RAHM Nation Institute Lyrical Archive

Welcome to the Lyrical Archive. This website will contain songs that have been (or could be) studied by academics for their poetic value. Each song listed below appears initially in plain text with buttons of categories of analysis, such as “Biblical Allusions,” “Mosaic Rhymes,” “Allegory,” etc. Just click the buttons to highlight the phrases from the song that coincide with that category of analysis. In a side bar, a brief definition of the poetic element being highlighted and links to scholarly writing addressing the song or poetic element will appear.

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Gaye, Marvin- "Sexual Healing"

Green, Vivian - "Gotta Go Gotta Leave (Tired)"

Green, Vivian - "Fustrated"

G. - "Pennelope"

G. - "String Theory"

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Ohene - "3rd Bar Invention"

Ohene - "O.H.E.N.E. = MC^2"

Ohene - "Stupid Minded"

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