Venom
Eminem Lyrics

I got a song filled with shit for the strong-willed
I have a powerful and intense song that is meant for those who have strength and determination

When the world gives you a raw deal
When life unfairly treats you

Set you off 'til you scream, 'Piss off, screw you'
Make you so angry and frustrated that you strongly express your defiance and contempt

When it talks to you like you don't belong
When society makes you feel like you don't fit in or don't have a place

Or tells you you're in the wrong field
Or criticizes you and makes you doubt your chosen profession or passion

When something's in your mitochondrial
When something is deeply ingrained in your being, at a cellular level

'Cause it latched on to you, like
Because it strongly attached itself to you, just like

Knock knock, let the devil in, manevolent
Open the door to your darkest thoughts and let the evil in, malicious

As I've ever been, head is spinnin', this medicine
As I've ever been, feeling disoriented, this medication

Screamin', 'L-l-l-let us in'
Shouting, 'Allow us to enter'

L-l-lick like a salad bowl, Edgar Allen Poe
Licking like a hungry person, comparing to the darkness of Edgar Allen Poe's work

Bedridden, shoulda been dead a long time ago
Immobile in bed, should have died a while back

Liquid Tylenol, gelatins, think my skeleton's meltin'
Liquid painkillers, gel capsules, feels like my bones are melting

Wicked, I get all high when I think I've smelled the scent
Wicked, I get a euphoric feeling when I believe I've sensed something

Of elephant manure
Of the strong and revolting odor of elephant feces

Hell, I meant Kahlúa, screw it, to hell with it
Actually, I meant Kahlúa (a coffee liqueur), but nevermind, I don't care anymore

I went through hell with accelerants and blew up
I experienced extreme hardship with substances that made me explode

My-my-myself again, Volkswagen, tailspin
I'm alone again, feeling out of control like a spinning car

Bucket matches my pale skin, mayo and
The color of the bucket (presumably a bucket hat) matches my pale skin, just like mayonnaise

Went from Hellmann's and being rail thin, Filet-o-Fish
Transitioned from being extremely thin and using Hellmann's (mayonnaise brand) to eating Filet-o-Fish (fast food sandwich)

Scribble Jam, Rap Olympics '97 Freaknik
Events and gatherings related to rap and hip-hop culture in 1997

How can I be down? Me and Bizarre in Florida
How can I be a part of it? Me and Bizarre (fellow rapper) in Florida

Proof's room slept on floor of 'da motel then
Proof's (rapper) room was occupied, so I slept on the floor of the motel at the time

Dr. Dre said, 'Hell yeah'
Dr. Dre (famous producer) expressed strong agreement and enthusiasm

And I got his stamp like a postcard, word to Mel-Man
And I received his approval and support, just like a stamped postcard, giving credit to Mel-Man (music producer)

And I know they're gonna hate but I don't care, I
And I'm aware that they will criticize and dislike, but I don't give it importance, I

Barely can wait to hit 'em with the snare and the bass
Can't wait to aggressively confront and challenge them with intense and powerful music

Square in the face, this fuckin' world better prepare to get laced
Directly into their face, this messed up world should get ready to be infused with my energy

Because they're gonna taste my
Because they will experience and feel the impact of my

Adrenaline momentum
Energy and drive fueled by adrenaline

And I'm not knowin' when I'm
And I'm uncertain about when I

Ever gonna slow up and I'm
Will ever slow down, and I

Ready to snap any moment, I'm
Ready to lose control and explode at any moment, I

Thinkin' it's time to go get 'em
Believing that it's time to confront and challenge them

They ain't gonna know what hit 'em
They won't understand or be prepared for what is about to happen to them

I said knock knock, let the devil in
I metaphorically knock on the door, allowing negativity and darkness to take over

Shotgun p-p-pellets in the felt pen
Shotgun bullets penetrating deeply like ink in a felt pen

Cocked, fuck around and catch a hot one
Ready to fire a gun, joke around and end up getting shot

It-it's evident I'm not done
Clearly, it's obvious that I'm not finished or satisfied

V-venomous, the thoughts spun like a web and you just caught in 'em
Poisonous, the thoughts rapidly circulate in your mind like a spider's web and you're trapped in them

Held against your will like a hubcap or a mud flap
Confined forcefully, just like a hubcap or a mud flap attached to a vehicle

Beat strangler attack
Forcefully attacked and choked

So this ain't gonna feel like a love tap
This won't be a gentle or affectionate interaction

Eat painkiller pills, fuck up the track
Consume pain medications and disrupt/excel in the music track

Like, what's her name at the wheel?
Similar to what a female driver, whose name is not mentioned, would do

Danica Patrick
Referring to Danica Patrick, a professional stock car racing driver

Threw the car into reverse at the Indy, end up crashin'
Rapidly changed the car's direction during the Indy 500 race and ended up colliding

Into ya, look back and it's just mangled steel
Crashed into you, and upon reflection, only see severely damaged metal

My Mustang and the Jeep Wrangler grill
Referencing the distinctive grills of a Mustang car and a Jeep Wrangler

With the front smashed, much as my rear fender, assassin
Front badly damaged, just like my back car part, suggesting the car is both the victim and the killer

Slim be a combination of an actual kamikaze and Gandhi
I, Slim, embody both the recklessness and self-sacrifice of a kamikaze pilot and the non-violence and peacefulness of Gandhi

Translation, I will probably kill us both when I end up
Interpretation, I will likely destroy us both when I eventually

Backin' into ya
Reversing towards you

You ain't gonna be able to tell what the fuck's happenin'
You won't be able to comprehend or understand what's going on

To ya, when you're bit with the
To you when you're affected or influenced by the

Adrenaline momentum
Energy and drive fueled by adrenaline

And I'm not knowin' when I'm
And I'm uncertain about when I

Ever gonna slow up and I'm
Will ever slow down, and I

Ready to snap any moment, I'm
Ready to lose control and explode at any moment, I

Thinkin' it's time to go get 'em
Believing that it's time to confront and challenge them

They ain't gonna know what hit 'em
They won't understand or be prepared for what is about to happen to them

I said knock knock, let the devil in
I metaphorically knock on the door, allowing negativity and darkness to take over

Alien E-E-Elliot phone home, ain't no tellin' when this chokehold
Making a reference to the movie E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, suggesting that it's uncertain when this grip and control will end

On this game will end, I'm loco
On this rap game will end, I'm crazy

Became a Symbiote, so
Transformed into a Symbiote (a fictional alien organism)

My fangs are in your throat, ho
My metaphorical teeth are causing harm to you, a derogatory term

You're snake-bitten with my
You're suffering from the consequences of my actions, like being bitten by a snake

Venom
Harmful and poisonous influence

With the ballpoint pen I'm
With the pen I'm writing with

Gun cocked, bump stock, double-aught, buckshot
Gun prepared to be fired, rapid-fire capability, powerful ammunition

Tire thumper, a garrote
An object used to hit tires to check their pressure, a device used for strangulation

Tie a couple knots, fired up and caught fire
Tie a few nooses, full of energy and ignited

Juggernaut
Refers to an unstoppable force or a powerful entity

Punk rock, bitch, it's goin' down like Yung Joc
Rebellious and intense, it's happening like Yung Joc's song

'Cause the Doc put me on like sunblock
Because Dr. Dre put me on (supported me) like sunblock protects from the sun

Why the fuck not?
Why not do it?

You only get one shot
You only have one opportunity

Ate shit 'til I can't taste it
Went through a lot of hardships until I stopped caring about the taste

Chased it with straight liquor
Chased it (the hardships) with alcohol

Then paint thinner, then drank 'til I faint
Then consumed paint thinner, and drank until I lost consciousness

And awake with a headache and I take anything in
And woke up with a headache, and I'll accept anything

Rectangular shape, then I wait
With a rectangular shape (implying drugs), then I patiently wait

To face the demons I'm bonded to
To confront and deal with the dark forces that I'm connected to

'Cause they're chasin' me but I'm part of you
Because they're pursuing me, but I'm also a part of you

So escapin' me is impossible
Therefore, evading my influence is not possible

I latch onto you like a
I attach myself to you, similar to how a

Parasite
Parasitic organism

And I probably ruined your parents' life
And I likely disrupted your parents' lives

And your childhood too
And your early years as well

'Cause if I'm the music that y'all grew up on
Because if I'm the music that you all were raised with

I'm responsible for you retarded fools
I'm the one to blame for your foolish actions

I'm the supervillain dad and mom was losin' their marbles to
I'm the evil and influential figure, and parents were driven crazy because of me

You marvel that? Eddie Brock is you
You're amazed by that? Eddie Brock (fictional character from Venom) represents you

And I'm the suit, so call me
And I'm the symbiote, so refer to me as

Venom
Harmful and poisonous influence

Adrenaline momentum
Energy and drive fueled by adrenaline

And I'm not knowin' when I'm
And I'm uncertain about when I

Ever gonna slow up and I'm
Will ever slow down, and I

Ready to snap any moment, I'm
Ready to lose control and explode at any moment, I

Thinkin' it's time to go get 'em
Believing that it's time to confront and challenge them

They ain't gonna know what hit 'em
They won't understand or be prepared for what is about to happen to them

I said knock knock, let the devil in
I metaphorically knock on the door, allowing negativity and darkness to take over

Venom
Harmful and poisonous influence

Adrenaline momentum
Energy and drive fueled by adrenaline

And I'm not knowin' when I'm
And I'm uncertain about when I

Ever gonna slow up and I'm
Will ever slow down, and I

Ready to snap any moment, I'm
Ready to lose control and explode at any moment, I

Thinkin' it's time to go get 'em
Believing that it's time to confront and challenge them

They ain't gonna know what hit 'em
They won't understand or be prepared for what is about to happen to them

I said knock knock, let the devil in
I metaphorically knock on the door, allowing negativity and darkness to take over

Alien E-E-Elliot phone home, ain't no tellin' when this chokehold
Making a reference to the movie E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, suggesting that it's uncertain when this grip and control will end

On this game will end, I'm loco
On this rap game will end, I'm crazy

Became a Symbiote, so
Transformed into a Symbiote (a fictional alien organism)

My fangs are in your throat, ho
My metaphorical teeth are causing harm to you, a derogatory term

You're snake-bitten with my
You're suffering from the consequences of my actions, like being bitten by a snake

Venom
Harmful and poisonous influence

With the ballpoint pen, I'm
With the pen I'm writing with

Gun cocked, bump stock, double-aught, buckshot
Gun prepared to be fired, rapid-fire capability, powerful ammunition

Tire thumper, a garrote
An object used to hit tires to check their pressure, a device used for strangulation

Tie a couple knots, fired up and caught fire
Tie a few nooses, full of energy and ignited

Juggernaut
Refers to an unstoppable force or a powerful entity

Punk rock, bitch, it's goin' down like Yung Joc
Rebellious and intense, it's happening like Yung Joc's song

'Cause the Doc put me on like sunblock
Because Dr. Dre put me on (supported me) like sunblock protects from the sun

Why the fuck not?
Why not do it?

You only get one shot
You only have one opportunity

Ate shit 'til I can't taste it
Went through a lot of hardships until I stopped caring about the taste

Chased it with straight liquor
Chased it (the hardships) with alcohol

Then paint thinner, then drank 'til I faint
Then consumed paint thinner, and drank until I lost consciousness

And awake with a headache and I take anything in
And woke up with a headache, and I'll accept anything

Rectangular shape, then I wait
With a rectangular shape (implying drugs), then I patiently wait

To face the demons I'm bonded to
To confront and deal with the dark forces that I'm connected to

'Cause they're chasin' me but I'm part of you
Because they're pursuing me, but I'm also a part of you

So escapin' me is impossible
Therefore, evading my influence is not possible

I latch onto you like a
I attach myself to you, similar to how a

Parasite
Parasitic organism

And I probably ruined your parents' life
And I likely disrupted your parents' lives

And your childhood too
And your early years as well

'Cause if I'm the music that y'all grew up on
Because if I'm the music that you all were raised with

I'm responsible for you retarded fools
I'm the one to blame for your foolish actions

I'm the supervillain dad and mom was losin' their marbles to
I'm the evil and influential figure, and parents were driven crazy because of me

You marvel that? Eddie Brock is you
You're amazed by that? Eddie Brock (fictional character from Venom) represents you

And I'm the suit, so call me
And I'm the symbiote, so refer to me as

Venom
Harmful and poisonous influence

Adrenaline momentum
Energy and drive fueled by adrenaline

And I'm not knowin' when I'm
And I'm uncertain about when I

Ever gonna slow up and I'm
Will ever slow down, and I

Ready to snap any moment, I'm
Ready to lose control and explode at any moment, I

Thinkin' it's time to go get 'em
Believing that it's time to confront and challenge them

They ain't gonna know what hit 'em
They won't understand or be prepared for what is about to happen to them

I said knock knock, let the devil in
I metaphorically knock on the door, allowing negativity and darkness to take over