Take From Me
Eminem feat. Royce Da 5"9' Lyrics

Is everything not enough?
Are my efforts not sufficient?

What more can I give up?
What more can I sacrifice?

Is there anyone that I can trust?
Is there anyone who won't betray me?

I give you my all and you still take from me.
I put in my best effort and yet you still exploit me.

Always been the type of dude that'll feed my clique
I've always been the one to provide for my crew.

I know that without the fans, I ain't shit
I acknowledge that my success is due to my fanbase.

But y'all better read my lips
Listen carefully to what I'm saying.

I don't spit raps this ill, for you to just hack and steal
I don't write these amazing lyrics for you to plagiarize.

And leak my shit, so peep my drift
And leak my songs, do you understand my message?

I hope y'all don't think you're helping me out with that shit
I hope you don't think stealing my music is doing me a favor.

That shit stressin' me out
It's causing me a lot of stress.

Nickel nine is blowin' up
My career is taking off.

Christmas time, you should hang my album on top of your fireplace
During the holidays, display my music as a symbol of success.

Cause around that time, my stocking's goin' UP
My fame and fortune is increasing rapidly.

Feels like a victory, bittersweet, cause the bigger I get?
My accomplishments are a triumph, yet it has its downsides.

The bigger the wedge, between the relationship of me and my bigger bro
My success is causing a rift between me and my brother.

Feels like the shit just switched on me
Everything changed on me suddenly.

Everything I do for the nigga, and the nigga know
I do everything for him and he's aware of it.

I would do anything for him, but the nigga refuse
I'm willing to do anything for him, but he won't reciprocate.

To just quit straight shittin' on me
To stop disrespecting me.

Keepin' your distance? Probably best if you don't wanna fuck with me
It's wise to stay away from me if you don't want trouble.

But you know me probably best, fuck pity
You know me well, don't feel sorry for me.

You want that? You know it's like ?. chest
You want to compete with me? It's like playing Russian roulette.

Tough titty, the problems, you gotta problem, you think I'm already set
Sorry, but you'll have to deal with your own issues, don't assume I'm worry-free.

So I'mma look down on you? Just be proud of me
I won't belittle or judge you, just be happy for my achievements.

You already got my respect
I already hold you in high regard.

I ain't gonna say something I regret
I won't say something I'll later regret.

So I'mma just STOP, chasing the pain
I'm going to stop pursuing unhealthy relationships.

Let you deal with the fact we don't get along cause I got a big face in the game
I'll let you come to terms with the fact that we're not on good terms because of my success.

Sometimes I feel like fuck my life
Occasionally, I feel miserable about my existence.

I fuck with a few niggas that I know that if my chick was a Shady ho?
I have a few friends who would sleep with my girlfriend if she were unfaithful.

Niggas wouldn't think twice before they fuck my wife
These so-called friends would have no qualms betraying me by sleeping with my partner.

Guess that's the difference in friends and associates
That's the contrast between genuine friends and just acquaintances.

I done been broke, I done been through the motions
I've experienced poverty and hardships.

I don't pay no attention to birds
I don't give any importance to unimportant people.

I use my scope to tend to the vultures
I focus my attention on opportunists.

No one ever blows up ..?.. talk
No one ever becomes successful without taking action.

I don't make money just to loan it to y'all
I didn't work hard for my earnings to just lend it to others.

Tell a nigga that the new album is like ??? is like talking to a hole in the wall
It's pointless to advertise my new album as no one listens to me.

..?..these niggas expensive
These people are costly to be friends with.

If I need to loan you money every time I see you just to be your friend?
If I have to give you money every time we meet just to maintain our friendship?

I don't need your friendship
I don't require your companionship.

I live in a bubble, I struggle with the fame
I'm isolated and find it difficult to cope with my celebrity status.

Trouble as the pain grows double, give a fuck what you say
As the challenges increase, I'm jaded to your opinions.

When my music you take so subtle, just to give it away
When you steal my music in a sneaky way, then freely distribute it.

To people who don't even appreciate flows, motherfucker, I'm living today
To individuals who fail to appreciate my talent, yet I'm prospering.

Cause I break my back to give you my art, you steal my thoughts
I work incredibly hard to deliver my art, but you copy my ideas.

It's like driving a spike through my heart
It hurts me deeply.

You might think it's not that big of a deal to steal from me
You may underestimate the gravity of stealing from me.

But music is all I got
Music is my everything.

Aside from my daughters, not trying to sound like a martyr
Apart from my children, I'm not looking for pity.

But it's getting harder than I thought
However, it's more difficult than anticipated.

To not just go crazy, trapped in this house, I'm about to just snap
It's hard not to lose my mind, confined to this house, I feel like breaking down.

And I might not deserve it but I got to, did I not work for it?
I might not deserve this pain, but did I not earn my success?

Put it all in every record I rip for
I pour my heart and soul into every song I write.

When the ?
When people criticize me?

But I won't let it get me down, I won't succumb like many think
However, I won't give up like some people expect me to.

SO FUCK THEM
I don't care about their opinions.

They'll appreciate me when I'm gone, they say it was ill, right?
They'll recognize my worth after I'm no longer around, right?

The way I kill mics? But the way I feel right now?
My rapping skills are exceptional, but my current emotions are not positive.

It just feels like I'm so done with this shit I might as well wipe
I'm exhausted and ready to give up entirely.

I have nothing else to give you, nothing left to contribute
I've given everything I have, nothing to offer anymore.

Farewell I bid you, but before I go, my last gift to you
I'm saying my final goodbye, but I'll present my last present to you.

Ladies and gentleman, Slaughterhouse I give you!
Introducing, Slaughterhouse.

And I give, and I give
I give unselfishly.

And you take, and you take
You receive from me, repeatedly.

And you just walk away without nothing to say
You exit without any acknowledgement.

And I give you my all and you just take from me (ay ay)
I offer everything, yet you just exploit me.

And I give, and I give
I keep giving.

And you take, and you take
But you keep taking.

And you just walk away without nothing to say
You leave me empty-handed, without a word.

And I give you my all and you just take from me (ay ay)
I offer everything I have, but you simply exploit me.