i have vivid memories of my mother and father yelling and screaming at each other, but i never knew why. i always thought, mommy and daddy are supposed to love each other, why are they yelling? i never knew that it was so much more. that the love could so easily turn to anger and abuse and regret and then love again. love is such a vicious cycle. sadly with my parents, the love stopped after a few of those cycles. and it makes me sad. this eminem song is so truthful. love is so delicate and abuse is such a shadow over the love but it is really only that-a shadow. it darkens the love but it doesn't block it. and that's why i think girls stay with abusive guys, because they can still see the love underneath the shadow. i wish it wasn't this way but it is, all over the world. and that's what eminem is talking about in this song, and that's why it hits me so hard. the vicious cycle, the love then the hate then the words, the words you say but don't mean but they still stab into the person you love. and when it comes down to them, you never want them to leave. because you need someone to share your shadow with.