This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Great version of a great song,
No Surprises
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Magical
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wow. thats powerful. these lines:
"Remember when Ronnie died and you said you wished it was me? But guess what? I am dead Dead of you as can be!"
almost makes you think you shouldn't be listening to it. very good song, although i feel kinda ashamed to be entertained by it
What i like about Eminem was he rapped from the heart - and wasn't afraid of writing songs about completing menial household chores.
And Hailie's getting so big now, you should see her, she's beautiful But you'll never see her, she wont even be at your funeral man, if that doesn't make his mother cry i don't know what will. that's some of the most intensely personal stuff ever written, and it's wonderful, this song is kind of a masterpiece
A powerful song. Powerful lyrics. "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."
then farther down
"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 can be."
Really good song. He really dissed his mom on this one.
"Im sorry momma I never meant to hurt you I never meant to make you cry But tonight, Im cleaning out my closet "
Where is this a chorus from?
I dont think Its from anywhere, he wrote it himself.
witnessing your momma popping prescription pills in the kitchen
:| This song is like Kim in a sense that it's so disturbing it's amazing.
Who ever had been abused oder badly treated by his partens will know that is really difficult to pull the rip cord. Most partens don't even notice what they've done to their son or daughter. And will also be uncomprehending and angry If when they get approached about it, even if you are full grown up.
So what did Eminem? He didn't give a damn about it. This is really strong! He speaks out the full truth to worldwide listeners in radio stations. He gave much power to abused childs!
Remember: As this song came out I had no, absolutely no, no, no idea that one day I will exactly know what he is rapping about because I was just in his situation at that point without even knowing it!
lol woops someone corrected that already thats what i get for logging on at 3:15in the morning :-p
peace