Crazy In Love

After I realized what this song was REALLY about, I hunted the internet for anyone who agreed with my interpretation but found nothing. So, I had to submit my interpretation. This song is about drugs, & Eminem's relationship with them. Maybe no one realized it because you'd have to do drugs to know some of these things...

In the first verse, Eminem raps: "Can't you see what you do to me baby? You make me crazy, you make me act like a maniac. I'm like a lunatic, you make me sick You truly are the only one who can do this to me You just make me get so crazy. I go skitzo, I get so insane I just go skitzophrenic."

When he's on them, he's "crazy" & acts like a "maniac" or "lunatic," because he does & feels things high that he would not sober. The drugs make him sick, which refers to the nausea attributed to doing most drugs. The drugs are the only thing that can make him feel this way, & he'd rather have the feeling of being high than the feeling of genuine love with someone else. He gets "skitzo" & "insane" over how much he loves drugs.

Then, he says, "One minute I want to slit your throat, the next I want to sex." This describes the love/hate relationship he has with his addiction to drugs. He loves the feeling he gets from them, but hates the fact that he has an addiction.

Also in the first verse, Em says: "The way we act like 2 maniacs in the sac We fuck like 2 jackrabbits And maybe that's a bad habit. Cuz the next day we're right back at it In the same exact pattern What the fuck is the matter with us We can't figure out if it's Lust or it's love."

He says that him & the drugs "act like two maniacs in the sac" & "fuck like two jackrabbits," because the peak of his high is so intense & so fleeting, it's like having fast sex; it's over before he knows it. The he says, "Maybe that's a bad habit, 'cause the next day we're right back at it in the same exact pattern." He wants that same "jackrabbit" feeling so he keeps doing them every day in the same pattern of events/feelings/etc. When he can't decide if it's lust or love, it means he can't decide if he actually NEEDS the drugs, or if he can freely use them without becoming addicted.

Most importantly, Eminem says: "What's sad is what's attracting us to each other They say that every man grows up to marry his own mother."

This line eludes to Eminem's song "My Mom" & his strong distaste for his mother. In "My Mom," Eminem tells that the reason he does drugs is because his mother was hooked on them. He is "marrying" drugs because they remind him of his mother.

"But I stay and still stick it out with you even though I just hit you today But you deserve it you hit me first and provoked me to choke you."

He "hit" the drugs meaning he did them. "Hit" is a term to do them. The drugs "provoked" him by giving him a great, easy high when he first started using them. But as his tolerance to drugs built, Em became aggravated that he couldn't get that same time so he used them even harder to get that same feeling.

"Cuz when I look at you I can see an angel in your eyes But if I look deeper inside I see your freakish little side. Like a devil in disguise, You're always full of surprises Always pullin' devises Out your purse, little vibrators and dildos."

In the beginning, recreational drug use was occasional & innocent; not addictive. But as he used them more & more, he could see how drugs have brought out the negatives in him. "You're always full of surprises...little vibrators & dildos," shows his experimentation with different drugs, how the options & choices are endless.

"You barely feel those anymore You're only 24 but you're plenty more mature."

Here is where Eminem details his high tolerance; he has to do a lot to get a good high. The next line may be referring to the cost of certain drugs. Some pills go for between $24 & $30 depending upon the market. "Plenty more mature," means that even though they cost money, the euphoria from doing drugs is priceless.

"You're crazy sexy cool, chillin You play your position You never step out of line Even though I stay in your business You've always kept out of mine."

"Crazy, sexy, cool, chillin," are the feelings he gets from using drugs. Here, Em literally says, "You never step out of line," which talks of the lines he snorts pills from after he has crushed them. He stays "in your business, you've always kept out of mine." Because drugs are inanimate, they can't talk to or bother him but he always knows what is going on in the drug world.

In the second verse, Eminem says: "The whole substance to my rap. You are my reason for being The meaning of my existence If it wasn't for you I would never be able to spit this As intense I do and the irony."

Being high gives Eminem the inspiration to write creative lyrics. It may also give him courage to be in the spotlight & be criticized for his harsh lyrics. As the drug addiction grows stronger, he believes he needs the drugs just to get through the day successfully.

"I don't need you as much as I really need you," is Eminem denying his addiction but not being able to keep his word. A lot of addicts are known for saying, "I can stop at any time."

"You are the Kim to my Marshall You're the Slim to my Shady The Dre to my Eminem The Elaina to my Hailey."

These are important lines that prove that Eminem is talking about drugs. He says, "You are the Kim to my Marshall." Many think that this song is about Kim, however this line is comparing the love he has with Kim to the love he has for the object of this song. If it was about Kim, he could not be using love with Kim as a comparison to...well love with Kim.

"You let me beat the shit out you Before you beat the shit out me."

Eminem uses & abuses the drugs right before the drugs use & abuse him. Here, he is finally admitting that the drugs are wearing away at him.