When I’m Gone by Eminem

Yo
It’s my life
My own words I guess

Have you ever loved someone so much
You’d give an arm for
Not the expression, no
Literally give an arm for
When they know they’re your heart
And you know you are their armor
And you will destroy anyone who would try to harm her
But what happens when karma
Turns right around and bites you
And everything you stand for turns on you to spite you
What happens when you become the main source of her pain
“Daddy look what I made”
“Dad’s gotta go catch a plane”
“Daddy where’s mommy?
I can’t find mommy, where is she?”
“I don’t know, go play, Hailie baby, your daddy’s busy
Daddy’s writing a song, this song ain’t gon write itself”
I give you one underdog, and you gotta swing by yourself
Then turn right around in that song and tell her you love her
And put hands on her mother who’s the spittin’ image of her
That’s Slim Shady, yeah baby Slim Shady’s crazy
Shady made me
But tonight, Shady’s rock-a-bye baby

And when I’m gone
Just carry on
Don’t mourn, rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that
I’m lookin’ down on you smilin’
And I didn’t feel a thing
So baby, don’t feel no pain
Just smile back

And when I’m gone
Just carry on
Don’t mourn, rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that
I’m lookin’ down on you smilin’
And I didn’t feel a thing
So baby, don’t feel no pain
Just smile back

I keep havin’ this dream
I’m pushin’ Hailie on a swing
She keeps screamin’
She don’t want me to sing
“You’re makin’ mommy cry
Why, why is mommy cryin’”
“Baby, daddy ain’t leavin’ no more”
“Daddy you’re lyin’
You always say that
You always say this is the last time
But you ain’t leavin’ no more daddy, you’re mine”
She’s pilin’ boxes in front of the door tryin’ to block it
“Daddy please, daddy, don’t leave, daddy, no, stop it”
Goes in her pocket
Pulls out a tiny necklace locket
It’s got a picture
“This will keep you safe daddy, take it with ya”
I look up, it’s just me standin’ in the mirror
These fuckin’ walls must be talkin’, cause man I can hear em
They’re sayin’, “you got one more chance to do right
And it’s tonight
Now go out and show em that you love ‘em before it’s too late”
And just as I go to walk out of my bedroom door
It turns to a stage, they’re gone
And the spotlight is on and I’m singin

And when I’m gone
Just carry on
Don’t mourn, rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that
I’m lookin’ down on you smilin’
And I didn’t feel a thing
So baby, don’t feel no pain
Just smile back

And when I’m gone
Just carry on
Don’t mourn, rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that
I’m lookin’ down on you smilin’
And I didn’t feel a thing
So baby, don’t feel no pain
Just smile back

Sixty thousand people all jumpin’ out their seat
The curtain closes, they’re throwin’ roses at my feet
I take a bow, and thank you all for comin out
They’re screamin’ so loud, I take one last look at the crowd
I glance down, I don’t believe what I’m seein’
“Daddy, its me, help mommy, her wrists are bleedin’”
But baby we’re in Sweden
How did you get to Sweden?
“I followed you daddy
You told me that you weren’t leavin’
You lied to me dad
And now you made mommy sad
And I bought you this coin, it says number one dad
That’s all I wanted
I just want to give you this coin”
“I get the point”
“Fine, me and mommy are goin’”
“But baby wait-”
“It’s too late dad, you made your choice
Now go out there and show em that you love em more than us
That’s what they want
They want you, Marshall
They keep screamin’ your name
It’s no wonder you can’t go to sleep
Just take another pill
Yeah I bet you you will!
You rap about it
Yeah word, kid keep it real”
I hear a applause
All this time I couldn’t see
How could it be
That the curtain is closin’ on me
I turn around, find a gun on the ground
Cock it, put it to my brain
Scream Die Shady!, and pop it
The sky darkens
My life flashes
The plane that I was supposed to be on crashes
And burns to ashes
That’s when I wake up
Alarm clock’s ringing
There’s birds singin’
It’s spring and
Hailie’s outside swingin’
I walk right up to Kim and kiss her
Tell her I miss her
Hailie just smiles and winks at her little sister
Almost as if to say

And when I’m gone
Just carry on
Don’t mourn, rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that
I’m lookin’ down on you smilin’
And I didn’t feel a thing
So baby, don’t feel no pain
Just smile back

And when I’m gone
Just carry on
Don’t mourn, rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that
I’m lookin’ down on you smilin’
And I didn’t feel a thing
So baby, don’t feel no pain
Just smile back
—

If you ever leave me baby,
Leave some morphine at my door
‘Cause it would take a whole lot of medication
To realize what we used to have,
We don’t have it anymore.

There’s no religion that could save me
No matter how long my knees are on the floor
Ooh so keep in mind all the sacrifices I’m makin’
Will keep you by my side
Will keep you from walkin’ out the door.

[Chorus]
Cause there’ll be no sunlight
If I lose you, baby
There’ll be no clear skies
If I lose you, baby
Just like the clouds
My eyes will do the same, if you walk away
Everyday it will rain

I’ll never be your mother’s favorite
Your daddy can’t even look me in the eye
Ooh if I was in their shoes, I’d be doing the same thing
Sayin there goes my little girl
Walkin’ with that troublesome guy

But they’re just afraid of something they can’t understand
Ooh but little darlin’ watch me change their minds
Yea for you I’ll try I’ll try I’ll try I’ll try
I’ll pick up these broken pieces ’til I’m bleeding
If that’ll make you mine

[Chorus]

Don’t you say, goodbye
Don’t you say, goodbye
I’ll pick up these broken pieces ’til I’m bleeding
If that’ll make it right

[Chorus]
—

the words me and you never ever sounded so cool
the words me and you never ever sounded so cool

your so so sweet, your makin’ my teeth hurt, girl
you makin’ my lips work, girl
thinking i should tell you that,
it takes a girl like you to turn my head into
a pop song sung way out of tune
it’s just you do-do-do-do

baby, your my rocky road
my mint chocolate chip and more
your like a cavity for sure
here’s the scoop, taste the truth
the words me and you never ever sounded so cool
the words me and you never ever sounded so cool

your so so sweet, i’ve been losing sleep all week, girl
i’ve been tripping over my feet, girl
thinkin that i should tell you that,
it takes a girl like you to take my head to
a pop song sung way out of tune
its just you do-do-do-do

baby, your my rocky road
my mint chocolate chip and more
your like a cavity for sure
here’s the scoop, taste the truth
the words me and you never ever sounded so cool
the words me and you never ever sounded so cool

she knows just what to say, to brighten up my day
make me feel okay, cause she’s all of the above
exactly what i’ve dreamed of
i keep losing my footing and stumbling and falling in love, love, love

it takes a girl like you to break my heart into
into a million pieces without a clue
its just you do-do-do-do

baby, your my rocky road
my mint chocolate chip and more
your like a cavity for sure
here’s the scoop, taste the truth
the words me and you never ever sounded so cool
the words me and you never ever sounded so cool
—

Hey, hey, hey, hey!!!!
Ohhhhhohhhhhohhhohhhhwooooo

Won’t you come see about me?
I’ll be alone, dancing you know it baby,

Tell me your troubles and doubts
Giving me everything inside and out and,
Love’s strange so real in the dark
Think of the tender things that we were working on!

Slow change may pull us apart
When the light gets into your heart, baby!

Don’t you, forget about me
Don’t don’t don’t don’t!
Don’t you, forget about me

Will you stand above me?
Look my way, never love me
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling,
Down, down, down

Will you recognize me?
Call my name or walk on by
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling,
Down, down, down, down

Hey, hey, hey, hey!!!
Ohhhhohhhhohhhohhhhwooooo

Don’t you try to pretend
It’s my feeling we’ll win in the end
I won’t harm you or touch your defenses
Vanity and security

Don’t you forget about me!
I’ll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Going to take you apart
I’ll put us back together at heart, baby!

Don’t you, forget about me
Don’t don’t don’t don’t!
Don’t you, forget about me

As you walk on by!
Will you call my name?
As you walk on by!
Will you call my name?
When you walk away

Or will you walk away?
Will you walk on by?
Come on, call my name
Will you call my name?

I say :
La…la la la la…la la la la…la la lal la la la la la la, la la

When you walk on by, and you call my name
—

I never knew
I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a cue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that’s how it’s got to be
It’s coming down to nothing more than apathy
I’d rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke, and who’s still standing when it clears

[Chorus:]
Everyone knows I’m in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She’s on your mind
She’s on your mind

Let’s rearrange
I wish you were a stranger; I could disengage
Say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along
But that’s disregard
Find another friend, and you discard
As you lose the argument in a cable car
Hanging above as the canyon comes between

Everyone knows I’m in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She’s on your mind
She’s on your mind

Everyone knows I’m in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She’s on your mind
She’s on your mind

And suddenly I become a part of your past
I’m becoming the part that don’t last
I’m losing you, and it’s effortless
Without a sound we lose sight of the ground
In the throw around
Never thought that you wanted to bring it down
I won’t let it go down till we torch it ourselves

Everyone knows I’m in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She’s on your mind
She’s on your mind

Everyone knows
She’s on your mind
Everyone knows I’m in
Over my head
I’m in over my head
I’m in over my

Everyone knows I’m in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She’s on your mind
She’s on your mind
—

We touch I feel a rush
We clutch it isn’t much
But its enough to make me wonder whats in store for us
Its lust its torcherous
You must be a socerous ’cause you just
Did the impossible
Game I trust don’t play games it’ll be dangerous
If you f*** me over
‘Cause if I get burnt I’m a show you what its like to hurt
‘Cause I been treated like dirt before ya
And love is evil
Spell it backwards I’ll show ya

Nobody knows me I’m cold
Walk down this road all alone
Its no ones fault but my own
Its the path I’ve chosen to go
Frozen as snow I show no emotion whatsoever so
Don’t ask me why I have no love for these muf***in’ hos
Bloodsuckin’ suckubusses what the f*** is up with this
Ive tried in this department but I ain’t had no luck with this
Its sucks but its exactly what I thought it would be
Like tryin’ to start over
I gotta hole in my heart I’m some kind of emotional rollercoaster
Somethin’ I wont go until you toy with my emotion so its over
Its like an explosion every time I hold ya wasn’t jokin’ when I told ya
Ya take my breathe away
Your a supernova, and I’m a

[Chorus]
I’m a space bound rocket-ship an your hearts the moon
And I aimin’ right at you
Right at you
Two hundred and fifty thousand miles on a clear night in June
And I aimin’ right at you
Right at you
Right at you

I’ll do whatever it takes
When I’m with you I get the shakes
My body aches when I ain’t
With you I have zero strength
There’s no limit on how far I would go
No boundaries no lengths
Why do we say that until we get that person that we thinks
Gonna be that one and then once we get ‘em its never the same
You want them when they don’t want you
Soon as they do feelings change
Its not a contest and I ain’t on no conquest for no mate
I wasn’t lookin’ but I stumbled onto you must’ve been fate
But so much is at stake what the f*** does it take
Lets cut to the chase
But a door shuts in your face
Promise me if I cave in and break and leave myself open
That I wont be makin’ a mistake

[Chorus]

So after a year and 6 months its no longer me that you want
But I love you so much it hurts
Never mistreated you once
I poured my heart out to you
Let down my guard swear to god
I’ll blow my brains in your lap
Lay here and die in your arms
Up to my knees and I’m pleadin’
I’m tryin’ to stop you from leavin’
You wont even listen so f*** it
I’m tryin’ to stop you from breathin’
I put both hands on your throat
I sit on top of you squeezin’
Til I snap ya neck like a Popsicle stick
Ain’t no possible reason
I could think of to let you walk up out this house
And let you live
Tears streamed down both of my cheeks
Then I let you just go and just give
And before I put that gun to my temple
I told you this

And I would do anything for you
To show you how much I adored you
But its over now
Its too late to save our love
Just promise me you’ll think of me
Every time you look up in the sky and see a star cause I’m a

I’m a space bound rocket-ship an your hearts to the moon?
And I aimin’ right at you
Right at you
Two hundred and fifty thousand miles on a clear night in June
And I’m so lost without you
Without you
Without you
—

So now you’re running
It’s hard to see clearly
When I make you angry
You’re stuck in the past

And now you’re screaming
So can you forgive me?
I’ve treated you badly
But I am still here

Sometimes I wonder
Why I’m still waiting
Sometimes I’m shaking
That’s how you make me
Sometimes I question
Why I am still here
Sometimes I think I am going crazy

[Chorus]
Can you help me understand?
And now you wish that you meant something
And now you wish that you meant something to somebody else
And now you wish that you met someone
And now you wish that you meant something to somebody else
(someone) (something to somebody else)

You look at me through clouded eyes
I know you see through my lies
See the sky, see the stars
All of this could be ours
Out of sight, out of mind
We’ve been through this a thousand times
Turn your back and then you make me feel so crazy
Can you help me understand

[Chorus]

You know I would wait forever
Yes, I would wait (I would wait)

You know I would wait forever
Yes, I would wait

[Chorus]

And I’m the one that should mean something
But still you wish that you meant something to somebody else
Something to somebody else, something to somebody else
—

You kissed the lips of evil
Two months it’s all the same
Begged for this man’s approval
Pray do die in vain
Sit down this won’t take long now
Off my chest these lyrics came
Your words they eat right through me
Heartbreak’s your favorite pain

The tears we’ve cried
This love has died
You’re by yourself here tonight
It’s what we hide,
With every lie you’re by yourself
(Here tonight)

I think of it each time I touch you
Every time I hear his name
I’ll never let my fucking walls down
For all of this you are to blame
Sit down this won’t take long now
Off my chest these lyrics came
Your words they eat right through me
Heartbreak’s your favorite pain

The tears we’ve cried
This love has died
You’re by yourself here tonight
It’s what we hide
With every lie you’re by yourself
(Here tonight)

The tears we’ve cried I’m by your side
You’re by yourself here tonight
It’s what we hide with every lie
You’re by yourself
(Here tonight)

We stitch these wounds
We stitch these wounds
We stitch these wounds

We stitch these wounds
We stitch these wounds
We stitch these wounds

The tears we’ve cried
This love has died
Your by yourself here tonight
It’s what we hide
With every lie your by yourself
(Here tonight)

The tears we’ve cried I’m by your side
You’re by yourself here tonight
It’s what we hide with every lie
You’re by yourself
(Here tonight)

[Repeat: x9]
Liar
—

Once more, I’ll say goodbye to you
Things happen, but we don’t really know why
If it’s supposed to be like this
Why do most of us ignore the chance to miss?

Oh yeah

Torn apart at the seams and my dreams turn to tears
I’m not feeling this situation
Run away, try to find a safe place to hide
It’s the best place to be when you’re feeling like
Me, me, yeah, yeah
All these things I hate revolve around
Me, me, yeah, yeah
Just back off before I snap

Once more you tell those lies to me
Why can’t you just be straight up with honesty?
When you say those things in my ear
Why do you always tell me what you wanna hear?

Oh yeah

Wear your heart on your sleeve, make things hard to believe
I’m not feeling this situation
Run away, try to find a safe place to hide
It’s the best place to be when you’re feeling like
Me, me, yeah, yeah
All these things I hate revolve around
Me, me, yeah, yeah
Just back off before I snap, and you’ll see
Me, me, me
All these things I hate revolve around
Me, me, yeah, yeah
Just back off before I snap

Torn apart at the seams are my dreams to the tears
I’m not feeling this situation
Run away, try to find a safe place to hide
It’s the best place to be when you’re feeling like me

It’s the best place to be when you’re
Me, me, yeah, yeah
All these things I hate revolve around
Me, me, yeah, yeah
Just back off before I snap, and you’ll see
Me, me, all these things I hate revolve around
Me, me, yeah, yeah
Just back off before I snap
—

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