Lyrical Breakdown of Slippin' - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

Welcome to the detailed analysis of "Slippin'" on Lazyjot. Here, we unravel the lyrical complexity and artistic brilliance that define this iconic song.

  • Lyric Overview: Witness how DMX weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "Slippin'" is a testament to masterful songwriting.
  • Rhyme and Rhythm Analysis: Our Lazyjot editor highlights the ingenious use of multi-syllabic rhymes and the rhythm pattern that DMX employs. Understand the construction of each verse and how it contributes to the song's overall impact.
  • Syllable Pattern Insights: Dive deeper into the structural elements of the lyrics. See how the syllable count varies across the song, adding a unique rhythm and flow to DMX's narrative.

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Ha ha ha ha ha ha, uhh

See, to live is to suffer but to survive

Well, that's to find meaning in the suffering

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up

Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up

Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up

I been through mad different phases like Masons

To find my way and now I know that happy days are not far away

If I'm strong enough I'll live long enough to see my kids

Doing something more constructive with they time

Than bids I know because I been there now I'm in there

Sit back and look at what it took for me to get there

First came the, the drama with my mama

She got on some fly shit till I split

And said that I'ma be that seed

That doesn't need much to succeed

Strapped with mad greed and a heart that doesn't bleed

I'm ready for the world or at least I thought I was

Baggin' when I caught a buzz

For thinking about how short I was

Going too fast it wouldn't last but yo I couldn't tell

Group homes and institutions, prepare my ass for jail

They put me in a situation forcin' me to be a man

When I was just learnin' to stand without a helpin' hand

Damn, was it my fault, somethin' I did

To make a father leave his first kid at 7 doin' my first bid?

Back on the scene at 14 with a scheme

To get more cream than I'd ever seen in a dream

And by all means I will be living high off the hog

And I never gave a about much but my dog

That's my only, I had offered my last

Just another little, headed nowhere fast

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up

Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up

Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up

That ain't the half get's worse as I get older

Actions become bolder heart got colder

Chip on my shoulder that I dared a to touch

Didn't need a click 'coz I scared a that much

One deep went to gids startin' for kicks

Catchin' vicks throwin' bricks gettin by bein' slick

Used to get high just to get by used to have

In the morning before I get fly

I ate something a couple of forties made me hate somethin'

I did some now I'm ready to take something

3 years later showing signs of stress

Didn't keep my hair cut or give a how I dressed

I'm possessed by the darker side livin' the cruddy life

Like this kept a nigga with a bloody knife

Wanna make records but I'm fuckin' up

I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up

Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up

Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up

Wasn't long before I hit rock bottom

Like damn look how that rock got him

Open like a window no more Indo look at a video

Sayin' to myself that could've been yo nigga on the TV

Believe me it could be done somethin's got to give

It's got to change 'coz I've got a son

I've got to do the right thing for shorty

And that means no more getting high drinking forties

So I get back lookin' type slick again

Fake jump back on my again

Nothin' but love for those that know how it feel

And much respect to all my that kept it real

Be strong kept a nigga from doin' wrong

Who they is and this is yo song

And to my boo who stuck with a through

All the bullshit you'll get yours because it's due

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up

Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up

Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up

Can't get up, I gots to get up

This is from the heart baby, don't get it twisted

Ahh X rated!