Lyrical Breakdown of Sermon - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

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

  • Lyric Overview: Witness how MF Doom weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "Sermon" 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 MF Doom 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 MF Doom's narrative.

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Try! Dial-a-vibe!

Say, are you paralyzed from the neck up?

Wanna get pissed off?

Dial

Seven-eleven-nine-ought-zero-niner-niner!

Dial four-thousand-million six-trillion!

Remember ladies:

Destroy the odor that proclaims your sex

Use sweet breeze

When he gets between your knees, use Sweet Breeze!

Just mail- five cents, just a nickel

Along with five cents

Remember, send either five cents in coin, with either-

Five cents, just a nickel

Now, full detail of the offer later

"And if he speaks to you, you know what to do"

Pretend to be scared and answer his questions"

"Eh, there's a first time for everything"

"Are you sure he'll come? It's getting late"

"He'll com all right, doesn't matter how late it is

We'll be here waiting for him"

"What's that?"

"Go ahead, peak behind the curtains."

How DOOM hold heat then preach non-violence?

Shhh, he about to start the speech, c'mon, silence

On one starry night, I saw the light

Heard a voice that sound like Barry White, said "Sure you right"

Don't let me find out who tried to bite

They better off goin' to fly a kite in a firefight

During tornado time with no coat than I caught ya

Wrote the book on rhymes, a note from the author

-"Come back here! Come back here!!!"-

Got a breadwinner style to get a inner child to finna smile

And that's no exaggeration

The doctor told a patient "It's all in your imagination negro"

Ahh, what do he know?

About the buttery flow, he need to cut the ego

Trippin'

To date the Metal Fellow

Been rippin' flows

Since New York plates was ghetto yellow with broke blue writing

This is too exciting

Folks leave out the show feelin' truly enlightened

They say "The Villain been spitting enough lightning

To rock shock the Boogie Down to Brighton," alright, then

"Wake up, wake up!

You've been dreaming, you've been

And I got bruises to prove it"

"It was all a dream? You're not dead?"

"Not that I heard

Am I supposed to be? Am I supposed to"

"If it was a dream, it was so real"

"Well..."