proud
  68. Forever let my dad shout deep inside my brain,
  69. "don't become a retard in society just because your pain
  70. is bigger than your strength, c'mon man
  71. Well now I'm the scrub at the bottom of the can
  72. I'm a friggin father who won't even bother
  73. Better yet worse, in the basement of my mother
  74. Never learning, never concerning
  75. that my actions have consequences,
  76. Study to live, not for conforming
  77. Life is short but it keeps coming and going,
  78. when you gonna hop on and stop the free falliin'
  79. Go buy a belt big boy, if the pants keep fallin'
  80. Real men work, go blame the curse of the fallen
  81.  
  82. (Ad lib, 3:45)
  83.  
  84. (Verse 4, 3:55)
  85. So many 20 somethings
  86. Dropout for soul searching
  87. Itching n' bitching, about
  88. I'm meant for so much more, I'm certain
  89. Don't close door on me, don't close the curtain
  90. I hear an encore, or maybe it' a burden, some person
  91. giving me a chance, one glance that sees the real me
  92. Not the scrub, the bum, my inner voice keeps calling me
  93. Comeback stories only happen in the movies see
  94. or at least not my life, my life that shouts OMG
  95. Oh my God, I got a heavenly father
  96. while I'm disowned by my Korean other, son turned pariah
  97. Expectations already gone, and it's killing me, you feelin me?
  98. God calls me child, my son, he's healing me
  99. Brother to the Son of Man by grace alone
  100. that means I did nothing right, but still love was shown
  101. I can't see the future even with my glasses on
  102. But by God, I know I gotta keep marching on

Lyrics added by yangsteryao

LYRICAL GRADE

B

RHYME DENSITY

0

RHYME LENGTH

1 syllable
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
5+ syllables
Rhyme Syllables

253

Total Syllables

950

Rhyming Lines

88/102

Unique Words

66%

Slang

6%

Profanity

0.5%

Avg. Syllables Per Word

1.34

Word Cloud

1 2 3 4 20 140 221 304 345 355 intro i'll telling sigh somewhere ages hence could've gone way choices voice god that's made difference how're doing tonight song goes out people try know themselves feel you're yourself very skin enemy goosebumps tell tale verse 037 morning wake up another box chocolates yum good day bad never i'm sick waking trick treats body told days can't act right scared leave room afraid stage fright use live monday through sunday franky used sing went give call houston someone's living past perhaps map big plans momma imma leader old band yes kick well go habits eating everything sight savage mannn even manage cooking cabbage damaging selfesteem dream clever scheme magazines advertise advise working man fight feeling life stay same lame game one knows name it's jamesit's james bridge hear don't understand what's going school facts fly sky full rules theories time three me's teachers case sleep peace years here pay dues keep wasted money tears study groups bible floatin' head above waves coping choking under pressure veins filled lukewarm work pleasure whatever makes real trying raise glass amped skipping class sleeping shower cuz low gas c's degrees pass please fastforward bam see now answers hows whys harder doubt second counted gave struck dad proud forever shout deep inside brain become retard society pain bigger strength c'mon scrub bottom friggin father won't bother better worse basement mother learning concerning actions consequences conforming short keeps coming gonna hop stop free falliin' buy belt boy pants fallin' men blame curse fallen ad lib many somethings dropout soul searching itching n' bitching meant much more certain close door curtain encore maybe it' burden person giving chance glance sees bum inner calling comeback stories happen movies shouts omg oh heavenly disowned korean son turned pariah expectations already killing feelin calls child he's healing brother grace alone means nothing still love shown future glasses gotta marching

Profanity

retard, bitching, bum

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