EMINEM

 

Cleaning Out My Closet

 

Have you ever been hated or discriminated against?

I have, I´ve been protested and demonstrated against

Picket signs from my wicked rhymes. Look at the times

Sick as the mind of the motherfuckin´ kid that´s behind

And all this commotion. Emotions run deep as ocean´s explodin´

Tempers flaring from paretrsm just blow `em off and keep goin´

Not takin´ nothin´ from no one, give ´em hell long as I´m breathin´

Keep kickin´ass in the mornin´, an´ takin´ names in the evening

Leavin´ wiht the taste of the sourest vinegar in they mouth

See, they can trigger me but they will nerver figure me out

Look at me now, I bet ya probably sick of me now

Ain´t ya mama, I´m a make you look so rificulous now

 

Chorus 2x

I´m sorry, mama. I never meant to hurt you

I never meant to make you cry

But tonight I´m cleaning out my closet

 

I got some skeletons in my closet and I don´t know if no one knows it

So before they throw me inside my coffin and close it, I´m a expose it

I´ll take you back to 73 before I ever had a multi-platinum sellin´ CD

I was a baby, maybe I was just a couple of months

My faggot father must have had his panties up in a bunch

Cuz he split. I wonder if he even kissed me goodbye

No, I don´t on second thought, I just fuckin´ wished he would die

I look at Hailie and I couldn´t even picture leavin´ her side

Even if I hated Kim, I grit my teeth and I tried

To make it work eith her at least for Hailis sake

I maybe made some mistakes but I´m only human

But I´m man enough to face them today

What I did was stupid, no doubt it was dumb

But the smartest shit I did was take them bullets out of that gun

Cuz I would have killed ´em, shit I would have shot Kim an´ them both

It´s my life, I´d like to welcome y´all to The Eminem Show

 

Chorus 2x

 

Now I would never dis my own mama just to get recognition

Take a second to listen for who you think this record is dissin´

But put yourself in my position, just try to envision withnessin´

Your mama poppin´ prescription pills in the kitchen

Bitchin´ that someone´s always goin´ through her purse and shits missin´

Going through public housing systems, victim of Munchhausen´s syndrome

My whole life I was made to believe I was sick when I wasn´t ´till I grew up

Now I blew up. It makes you sick to ya stomach, doesn´t it?

Wasn´t it the reason you made that CD for me, Ma?

So you could try justify the way you treated me, Ma?

But guess what, you getti´ older now and it´s cold when ya lonley

An´ Nathan´s growin´ up so quick, he´s gonna know that ya phoney

And Hailie´s gettin´ so big now, you should see her, she´s beautyful

But you´ll never see her, she won´t even be at your funeral

(Ha Ha) See what hurts me the most is you won´t admirt that you was wrong

Bitch, do ya song. Keep tellin´ yourself that you was a mom

But how dare you try to take what you didn´t help me to get

You selfish bitch, I hope you fuckin´ burn in hell for this shit

Remember when Ronnie died and you said you wished it was me?

Well, guess what, I am dead. Dead to you as could be

 

 

Stan

 

My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I..

got out of bed at all

The morning rain clouds up my window..

and I can't see at all

And even if I could it'll all be gray,

put your picture on my wall

It reminds me, that it's not so bad,

it's not so bad..

 

1st Chorus: volume gradually grows over raindrop background

2nd Chorus: full volume with beat right after "thunder" noise

 

[Eminem as 'Stan']

Dear Slim, I wrote but you still ain't callin

I left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom

I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not-a got 'em

There probably was a problem at the post office or somethin

Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot 'em

but anyways; fuck it, what's been up? Man how's your daughter?

My girlfriend's pregnant too, I'm bout to be a father

If I have a daughter, guess what I'ma call her?

I'ma name her Bonnie

I read about your Uncle Ronnie too I'm sorry

I had a friend kill himself over some bitch who didn't want him

I know you probably hear this everyday, but I'm your biggest fan

I even got the underground shit that you did with Scam

I got a room full of your posters and your pictures man

I like the shit you did with Ruckus too, that shit was fat

Anyways, I hope you get this man, hit me back,

just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan

This is Stan

 

{Chorus: Dido}

 

[Eminem as 'Stan']

Dear Slim, you still ain't called or wrote, I hope you have a chance

I ain't mad - I just think it's FUCKED UP you don't answer fans

If you didn't wanna talk to me outside your concert

you didn't have to, but you coulda signed an autograph for Matthew

That's my little brother man, he's only six years old

We waited in the blistering cold for you,

four hours and you just said, "No."

That's pretty shitty man - you're like his fuckin idol

He wants to be just like you man, he likes you more than I do

I ain't that mad though, I just don't like bein lied to

Remember when we met in Denver - you said if I'd write you

you would write back - see I'm just like you in a way

I never knew my father neither;

he used to always cheat on my mom and beat her

I can relate to what you're saying in your songs

so when I have a shitty day, I drift away and put 'em on

cause I don't really got shit else so that shit helps when I'm depressed

I even got a tattoo of your name across the chest

Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds

It's like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me

See everything you say is real, and I respect you cause you tell it

My girlfriend's jealous cause I talk about you 24/7

But she don't know you like I know you Slim, no one does

She don't know what it was like for people like us growin up

You gotta call me man, I'll be the biggest fan you'll ever lose

Sincerely yours, Stan -- P.S.

We should be together too

 

{Chorus: Dido}

 

[Eminem as 'Stan']

Dear Mister-I'm-Too-Good-To-Call-Or-Write-My-Fans,

this'll be the last package I ever send your ass

It's been six months and still no word - I don't deserve it?

I know you got my last two letters;

I wrote the addresses on 'em perfect

So this is my cassette I'm sending you, I hope you hear it

I'm in the car right now, I'm doing 90 on the freeway

Hey Slim, I drank a fifth of vodka, you dare me to drive?

You know the song by Phil Collins, "In the Air of the Night"

about that guy who coulda saved that other guy from drowning

but didn't, then Phil saw it all, then at a a show he found him?

That's kinda how this is, you coulda rescued me from drowning

Now it's too late - I'm on a 1000 downers now, I'm drowsy

and all I wanted was a lousy letter or a call

I hope you know I ripped +ALL+ of your pictures off the wall

I love you Slim, we coulda been together, think about it

You ruined it now, I hope you can't sleep and you dream about it

And when you dream I hope you can't sleep and you SCREAM about it

I hope your conscience EATS AT YOU and you can't BREATHE without me

See Slim; {*screaming*} Shut up bitch! I'm tryin to talk!

Hey Slim, that's my girlfriend screamin in the trunk

but I didn't slit her throat, I just tied her up, see I ain't like you

cause if she suffocates she'll suffer more, and then she'll die too

Well, gotta go, I'm almost at the bridge now

Oh shit, I forgot, how'm I supposed to send this shit out?

{*car tires squeal*} {*CRASH*}

.. {*brief silence*} .. {*LOUD splash*}

 

{Chorus: Dido}

 

[Eminem]

Dear Stan, I meant to write you sooner but I just been busy

You said your girlfriend's pregnant now, how far along is she?

Look, I'm really flattered you would call your daughter that

and here's an autograph for your brother,

I wrote it on the Starter cap

I'm sorry I didn't see you at the show, I musta missed you

Don't think I did that shit intentionally just to diss you

But what's this shit you said about you like to cut your wrists too?

I say that shit just clownin dogg,

c'mon - how fucked up is you?

You got some issues Stan, I think you need some counseling

to help your ass from bouncing off the walls when you get down some

And what's this shit about us meant to be together?

That type of shit'll make me not want us to meet each other

I really think you and your girlfriend need each other

or maybe you just need to treat her better

I hope you get to read this letter, I just hope it reaches you in time

before you hurt yourself, I think that you'll be doin just fine

if you relax a little, I'm glad I inspire you but Stan

why are you so mad? Try to understand, that I do want you as a fan

I just don't want you to do some crazy shit

I seen this one shit on the news a couple weeks ago that made me sick

Some dude was drunk and drove his car over a bridge

and had his girlfriend in the trunk, and she was pregnant with his kid

and in the car they found a tape, but they didn't say who it was to

Come to think about, his name was.. it was you

Damn!

 

Without Me

 

With Out Me

[Obie Trice]

"Obie Trice, Real Name No Gimmicks..."

[Beat Changes]

[Eminem]

Two trailer park girls go round the outside,

round the outside, round the outside.

Two trailer park girls go round the outside,

round the outside, round the outside.

[Female Voice]

"Ooooohhhhh!"

[Eminem]

Guess who's back, back again

Shady's back, tell a friend

Guess who's back, guess who's back,

guess who's back, guess who's back,

guess who's back, guess who's back,

guess who's back...

Verse 1:

I've created a monster, cuz nobody wants to

See Marshall no more they want Shady

I'm chopped liver

Well if you want Shady, then this is what I'll give ya

A little bit of me mixed with some hard liquor

Some vodka that will jumpstart my heart quicker

Then a shock when I get shocked at the hospital

By the Dr. when I'm not cooperating

When I'm rocking the table while he's operating "Hey"

You waited this long to stop debating

Cuz I'm back, I'm on the rag and ovulating

I know you got a job Ms. Cheney

But your husbands heart problem is complicated

So the FCC won't let me be

Or let me be me so let me see

They tried to shut me down on MTV

But it feels so empty without me

So come on dip, bum on your lips

jump back, jiggle her hip and wiggle a bit

And get ready cuz this is about to get heavy

I just settled all my lawsuits, "_uck you Debbie!"

Chorus:

Now this looks like a job for me

So everybody just follow me

Cuz we need a little controversy,

Cuz it feels so empty without me

I said this looks like a job for me

So everybody just follow me

Cuz we need a little controversy,

Cuz it feels so empty without me

Verse 2:

Little hellions, kids feeling rebellious

Embarrassed, their parents still listen to Elvis

They start feeling like prison is helpless,

Til someone comes along on a mission and yells "b*tch"

A visionary, vision is scary, could start a revolution,

Pollutin' the air waves a rebel

So let me just revel and bask,

In the fact that I got everyone kissing my ass

And it's a disaster such a catastrophe

For you to see so damn much of my ass you ask for me?

Well I'm back (*Batman Noise*) fix your bent antenna

Tune it in and then I'm gonna enter

Into the front of your skin like a splinter

The center of attention back for the winter

I'm interesting, the best thing since wrestling

Infesting in your kids ears and nesting

Testing "Attention Please"

Feel the tension soon as someone mentions me

Here's my 10 cents my 2 cents is free

A nuisance, who sent, you sent for me?

(Chorus 2x)

Verse 3:

A tisk-it a task-it,

I go tit for tat with anybody who's talking this & that sh_t

Chris Kirkpatrick, you can get your ass kicked

Worse than them little Limp Bizkit bastards,

And Moby, you can get stomped by Obie,

You 36 year old bald headed scared ____ me

You don't know me, you're too old

Let go, it's over, nobody listens to techno

Now lets go, just give me the signal

I will be there with a whole list full of new insults

I've been dope, suspenseful with a pencil

Ever since Prince turned himself into a symbol

But sometimes man it just seems,

Everybody only wants to discuss me

So this means I'm disgusting,

But its just me I'm just obscene

Though I'm not the first king of controversy

I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley,

To do Black Music so selfishly

And use it to get myself wealthy (Hey)

There's a concept that works

20 million other white rappers emerge

But no matter how many fish in the sea

It'll be so empty without me

(Chorus 2x)

Hum dei la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la

Hum dei la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la

"Kids!"