Lyrical Breakdown of You Don't Wanna Go Outside - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

Welcome to the detailed analysis of "You Don't Wanna Go Outside" on Lazyjot. Here, we unravel the lyrical complexity and artistic brilliance that define this iconic song.

  • Lyric Overview: Witness how Wyclef Jean weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "You Don't Wanna Go Outside" 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 Wyclef Jean 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 Wyclef Jean's narrative.

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Wyclef Jean with Spragga Benz You know I got the reggae mix but this ain't complete Know what I mean? To all the girls I cheated on before Right about now all my thugs around the world If you love reggae music I want you to do this Check it out, yo Ah, put your lighter in the air, right, right Put your lighter in the air, right, right Put your lighter in the air, right, right This is going straight to number one, check it out, yo Chicken head (Jack it up, jack it up) Hey yo, what's your prize tonight? (Yes, we have to jack it up) I see it in your eyes (Yes, we have to jack it up) You'll be alright tonight To all the girls I cheated on before, it's a new year Hey yo, dear queen, by the time you get this letter It's four pages but my name ain't Aaliyah I don't know much about biology or chemistry Failed the S.A.T.'s, study Brooklyn zoology Remember me, Wyclef, the memory Ecstasy with no theory of manoghany To be or not to be, last words from Shakespeare But a package says I wanna get the bitch with no fear A few good men in a new millennium Woman got a new law, if you cheat you're a dead man So I've been dead like hundred times Ask Cyndi Lauper, she'll tell you time after time She became an infomaniac, wanted it all the time A thin line between love and lust She mistake me for the rapper when I said Can-I-Bus Chickenhead (Jack it up, jack it up) Hey yo, what's your prize tonight? (Yes, we have to jack it up) I see it in your eyes (Yes, we have to jack it up) You'll be alright tonight (To all the girls I cheated on before) (Spragga Benz, where're you at, wher're you at?) Chickenhead in a di bed, I feel dead, I feel dead We have to jack it up, jack it up, keep up your head Chickenhead in a di bed, I feel dead, I feel dead We have to jack it up, jack it up, jack it up, yo See my gal, she a gimme a hug each day I come Each an hour, understand, now she be on the bum Wake up in di morning, all she know we are alone Each day I cheat on a chickenhead I figure on Bust it, man, I go chill, me called a gal you wanna kill She have faith, she have di skill I know she want it she will Gimme the right, a me remember Me have to come back for November But the gal fe mi calendar forget that be the day Chickenhead in a di beb, I feel dead, I feel dead We have to jack it up, jack it up, keep up your head Chickenhead in a di bed, I feel dead, I feel dead We have to jack it up, jack it up, jack it up, jack it up (Yo Spragga Man, what's going on?) Chicken head (Jack it up, jack it up) Hey yo, what's your prize tonight? (Yes, we have to jack it up) I see it in your eyes (Yes, we have to jack it up) You'll be alright tonight To all the girls I cheated on before, it's a new year Yo, yo, from the college dorm, until dusk is dawn I never felt cold until I lost one Don't let go like En Vogue chocked on Clash of the titans, now I'm in my unicorn I left New Jerus, I'm on my way to Brooklawn Someone hit my bumper, I turned around and saw Sharon Got surprised because I saw little Shawn In the passenger seat with a bottle of dom Remain calm, called Cocren on the horn Salaam, warm up the jeep 'cause a murder about to go on What the bomb, bomb but this ain't a reggae song It's like a old flick, Godzilla vs King Kong If you saw the movie than you know what's gonna happen Down South, West Coast, than back to Manhattan Like Vanessa from "Soul food" when she came at night Thank God, it was a dream 'cause I woke up with my wife Chicken head (Jack it up, jack it up) Hey yo, what's your prize tonight? (Yes, we have to jack it up) I see it in your eyes (Yes, we have to jack it up) You'll be alright tonight Thugs around the world, yo Ah, put your lighter in the air, right, right Put your lighter in the air, right, right Put your lighter in the air, right, right Salaam Remi, Wyclef Jean, Spragga Benz Nobody's safe no more Lock your door, chicken heads on the loose Oah, I'm out, refugee Camp A B C, for your crews wanna test Good night, good night, good night