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he is saying that it's the bad parents and our dangerous culture that messes kids up, not the rappers. Eminem's job is to tell it like it is, and people shouldnt sue him justy because they're in denial about whos at fault. Em is very wise, an incredible poet.
To all those viewers who wonder who Guerra is? He was a bouncer at a club who was flirting with Marshal's wife Kim. Therefore, he got into a fist fight with him and "alledgedly" won. Its also acted out in track #6 "The Kiss" off the The Eminem Show record.
obviously a brilliant song lyrically, but equally brilliant MUSICALLY.
this song combines 3 genres:
rap -- obviously
rock -- samples Aerosmith's "Dream On", for the chorus
classical -- the song starts w/ string music (from "Dream On")
lyrically, it has just as much depth -- classical seriousness to discussion (about politics, legal system, etc., other serious topics), but a huge rock/rap edge to it
brilliant lyrically & musically
It says it all that this isn't even in his top 20 biggest selling songs in the UK, and yet i doubt there is a person alive who wouldn't be able to tell you what song it is just from hearing the long guitar outro (even if that is a sample from Aerosmith, 99% would know it was eminem)
Eminem is awsome, to be honest i HATE rap but hes just killgr i really love the first 7 lines and then everything after ''it's why we sing for these kids tjat don't have a thing except for a dream and a fucking rap magazine' everything after that describes me, with rock music
Eminem is the only rapper I really like and he's freaking great.
for anyone who's ever been through shit in they lives so they sit and they cry at night, wishing they die til they throw on a rap record, and they sit and they vibe we're nothing to you, but we're the fuckin' shit in their eyes that's why we sieze the moment, and try to freeze it and own it squeeze it and hold it, 'cos we consider these minutes golden and maybe they'll admit it when we're gone just let our spirits live on, through out lyrics that you hear in our songs and we can
i love this part the most...so true i think every1 can relate 2 it
Personally i like the last verse of this song when i heard it for the virst time i got a lump in my throat and i sorta wanted to cry
I hate rap, but when a lyrical genius like Eminem writes stuff like this, it is hard not to stop and listen. He's amazing.
I used to sit on my bed, when I was thirteen, and just blast this song into my ears through my headphones on repeat. This song described how I felt to a T back then. This is definitely one of Eminem's best, if not THE best.
I remember hearing this song when it first came out so I was like 11 and thinking that even back then this song is one of those ones that no matter what kind of music you actually listen to, where you're from or whatever you can relate to it in one way or another.
"They say music can alter moods and talk to you but can it load a gun for you and cock it too?"
This line reminds me of how people tried to accuse Marilyn Manson for the Columbine Shootings. Ignorant fucks, it goes with anything really if you listen to metal or whatever it doesn't mean you're some murderer to be or because you listen to hip hop doesn't mean you're a thug or whatever it's up to you.
I ADORE THIS SONG!!! I know the entire song by heart and feel that it is talking about how all rappers sing so kids can express themselves.