I'm Back
Eminem/The Marshall Matters LP Lyrics

That's why they call me Slim Shady (I'm back)
I'm back and ready to take the world by storm as Slim Shady

I'm back (I'm back) (Slim Shady) I'm back
I'm back and repeating my name as a reminder of who I am

I murder a rhyme one word at a time
I excel at rapping and take down my competition one word at a time

You never heard of a mind as perverted as mine
My thoughts are twisted and perverse, unlike anything you've ever heard before

You better get rid of that .9 it ain't gonna help
Don't bother bringing a gun to face me because it won't be enough

What good is it gonna do against a man that strangles himself?
I've already survived trying to kill myself, so how will you take me down?

I'm waitin' for hell like hell shit I'm anxious as hell
I've done so many bad things that I'm anxiously waiting for hell to come

Manson you're safe in that cell, be thankful it's jail
I'm comparing myself to Charles Manson, saying that he's lucky he's in jail and not facing me

I used to be my mommy's little angel at twelve
I was once an innocent child, but that all changed

Thirteen I was putting shells in a gauge on a shelf
At thirteen, I was already preparing to cause harm

I used to, get punked and bullied on my block
I used to be bullied, but I turned violent and started tormenting others

'Til I cut a kitten's head off and stuck it in this kid's mailbox (mom, mom)
I committed a heinous act and my mother caught me in the act

I used to give a, fuck, now I could give a fuck less
I used to care about things, but now I don't care about anything

What do I think of success? It sucks, too much press, I'm stressed
I don't enjoy success, as it brings unwanted attention and stress

Too much stares two breasts, too upset
I'm overwhelmed by all the attention I receive from women, and it upsets me

It's just too much mess, I guess I must just blew up quick (yes)
My rise to fame was quick, and now I'm dealing with the consequences

Grew up quick (no) was raised right
I didn't actually grow up quickly, but I was raised properly

Whatever you say is wrong, whatever I say is right
I believe that I'm always right, regardless of what anyone else says or does

You think of my name now whenever you say, "Hi"
My name is so famous that people think of me whenever they greet others

Became a commodity because I'm W-H-I-T-E,
I became famous because I'm a white rapper, which is noteworthy

'Cause MTV was so friendly to me
MTV helped me become famous by playing my music videos

Can't wait 'til Kim sees me
I can't wait for my ex-wife Kim to see me and realize what she's missing out on

Now is it worth it? Look at my life, how is it perfect?
I question whether fame is worth it, especially since my own life is far from perfect

Read my lips bitch, what, my mouth isn't working?
I'm being sarcastic and suggesting that people can't understand me because I'm rapping too fast

You hear this finger? Oh, it's upside down
I'm flipping the middle finger and letting it linger as a sign of my defiance and rebellion

Here, let me turn this motherfucker up right now
I'm getting loud and agitated, and I'm about to turn up the intensity of my lyrics even more

I take each individual degenerates head and reach into it
I get inside the heads of my audience and see how I'm changing them

Just to see if he's influenced by me if he listens to music
I'm curious if my fans are impacted by my music and lyrics

And if he feeds into this shit he's an innocent victim
If someone is influenced by my lyrics, they are innocent in my mind

And becomes a puppet on the string of my tennis shoe
My fans become controlled by me and do whatever I say

My name is Slim Shady
I'm announcing myself again as Slim Shady

I been crazy way before radio didn't play me
I've always been crazy, even before I became famous or got any airtime on the radio

The sensational (back is the incredible)
I am sensational and amazing, and I'm back at it again

With Ken Kaniff, who just finds the men edible
Ken Kaniff is a character who is attracted to men and thinks of them like food

It's Ken Kaniff on the, internet
Ken Kaniff is now on the internet, probably trying to lure people into his sick fantasies

Trying to, lure your kids with him, into bed
Ken Kaniff is a predator who tries to get children into his bed

It's a, sick world we live in these days
The world is a twisted and sick place, especially since people like Ken Kaniff exist

"Slim for Pete's sakes put down Christopher Reeve's legs"
Someone is begging me to stop saying offensive things, like talking about Christopher Reeve's disability

Geez, you guys are so sensitive
I'm mocking people who are offended by my lyrics or jokes

"Slim it's a touchy subject, try and just don't mention it"
People are asking me to avoid sensitive topics, but I refuse to be censored

Mind with no sense in it, fried to get so frenetic
My mind is fried and I'm rapping with no sense of purpose other than to be frenetic

Whose eyes get so squinted, I'm blind from smoke in 'em
My eyes are squinted and hazy from all the smoke that I've inhaled

With my windows tinted, with nine limos rented
I'm cruising around town with tinted windows and nine rented limos

Doin' lines of coke in 'em, with a bunch of guys hoppin' out
I'm snorting cocaine with a group of guys, who all hop out of the limos with me

All high and indo-scented
We're all high from the cocaine we just snorted and we smell like marijuana

And that's where I get my name from, that's why they call me
I'm talking about the crazy lifestyle that led to my nickname, Slim Shady

They call me Slim Shady (I'm back)
I'm repeating myself, reminding people that I'm back and still Slim Shady

I take seven kids from Columbine, stand 'em all in line
I'm referencing the tragic school shooting at Columbine and suggesting that I could have caused even more harm

Add an AK-47, a revolver, a .9
I'm describing the weapons that could have been used to cause more damage at Columbine

A MAC-11 and it oughta solve the problem of mine
I'm saying that if I had these weapons, I could have solved my own problems

And that's a whole school of bullies shot up all at one time
If the bullies had been at the school during the shooting, they could have been killed too

'Cause (I'm) Shady, they call me as crazy
I'm known as Shady and also crazy, which is a dangerous combination

As the world was over this whole Y2K thing
I'm referencing the mass hysteria around the Y2K bug, which turned out to be much less of a problem than people feared

And by the way, N'Sync, why do they sing?
I'm questioning the musical talent of boy bands like N'Sync

Am I the only one who realizes they stink?
I think that people who like N'Sync are delusional

Should I dye my hair pink and care what y'all think?
I'm questioning whether I should change my image to be more acceptable to others

Lip sync and buy a bigger size of earrings?
I'm mocking boy bands who lip sync and wear huge earrings

It's why I tend to block out when I hear things
I ignore people's opinions because I don't care about what they say

'Cause all these fans screamin' is makin' my ears ring (ah)
Fans screaming get on my nerves and cause my ears to ring

So I just, throw up a middle finger and let it linger
I flip off my critics and let my middle finger stay up as a sign of my defiance

Longer than the rumor that I was stickin' it to Christina
I'm being accused of having sex with Christina Aguilera, but I'm denying it and flipping my middle finger

'Cause if I ever stuck it to any singer in showbiz
If I had sex with a celebrity, it would be Jennifer Lopez

It'd be Jennifer Lopez, and Puffy you know this
I'm saying that if I hooked up with J-Lo, her boyfriend P. Diddy would know about it

I'm sorry Puff, but I don't give a fuck if this chick was my own mother
I don't care who J-Lo is dating, I would still hook up with her if given the chance

I still fuck her with no rubber and cum inside her
I'm being vulgar and crude, suggesting that I would have unprotected sex with J-Lo

And have a son and a new brother at the same time
If J-Lo became pregnant, I would have a son and also become a stepbrother to her children

And just say that it ain't mine, what's my name?
I'm being ridiculous and suggesting that I would deny any responsibility for J-Lo's pregnancy

I'm Slim Shady (I'm back)
I'm repeating my name, reminding listeners that I'm back as Slim Shady

Guess who's back, back
I'm asking a rhetorical question, suggesting that people should already know that I'm back

Gue' gue' guess who's back (hi mom)
I'm continuing to insist that people should know that I'm back, but adding in a shoutout to my mom

D-12, guess who's back
I'm announcing that my rap group D12 is also back

Gue' gue' gue' gue' guess who's back
I'm repeating myself yet again, suggesting that people still haven't caught on to my return

Dr. Dre, guess who's back
I'm shouting out to Dr. Dre, who helped me with this album and also announcing my return to rap music

Back back, back
I'm reiterating my point by repeating it once again

Slim Shady, 2001
I'm making it clear that this new version of Slim Shady is from 2001, indicating a new phase of my music career

I'm blew out from this blunt, fuck
I'm high and exhausted from smoking a blunt, and that's the end of the song