The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
'Cause some things just don't change
It's better when they stay the same
Although the whole world knows your name
So on the biggest stage
They came to see you spit your game, oh-oh
But it shouldn't be difficult to explain
Just why you came back again, you hate the fame
Love the game, cold as ice, you remain
Fuck em' all, tell 'em all, "eat shit," here we go again
Said, oh (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
God damn (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum) (yeah, yeah)
Is it that time again already? (Dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
Haha (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum) (okay, okay)
Y'all don't look too happy to see me (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
Fuck, man, don't everybody welcome me back at once (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
All right (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
Fuck y'all then (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
You can get the dick, just call me the ballsack, I'm nuts
Michael Vick in this bitch, dog, fall back, you mutts
Fuck your worms, you never seen such a sick puppy
Fuck it, a sick duck, I want my duck sicked, mummy
And my nuts licked, gobble 'em up, trick, yummy
Bitch, you don't fucking think that I know that you suck dick, dummy?
You'll get your butt kicked, fuck all that love shit, honey
Yeah, I laugh when I call you a slut, it's funny
Shawty dance while I dis you to the beat, fuck the words
You don't listen to 'em anyway, yeah, struck a nerve, sucker
Motherfucker, might as well let my lips pucker
Like Elton John, 'cause I'm just a mean cocksucker
This shit is on, 'cause you went and pissed me off
Now I'm shittin' and pissin' on everybody
Give a fuck if it's right or wrong
So puff the Buddha, light a bong
But take a look at Mariah
Next time I inspire you to write a song, c'mon
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
When it snows and it's twenty below
Ask me why, man, I just don't
Know, know-know-know, know-know-know
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
Blow-blow-blows, blow-blow-blows
Oh-oh-oh
Fuck it, I'm a loose cannon, Bruce Banner's back in the booth
Y'all are sitting ducks, I'm the only goose standin'
I set the world on fire, piss on it, put it out
Stick my dick in a circle, but I'm not fucking around, motherfucker
I saw you pussy footin', I'll kick a bitch in the cunt
'Til it makes her queef and sounds like a fucking whoopee cushion
Who the fuck is you pushin'? You must've mistook me
For some sissy-soft punk looking for some nookie or bosom
Go ahead, fuckin' hater, push me
I told you ain't no fucking way to shush me
Call me a faggot, 'cause I hate a pussy
Man the fuck up, sissy, Gs up
All you gardeners freeze up, put your hoes down
(Shady, ease up, man, chill)
Nah, I can't, God damn it
Rap is a landfill, drop the anvil
These are shoes that you can't fill
Shi,t the day that happens the world'll stop spinning
And Michael J. Fox'll come to a stand still (woo)
During an earthquake, urine in your face
'Cause you're fake, ah, what the fuck? That hurt, wait
Ah, what the fuck? I just got struck by lightning
Alright then, I quit, God, I give up
Call it evil that men do, Lord, forgive me for what my pen do
This is for your sins, I cleanse you
You can repent but I warn you, if you continue
To hell, I'll send you, and just then the wind blew and I said
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
When it snows and it's twenty below
Ask me why, man, I just don't
Know, know-know-know, know-know-know
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
Blow-blow-blows, blow-blow-blows
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
How long will I be this way? Shady until my dying day
'Til I hang up the mic and it's time for me to say
So long, 'til then I drop the fucking bombs
Like I missed the pass when I went long
If you don't like it, you can kiss my ass in a lint thong
Now sing along, slut this, slut that, learn the words to the song
Oh, bitches don't like that, homie, I'll be nicer to women
When Aquaman drowns and The Human Torch starts swimming
Man, I'm a cold soul, I roll solo
So don't compare me to them other bums over there
It's like apples to oranges, peaches to plums, yeah
I'm bananas, pussy, cut off the grapes and grow a pair
But I swear, you try to dis me, I'll slaughter you
I put that on everything, like everyone does with Auto-Tune
That last thing you wanna do is have me spit out a rhyme
And say I was writing this and I thought of you, so
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
When it snows and it's twenty below
Ask me why, man, I just don't
Know, know-know-know, know-know-know
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
Blow-blow-blows, blow-blow-blows
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I don't know, I don't know what caused
I don't know what caused me to be this way to be this way
I don't know, I don't know, but I'll
Probably be this way 'til my dying day
I don't know why I'm so
I'm so cold, mean things, I don't need to say
I guess this is how you made me
It's better when they stay the same
Although the whole world knows your name
So on the biggest stage
They came to see you spit your game, oh-oh
But it shouldn't be difficult to explain
Just why you came back again, you hate the fame
Love the game, cold as ice, you remain
Fuck em' all, tell 'em all, "eat shit," here we go again
Said, oh (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
God damn (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum) (yeah, yeah)
Is it that time again already? (Dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
Haha (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum) (okay, okay)
Y'all don't look too happy to see me (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
Fuck, man, don't everybody welcome me back at once (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
All right (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
Fuck y'all then (dum, da-da-da-dum, dum-da-dum)
You can get the dick, just call me the ballsack, I'm nuts
Michael Vick in this bitch, dog, fall back, you mutts
Fuck your worms, you never seen such a sick puppy
Fuck it, a sick duck, I want my duck sicked, mummy
And my nuts licked, gobble 'em up, trick, yummy
Bitch, you don't fucking think that I know that you suck dick, dummy?
You'll get your butt kicked, fuck all that love shit, honey
Yeah, I laugh when I call you a slut, it's funny
Shawty dance while I dis you to the beat, fuck the words
You don't listen to 'em anyway, yeah, struck a nerve, sucker
Motherfucker, might as well let my lips pucker
Like Elton John, 'cause I'm just a mean cocksucker
This shit is on, 'cause you went and pissed me off
Now I'm shittin' and pissin' on everybody
Give a fuck if it's right or wrong
So puff the Buddha, light a bong
But take a look at Mariah
Next time I inspire you to write a song, c'mon
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
When it snows and it's twenty below
Ask me why, man, I just don't
Know, know-know-know, know-know-know
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
Blow-blow-blows, blow-blow-blows
Oh-oh-oh
Fuck it, I'm a loose cannon, Bruce Banner's back in the booth
Y'all are sitting ducks, I'm the only goose standin'
I set the world on fire, piss on it, put it out
Stick my dick in a circle, but I'm not fucking around, motherfucker
I saw you pussy footin', I'll kick a bitch in the cunt
'Til it makes her queef and sounds like a fucking whoopee cushion
Who the fuck is you pushin'? You must've mistook me
For some sissy-soft punk looking for some nookie or bosom
Go ahead, fuckin' hater, push me
I told you ain't no fucking way to shush me
Call me a faggot, 'cause I hate a pussy
Man the fuck up, sissy, Gs up
All you gardeners freeze up, put your hoes down
(Shady, ease up, man, chill)
Nah, I can't, God damn it
Rap is a landfill, drop the anvil
These are shoes that you can't fill
Shi,t the day that happens the world'll stop spinning
And Michael J. Fox'll come to a stand still (woo)
During an earthquake, urine in your face
'Cause you're fake, ah, what the fuck? That hurt, wait
Ah, what the fuck? I just got struck by lightning
Alright then, I quit, God, I give up
Call it evil that men do, Lord, forgive me for what my pen do
This is for your sins, I cleanse you
You can repent but I warn you, if you continue
To hell, I'll send you, and just then the wind blew and I said
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
When it snows and it's twenty below
Ask me why, man, I just don't
Know, know-know-know, know-know-know
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
Blow-blow-blows, blow-blow-blows
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
How long will I be this way? Shady until my dying day
'Til I hang up the mic and it's time for me to say
So long, 'til then I drop the fucking bombs
Like I missed the pass when I went long
If you don't like it, you can kiss my ass in a lint thong
Now sing along, slut this, slut that, learn the words to the song
Oh, bitches don't like that, homie, I'll be nicer to women
When Aquaman drowns and The Human Torch starts swimming
Man, I'm a cold soul, I roll solo
So don't compare me to them other bums over there
It's like apples to oranges, peaches to plums, yeah
I'm bananas, pussy, cut off the grapes and grow a pair
But I swear, you try to dis me, I'll slaughter you
I put that on everything, like everyone does with Auto-Tune
That last thing you wanna do is have me spit out a rhyme
And say I was writing this and I thought of you, so
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
When it snows and it's twenty below
Ask me why, man, I just don't
Know, know-know-know, know-know-know
I'm as cold as the cold wind blows
Blow-blow-blows, blow-blow-blows
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I don't know, I don't know what caused
I don't know what caused me to be this way to be this way
I don't know, I don't know, but I'll
Probably be this way 'til my dying day
I don't know why I'm so
I'm so cold, mean things, I don't need to say
I guess this is how you made me
Lyrics submitted by superfastjello, edited by hiomf
Cold Wind Blows Lyrics as written by Ian Henry Murray Marsh Annette Monica Synge
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Didn't really like the intro to this song, but his lyrics and punchlines made up for it. Eminem is crazy. One of the best.
eminem enjoys beating weman up but i always loved him!!
what an opening track. the first 25 seconds probably should have been replaced with an awesome psa but the next part of the intro before he raps is pretty awesome. good stuff even has the devil voice
It is not the voice of the devil its god, he sais LORD fogrive me, and he sais "I cleanse you" its not the devil lol its god
its "difficult", not typical.
great shit tho slim's still the greatest
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whoa-ooo so it shouldn't be difficult, to explain
cheers
He's probably talking about the industry like he did in 'seduction'.
I also like to think of seduction as a diss to the whole industry... all the 'rappers' dead and alive that can never come close to eminem.
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"the last thing you wanna do, is have me spit outa rhyme and say i was writin this and i thought of you, so.."
Unless your name is Hailie, Whitney, or Alaina, ain't that the truth!