Guilty Conscience Version )
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Meet eddie, twenty-three years old.
Fed up with life and the way things are going,
He decides to rob a liquor store.
("I can't take this no more, I can't take it no more homes")
But on his way in, he has a sudden change of heart.
And suddenly, his conscience comes into play...
("s*** is mine, I gotta do this.. gotta do this")
Alright, stop! (huh?)
Now before you walk in the door of this liquor store
And try to get money out the drawer
You better think of the consequence (but who are you?)
I'm your motherf***in conscience

That's nonsense!
Go in and gaffle the money and run to one of your aunt's cribs
And borrow a damn dress, and one of her blonde wigs
Tell her you need a place to stay
You'll be safe for days if you shave your legs with an aged razor blade

Yeah but if it all goes through like it's supposed to
The whole neighborhood knows you and they'll expose you
Think about it before you walk in the door first
Look at the store clerk, she's older than george burns

F*** that! do that s***! shoot that b****!
Can you afford to blow this s***? are you that rich?
Why you give a f*** if she dies? are you that b****?
Do you really think she gives a f*** if you have kids?

Man, don't do it, it's not worth it to risk it! (you're right!)
Not over this s*** (stop!) drop the biscuit (i will!)
Don't even listen to slim yo, he's bad for you
(you know what dre? I don't like your attitude..)

("It's alright see'mon, just come in here for a minute")
("I don't know!")
("Look baby..")
("Damn!")
("Yo, it's gonna be alright, right?")
("Well ok..")

Meet Stan, twenty-one years old. ("give me a kiss!")
After meeting a young girl at a rave party,
Things start getting hot and heavy in an upstairs bedroom.
Once again, his conscience comes into play... ("s***!")

Now listen to me, while you're kissin her cheek
And smearin her lipstick, I slipped this in her drink
Now all you gotta do is nibble on this little b****'s earlobe..
(Yo! this girl's only fifteen years old

You shouldn't take advantage of her, that's not fair)
Yo, look at her bush.. does it got hair? (uh huh!)
F*** this b**** right here on the spot bare
'Til she pa**es out and she forgot how she got there

(Man, ain't you ever seen that one movie _kids_?)
No, but I seen the porno with sundoobiest!
(s***, you want to get hauled off to jail?)
Man f*** that, hit that s*** raw dawg and bail..

Meet grady, a twenty-nine year old construction worker.
After coming home from a hard day's work,
He walks in the door of his trailer park home
To find his wife in bed with another man.

("What the f***?!?!")
("Grady!!")

Alright calm down, relax, start breathin..

F*** that s***, you just caught this b**** cheatin
While you at work she's with some dude tryin to get off?!
F*** slittin her throat, cut this b****'s head off!!!

Wait! what if there's an explanation for this s***?
(what? she tripped? fell? landed on his dick?!)
Alright shady, maybe he's right grady
But think about the baby before you get all crazy

Okay! thought about it, still want to stab her?
Grab her by the throat, get your daughter and kidnap her?
That's what I did, be smart, don't be a retard
You gonna take advice from somebody who slapped dee barnes??!

What'chu say? (what's wrong? didn't think I'd remember?)
I'ma kill you motherf***er!

Uhhh-aahh! temper temper!
Mr. dre? mr. n.w.a.?
Mr. ak comin' straight outta compton why'all better make way?
How in the f*** you gonna tell this man not to be violent?

'Cause he don't need to go the same route that I went




Been there, done that.. aw f*** it...
What am I sayin' shoot em both grady, where's your gun at?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Eminem's "Guilty Conscience" illustrate three different scenarios in which the main characters' consciences are at odds with their impulses. In the first scenario, Eddie decides to rob a liquor store but has a sudden change of heart. As he's about to back out, his conscience takes the form of a voice cautioning him to think twice, but a second voice urges him to go through with it. In the second scenario, Stan is about to take advantage of a 15-year-old girl, and his conscience tries to intervene. The first voice advises him not to be unfair but is quickly rebutted by a second voice urging him to go through with it regardless. In the final scenario, Grady catches his wife in bed with another man and contemplates violent revenge. While his initial impulse is to kill both his wife and her lover, his conscience intervenes in the form of a voice urging him to consider alternative solutions.


The song's chorus, "I'm your motherf***in' conscience," is a play on words that suggests Eminem's voice represents a person's inner monologue, with the second voice often taking the form of temptation or the devil on one's shoulder. The lyrics reflect societal norms and moral values, showcasing how people have different thought patterns and internal debates while making decisions. The first voice represents an internal conflict and the second voice represents a release from moral accountability.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARSHALL B III MATHERS, RONALD STEIN, ANDRE ROMELL YOUNG

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@Hyrule409

Yea, I do miss the old story-based songs like As The World Turns, Stan, and this one. I really liked Bad Guy, Legacy and kinda enjoyed So Far (despite having a pretty corny beat) on MMLP2, but he's only gone downhill since.



The constant yelling that started with Recovery has only went up, on top of the cleverness turned down for speed rhymes which I'm not super impressed by. He went from "you can jump a candle stick, burn your back, fuck Jill on a hill, but you still ain't Jack" and "sometimes I lay awake in the bed, strap a bulletproof vest on, and shoot myself in the head"

to
"this type of pickle we're in is hard to dill, but there's always tomorrow still".


Lame.


I want the old hype background clips back. The comedic intersections like in Criminal or Get My Gun where he's doing some funny shit. A big one is that I want him to just talk again and not be fucking yelling for half the song. Despite what everyone says, I don't think him getting off drugs was what affected his music capabilities. I think him getting successful and no longer struggling (which is a good thing) is what affected his creativity. But some of his most creative and greatest songs (Stan, Guilty Conscience, Without Me, My Name Is) were just goofy shit or serious stuff that either straight up didn't happen or was based off of a true story that didn't happen to him personally. It shouldn't be out of the realm of possibility to get a new track like that.



All comments from YouTube:

@itsRucka

It's NOT worth it to Risk it... not over this shi... DROP THE BISCUIT 😧😵😨🖐🥔

@slumpflumpy2870

What you do is heat the peanutbutter in a pan to pour over the burger with pickles.

@notanotherguitarchannel

that's a potato dude

@XIVEY

Dont like cringe shit, you ready to risk it?? drop the biscuit?? tell KSI he's dip shit

@zipzap1402

😁😁😁😁😁

@Mr.Sloth55

Wise words

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@robrot404

I like how Eminem digs straight into Dre's soul at the last verse man that was ruthless

@superflipfjr

"You gonna take advice from somebody who slapped Dee Barnes?"

@rappers3274

https://youtu.be/df7ufEIp9MY
Junior slim shady

@kidz4p509

The ending of the song caused some controversy.

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