Purple Pills
Eminem Lyrics


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Uh
Yo yo yo, yo

I take a couple uppers, I down a couple downers
But nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills
I've been to mushroom mountain, once or twice but who's countin'?
But nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills (yo, yo)
Cool, calm, just like my mom
With a couple of Valium inside her palm
It's Mr. Mischief with a trick up his sleeve
Roll up on you like Christopher Reeves
I can't describe the vibe I get
When I drive by six people and five I hit (whoops)
Aw shit, I started a mosh pit
Squashed a bitch and stomped her foster kids (ah!)
These shrooms make me hallucinate
Then I sweat 'til I start losin' weight
'Til I see dumb shit start happenin'
Dumber than Vanilla Ice tryna rap again (oh)
So bounce, bounce, come on bounce
I said come on, bounce!
Everybody in the house with a half an ounce (me!)
Not weed, I meant coke, dumb-ass sit down
We don't bullshit, better ask around
D12 throws the bombest bash in town
Bizarre, your mom is passin' out
Get her ass on the couch 'fore she crashes out (come on)

Fuck that, someone help Denaun
He's upstairs naked with a weapon drawn
Hey Von you see me steppin' on these leprechauns?
It gotta be acid 'cause the X is gone
Yeah, I took 'em all, dog, with some parmesan
And I think my arm is gone
Naw, it's probably numb
Young, dumb, and full of cum
And I think he 'bout to swallow his tongue
Scary ass it was a false alarm
You think I'm 'bout to die when I just got on?
Well, stop actin' stupid
You so high that you might wake up with a guy on some new shit (ew)
Yeah, I think I did too much (uh-huh)
This substance equals cups (uh-huh)
Red pills, blue pills, and green
Big pills (that's ill), mescaline!

I take a couple uppers, I down a couple downers
But nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills
I've been to mushroom mountain, once or twice but who's countin'?
But nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills

Dirty Dozen, eighty of us, Shady brothers, ladies love us
That's why our baby mothers love us but they hate each other
They probably wanna take each other out and date each other
Some, some, some, some, something, something, something, I don't know, fuck it

Pop pills, pills I pop
Pop two pills, on stilts I walk
Snort two lines that were filled with chalk
Thought I was incredible and killed the Hulk (oh)
I wanna, roll away like a rollerblade
Until my eyes roll back in my skull for days
And when I'm old and gray look for dope to smoke
No okey-doke, I'm packin' my nose with coke
Am I supposed to choke?
Had an accident when the Trojan broke
Aw, poor baby, born by whore lady
Now I gotta strangle a (you're crazy!) Ha!

I pop four E's at one time
And I don't need water when I'm swallowin' mine
(Hey, you got any shrooms?)
Does Bizarre smoke crack?
We can't get jobs, because our arms show tracks (trace)
Why the hell you niggas think I rap?
We do it just to get your company hijacked (uh)
If you like smack (uh-huh), then I might too (Swift, chill!)
I just wanna get high like you
And I don't give a damn if they white or blue (uh-huh)
Speed, shrooms, down the Valiums (uh-huh)
Even smoke weed out of vacuums
I just copped some and I'm goin' back soon

I take a couple uppers, I down a couple downers
But nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills
I've been to mushroom mountain, once or twice but who's countin'?
But nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills

I'm at rave, lookin' like a slave, high off chronic
Gin and tonic demonic, body smell like vomit
Pussy poppin', acid droppin', dope-headed guy
Heroin, mescaline, pencilnecks, wanna try?
Blue pills, golden seals, got Bizarre, actin' ill
Drugs kill (yeah right) bitch, I'm for real!
Shut your mouth you dirty slut
You know you want it in your butt
I'll put it in your cunt
Let Bizarre nut!

I take a couple uppers, I down a couple downers
But nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills
I've been to mushroom mountain, once or twice but who's countin'?
But nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills

Dirty Dozen, eighty of us, Shady brothers, ladies love us
That's why our baby mothers love us but they hate each other




They probably wanna take each other out and date each other
Some, some, some, some, something, something, something, I don't know, fuck it

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Eminem’s song Purple Pills tell a story of the crazy experiences he and his group of friends had while experimenting with various drugs. The song talks about taking uppers and downers, pills of various colors, and hallucinogens, with the drugs’ effects causing the characters in the song to hallucinate, sweat, lose weight, and even struggle to describe the vibe they are feeling. In the midst of all this, the song discusses the dirty dozen, a reference to Eminem’s group of friends, and how they are loved by women but hated by each other. The lyrics are chaotic, with references to sexual acts and profanity flying all around, and the tempo of the song changes frequently, mirroring the mood swings and emotional ups and downs that come with drug use.


Overall, the song is a reflection of the wild lifestyle that Eminem and his friends were living at the time, with drug use and experimentation being a regular part of their lives. While the lyrics may come across as celebratory of drug culture, they also hint at the darker side of such lifestyles, with references to addiction, accidental overdoses, and even death. In this way, the song could be seen as a cautionary tale about the dangers of drug abuse.


Line by Line Meaning

I take a couple uppers, I down a couple downers
I consume both stimulants and depressants.


But nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills
There is no drug I enjoy more than these specific pills.


I've been to mushroom mountain, once or twice but who's countin'?
I've taken hallucinogenic mushrooms several times.


Cool, calm, just like my mom
I'm relaxed, just like my mother.


With a couple of Valium inside her palm
My mom sometimes takes Valium to relax as well.


It's Mr. Mischief with a trick up his sleeve
I am always up to something mischievous.


Roll up on you like Christopher Reeves
I'll sneak up on you quickly, just like how actor Christopher Reeves appeared as Superman.


I can't describe the vibe I get
I can't accurately explain the sensations I experience.


When I drive by six people and five I hit (whoops)
Sometimes, when I'm on drugs, I accidentally crash into pedestrians.


Aw shit, I started a mosh pit
My behavior caused a rowdy crowd to form.


Squashed a bitch and stomped her foster kids (ah!)
I accidentally harmed someone and trampled on her foster children.


These shrooms make me hallucinate
These mushrooms cause me to see things that aren't there.


Then I sweat 'til I start losin' weight
The mushrooms make me perspire and lose body mass.


'Til I see dumb shit start happenin'
I experience bizarre and nonsensical events while tripping.


Dumber than Vanilla Ice tryna rap again (oh)
The things I see and experience are even more ridiculous than Vanilla Ice attempting to rap once more.


So bounce, bounce, come on bounce
Let's move and dance to the music.


Everybody in the house with a half an ounce (me!)
Everyone present has a drug stash.


Not weed, I meant coke, dumb-ass sit down
We have cocaine, not marijuana.


We don't bullshit, better ask around
We don't lie about the drugs we have; ask anyone.


D12 throws the bombest bash in town
My group, D12, throws the best party events locally.


Bizarre, your mom is passin' out
Bizarre, a member of D12, your mother is losing consciousness from drug use.


Get her ass on the couch 'fore she crashes out (come on)
Make sure she sits down before she falls over unconscious.


Fuck that, someone help Denaun
Screw that, let's focus on helping Denaun, another member of D12.


He's upstairs naked with a weapon drawn
Denaun is currently unclothed and holding a dangerous item upstairs.


Hey Von you see me steppin' on these leprechauns?
Hey Von, do you see me walking on imaginary leprechauns?


It gotta be acid 'cause the X is gone
The pills I took must have been LSD since the ecstasy pills are missing.


Yeah, I took 'em all, dog, with some parmesan
I ingested all the pills, along with some parmesan cheese.


And I think my arm is gone
I suspect that one of my limbs has disappeared.


Naw, it's probably numb
No, it's most likely numb instead.


Young, dumb, and full of cum
I am young, foolish, and sexually active.


And I think he 'bout to swallow his tongue
I think he's on the brink of choking on his own tongue.


Scary ass it was a false alarm
It was a frightening situation, but luckily it was just a mistaken assumption.


You think I'm 'bout to die when I just got on?
Why would I die immediately after ingesting drugs?


Well, stop actin' stupid
Stop behaving foolishly.


You so high that you might wake up with a guy on some new shit (ew)
You're so heavily drugged that you might wake up to find a man engaging you in something unpleasant.


Yeah, I think I did too much (uh-huh)
I believe I took too many drugs.


This substance equals cups (uh-huh)
This drug is abundant and plentiful.


Red pills, blue pills, and green
I have access to many different types of drugs.


Big pills (that's ill), mescaline!
I have large mescaline pills which excites me.


Dirty Dozen, eighty of us, Shady brothers, ladies love us
There are twelve members in our group, and we have eighty individuals in total. We are popular with women.


That's why our baby mothers love us but they hate each other
Our baby mamas are enamored with us but despise one another.


They probably wanna take each other out and date each other
They likely have the urge to both eliminate each other and become romantically involved.


Some, some, some, some, something, something, something, I don't know, fuck it
I don't know what to say, so forget it.


Pop pills, pills I pop
I swallow drugs, lots of them.


Pop two pills, on stilts I walk
I'm able to walk on stilts when I take two pills.


Snort two lines that were filled with chalk
I snorted two chalk-filled lines of cocaine.


Thought I was incredible and killed the Hulk (oh)
I imagined myself to be incredible and strong enough to defeat the Hulk.


I wanna, roll away like a rollerblade
I desire to glide away like I would while on rollerblades.


Until my eyes roll back in my skull for days
Until my eyes become fixed, and I am in a daze for a prolonged period.


And when I'm old and gray look for dope to smoke
When I'm advanced in age, I will still be searching for drugs to consume.


No okey-doke, I'm packin' my nose with coke
I'm snorting cocaine without hesitation.


Am I supposed to choke?
Should I be choking on this substance?


Had an accident when the Trojan broke
I had an incident when the condom broke.


Aw, poor baby, born by whore lady
Sorry, little one, but your mother was a prostitute.


Now I gotta strangle a (you're crazy!) Ha!
Now I must murder someone.


I pop four E's at one time
I take four ecstasy tablets at once.


And I don't need water when I'm swallowin' mine
I can take these pills dry, no need for water.


(Hey, you got any shrooms?)
Do you have any hallucinogenic mushrooms on you?


Does Bizarre smoke crack?
Does Bizarre consume crack cocaine?


We can't get jobs, because our arms show tracks (trace)
We can't obtain employment because our arms reveal injection marks.


Why the hell you niggas think I rap?
Why do you assume I'm a rapper?


We do it just to get your company hijacked (uh)
We do this to take over your entertainment organization.


If you like smack (uh-huh), then I might too (Swift, chill!)
If you enjoy heroin, I might join you in consuming it as well. Calm down, Swift.


I just wanna get high like you
I aspire to get as intoxicated as you are.


And I don't give a damn if they white or blue (uh-huh)
I couldn't care less about the color of the pills.


Speed, shrooms, down the Valiums (uh-huh)
I consume amphetamines, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and Valium pills.


Even smoke weed out of vacuums
I smoke marijuana fumes using vacuum cleaners.


I just copped some and I'm goin' back soon
I just purchased some drugs and will return to consuming them soon.


I'm at rave, lookin' like a slave, high off chronic
I'm at a wild party and appear submissive while high on potent marijuana.


Gin and tonic demonic, body smell like vomit
Drinking gin and tonic makes me feel evil, and my body exudes the odor of vomit.


Pussy poppin', acid droppin', dope-headed guy
I'm a man who engages in lewd behavior with women while under the effects of acid and opiates.


Heroin, mescaline, pencilnecks, wanna try?
Would you like to try heroin, mescaline, or any other drug I have?


Blue pills, golden seals, got Bizarre, actin' ill
I have blue pills, and Bizarre has gold capsules. He is acting up and behaving erratically.


Drugs kill (yeah right) bitch, I'm for real!
People claim drugs are deadly. I disagree - they are harmless, and I'm not lying!


Shut your mouth you dirty slut
Stop talking, you filthy promiscuous individual.


You know you want it in your butt
You know you desire penetration in your rectum.


I'll put it in your cunt
I will insert it into your vagina.


Let Bizarre nut!
Let Bizarre orgasm.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Denaun M. Porter, Deshaun Dupree Holton, Jeffrey Irwin Bass, Marshall B. Mathers, Ondre C. Moore, Rufus Johnson, Von M. Carlisle

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Honour


on The Real Slim Shady

May I have your attention, please?
May I have your attention, please?
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?
I repeat, will the real Slim Shady please stand up?
We're gonna have a problem here

Y'all act like you never seen a white person before
Jaws all on the floor like Pam like Tommy just burst in the door
And started whoopin' her ass worse than before
They first were divorced, throwing' her over furniture (ah)
It's the return of the "ah, wait, no way, you're kidding
He didn't just say what I think he did, did he?"
And Dr. Dre said, nothing, you idiots
Dr. Dre's dead, he's locked in my basement (ha ha)
Feminist women love Eminem
"Chicka, chicka, chicka, Slim Shady, I'm sick of him
Look at him, walkin' around, grabbing' his you-know-what
Flippin' the you-know-who"
"Yeah, but he's so cute though"
Yeah, I probably got a couple of screws up in my head loose
But no worse than what s going' on in your parents' bedrooms
Sometimes I wanna get on TV and just let loose
But can't, but it's cool for Tom Green to hump a dead moose
"My bum is on your lips, my bum is on your lips"
And if I'm lucky, you might just give it a little kiss
And that's the message that we deliver to little kids
And expect them not to know what a woman's clitoris is
Of course they're gonna know what intercourse is
By the time they hit fourth grade
They've got the Discovery Channel, don't they?
We ain't nothin' but mammals, well, some of us, cannibals
Who cut other people open like cantaloupes
But if we can hump dead animals and antelopes
Then there's no reason that a man and another man can't elope
But if you feel like I feel, I got the antidote
Women, wave your pantyhose, sing the chorus, and it goes

I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?

Will Smith don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell records
Well, I do, so fuck him and fuck you too
You think I give a damn about a Grammy?
Half of you critics can't even stomach me, let alone stand me
"But Slim, what if you win, wouldn't it be weird?"
Why, so you guys could just lie to get me here?
So you can sit me here next to Britney Spears?
Shit, Christina Aguilera better switch me chairs
So I can sit next to Carson Daly and Fred Durst
And hear 'em argue over who she gave head to first
Little bitch put me on blast on MTV
"Yeah, he's cute, but I think he's married to Kim, hee-hee"
I should download her audio on MP3
And show the whole world how you gave Eminem VD (ah)
I'm sick of you little girl and boy groups
All you do is annoy me, so I have been sent here to destroy you
And there's a million of us just like me
Who cuss like me, who just don't give a fuck like me
Who dress like me, walk, talk and act like me
And just might be the next best thing, but not quite me

'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?

I'm like a headtrip to listen to, 'cause I'm only giving' you
Things you joke about with your friends inside your living' room
The only difference is I got the balls to say it in front of y'all
And I don't gotta be false or sugarcoat it at all
I just get on the mic and spit it
And whether you like to admit it, I just shit it
Better than ninety percent of you rappers out can
Then you wonder, "how can
Kids eat up these albums like Valiums?"
It's funny, 'cause at the rate I'm going, when I'm thirty
I'll be the only person in the nursing home flirting
Pinching nurses asses when I'm jacking off with Jergens
And I'm jerking, but this whole bag of Viagra isn't working
And every single person is a Slim Shady lurking
He could be working at Burger King, spitting' on your onion rings
Or in the parking lot, circling, screaming, "I don't give a fuck"
With his windows down and his system up
So will the real Shady please stand up
And put one of those fingers on each hand up?
And be proud to be outta your mind and outta control
And one more time, loud as you can, how does it go?

I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?

Ha ha, I guess there's a Slim Shady in all of us
Fuck it, let's all stand up

Noah


on Remember Me?

Remember me? S executions
Remember me? I have no remorse
Remember me? I'm high-powered
Remember me? I drop bombs like Hiroshima

For this one, they scream "X, you retarded?!"
'Cause I grab the mic and get down like syndrome
Hide and roam into the masses
Without boundaries, which qualifies me
For the term "universal" without no rehearsal
I leak words that's controversial
Like I'm not the one you wanna contest, see
'Cause I'll hit your ass like the train did that bitch
That got banned from TV, heavyweight getup
Hit you, watch your whole head split up
Loco is the motion, we comin' through
Hollow-tips is the lead the .45 threw

Remember me? Throw your guns in the air
Remember me? Slam, slam
Remember me? Nigga, back the fuck up
Remember me? Chka-chka-Onyx

Niggas that take no for an answer get told no
Yeah, I been told no, but it was more like "No! No! No!"
Life a bitch, met her, fuck you if you let her
Better come better than better to be a competitor
This vet is ahead of the shit, it's all redder, you deader and deader
A medic instead of the cheddars and credda
Settle vendetta with metal Beretta from ghetto to ghetto
Evidence, nope, never leave a shred of
I got the soul of every rapper in me, love me or hate me
My moms got raped by the industry and made me
I'm the illest nigga ever, I told you
I get more pussy than them dyke bitches Total
Want beef, nigga? Pfft, you better dead that shit
My name should be Can't-Believe-That-Nigga-Said-That-Shit
Probably sayin' he ain't a killer, but I'm killin' myself
Smoke death, fuck bitches raw on the kitchen floor
So think what I'ma do to you, have done to you
Got niggas in my hood who'd do that shit for a blunt or two
What you wanna do? Cocksuckers, we Glock busters
'Til the cops cuff us, gon' start ruckus and drop blockbusters
Round the clock hustlers, you cannot touch us
I'm gettin' wires, niggas wantin' me dead
Wantin' my head, you think it could be somethin' I said?

Remember me? I just don't give a fuck
Remember me? Yeah, fuck you too
Remember me? I'm low down and I'm shifty
Remember me? I'm Shady

When I go out, I'ma go out shootin'
I don't mean when I die, I mean when I go out to the club, stupid
I'm tryin' to clean up my fuckin' image
So I promised the fuckin' critics
I wouldn't say "fuckin'" for six minutes
(Six minutes, Slim Shady, you're on)
My baby's mom, bitch made me an angry blonde
So I made me a song, killed her and put Hailie on
I may be wrong, I keep thinkin' these crazy thoughts
In my cranium, but I'm stuck with a crazy mom
(Is she really on as much dope as you say she's on?)
Came home and somebody must've broke in the back window
And stole two loaded machine guns and both of my trench coats
Six sick dreams of picnic scenes
Two kids, sixteen, with M-16s and ten clips each
And them shits reach through six kids each
And Slim gets blamed in Bill Clint's speech to fix these streets?!
Fuck that! Pfft, you faggots can vanish to volcanic ash
And reappear in hell with a can of gas and a match
Aftermath, Dre, grab the gat, show 'em where it's at
(What the fuck you starin' at, nigga?)

Don't you remember me?
Remember me?
Remember me?
Remember me? (Slim Shady!)

28Rivals


on Lose Yourself

@elchihuahua420 Damn bro, stay strong "You only get one shot don't miss your chance to blow." Don't let them bring you down in life and keep pushing

Noah


on Till ICollapse

Not Afraid

hope


on The Real Slim Shady

hi

eminem


on Crazy In Love

great song

serenity noble


on Lose Yourself

awesome

serenity noble


on The Real Slim Shady

awesome

serenity noble


on Lose Yourself

i love it
#eminemfan

Mind Space Apocalypse


on ShadyXV

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