Cleaning Out My Closet
Tribe Society Lyrics

Have you ever been hated or discriminated against?
Have you ever experienced hate or discrimination?

I have; I've been protested and demonstrated against
I have experienced protests and demonstrations against me.

Picket signs for my wicked rhymes, look at the times
People are protesting my controversial lyrics, reflecting the current social climate.

Sick as the mind of the motherfucking kid that's behind
The person behind these controversial lyrics has a disturbed mind.

All this commotion emotions run deep as ocean's exploding
All the uproar has caused intense emotions to surge to the surface.

Tempers flaring from parents just blow 'em off and keep going
Parents are getting angry but this person is not going to give up.

Not taking nothing from no one give 'em hell long as I'm breathing
This person will not let anyone stop them no matter what happens.

Keep kicking ass in the morning and taking names in the evening
This person will keep fighting relentlessly through the day and night.

Leave 'em with a taste as sour as vinegar in they mouth
Those who oppose me will be left with a bitter aftertaste.

See they can trigger me, but they'll never figure me out
My opponents may provoke me, but they will never understand me.

Look at me now; I bet ya probably sick of me now ain't you momma?
Now that I've become successful, Mom, you're probably tired of hearing about me.

I'mma make you look so ridiculous now
I'm going to make you regret that you ever doubted me.

I'm sorry momma!
I apologize, Mom.

I never meant to hurt you!
I never intended to cause you pain.

I never meant to make you cry; but tonight
I never wanted to see you cry, but tonight will be different.

I'm cleaning out my closet (one more time)
I'm going to confront some painful truths and secrets.

Ha! I got some skeletons in my closet
I have some shameful and hidden secrets.

And I don't know if no one knows it
I don't know if anyone else knows these secrets.

So before they thrown me inside my coffin and close it
Before I die and take these secrets to my grave.

I'mma expose it; I'll take you back to '73
I'm going to reveal these secrets and take you back to 1973.

Before I ever had a multi-platinum selling CD
Before I became a hugely successful recording artist.

I was a baby, maybe I was just a couple of months
I was just a helpless infant at the time.

My faggot father must have had his panties up in a bunch
My father was probably angry and upset.

Cause he split, I wonder if he even kissed me goodbye
My father left without saying goodbye, making me wonder if he even cared.

No I don't. On second thought I just fucking wished he would die
Actually, I do know, and I hate him so much that I wish he was dead.

I look at Hailie, and I couldn't picture leaving her side
I love my daughter Hailie so much that I cannot imagine being apart from her.

Even if I hated Kim, I grit my teeth and I'd try
Even though I don't like my ex-wife Kim, I would still try to make things work for Hailie's sake.

To make it work with her at least for Hailie's sake
I would do whatever it takes to make our co-parenting work for the sake of our daughter.

I maybe made some mistakes
I admit that I have made some errors in judgment.

But I'm only human, but I'm man enough to face them today
I am just a flawed human, but I am willing to take responsibility for my actions.

What I did was stupid, no doubt it was dumb
I understand that my actions were foolish and senseless.

But the smartest shit I did was take the bullets outta that gun
The best decision I made was to remove the bullets from the gun, preventing me from making a tragic mistake.

Cause I'da killed him; shit I would've shot Kim and him both
If I had not removed the bullets, I might have killed my father and ex-wife in a fit of rage.

It's my life, I'd like to welcome y'all to 'The Eminem Show'
This is my life, and this is my musical career.