Lyrical Breakdown of Keep Ya Head Up - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

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

  • Lyric Overview: Witness how Jadakiss weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "Keep Ya Head Up" 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 Jadakiss 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 Jadakiss's narrative.

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What up lil' man? What's the matter? I wish I didn't have to be here It's not that bad, it could always be worse, you know what I'm sayin'? All you gotta do is stay in school Anything you wanna do you could do you know what I'm sayin' baby? No matter what though you gotta keep your head up to the sky This goes out to all the infants In this cold world that was born addicted And to all the section eight kids Just remember these four words y'all we gon' make it The government keep on tryin' to fool us The system, keep on tryin' to lose us And all we can do is keep buyin' computers And [Incomprehensible] all now 'fore it start goin' down We gotta hold our head, keep our pride Though it hurts when I see people sleep outside Little babies with no socks on, eatin' popcorn We all know what they moms and they pops on Out go the love when the drugs come They never got nuttin' for Christmas and they ain't Muslim This is a jewel, a lot of us was them This is a jewel, a lot of us was them Your head to the sky You can win as long as you keep Your head to the sky Uh, to my lock down niggaz keep your head in the sky To my shot down niggaz keep your head in the sky I don't know if it's better to ride or better to die And that's why there's red in my eye 'Cause people don't know what the ghetto is like Either you make it out, or the terrible life I don't wanna be a broke bastard and everybody in the hood Got somebody in they fam' with a coke habit You work for minimum wage I'ma get in the game, get shot or a bid in the cage It's a risk I gotta take and I'ma be the nigga With the bricks and the stash and the biscuit outta state And even though I'm blessed with the gift I gotta move 'cause the pain and the sickness gotta wait I go extremely hard why let up? And I can breathe long as I keep my head up Your head to the sky You can win as long as you keep Your head to the sky Aiyyo I come from a place where it's three strikes out And your life's on the line, so we iced out Summertime gettin' money, three dice out Tanktops and jean shorts, we Niked out Headbands and four wheelers Jeeps and Coupes and Convos about who know more killers It's all wrong but it's all right It's a small world, matter of fact it's a small life We all trip but the way to survive Is hold your head and make sure you fall right And it's a quite fact, that whatever goes around comes right back It's just like that And we tryin' to touch major paper Everybody in the struggle, it gets greater later Never say can't, it's better to try And you can breathe long as you keep your head to the sky Don't you let nobody stop you, mmm Hey, hey, yeah Your head to the sky You can win as long as you keep Your head to the sky Your head to the sky You can win as long as you keep Your head to the sky Don't look back, no time for looking back Gotta keep on, gotta keep on, gotta go on, hey hey hey [Incomprehensible], hey hey hey hey hey hey Keep on, keep on, keep on, no, yeah Your head to the sky You can win as long as you keep Your head to the sky Your head to the sky You can win as long as you keep Your head to the sky No time for looking back, hey No matter what's going on before you Gotta keep on, gotta keep on, gotta keep on, hey hey hey hey yeah Be optimistic, yeah Gotta keep on, gotta keep on, gotta keep on, gotta keep on, gotta go Thanks I needed that I got you, we gon' make it