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Interestingly, this is the only time that Eminem curses in this song, as he talks about a very personal subject – his family and his daughter. He’s come to the conclusion that his family is important, but when he goes to try and tell them he can’t because his career gets in the way. This could be a metaphor for his (guilty) conscience. Eminem is standing up now and taking responsibility by destroying his excuse. This is another way of saying “the devil made me do it,” an excuse that’s been used for centuries by people who don’t want to take responsibility. He raps about being violent toward the mother of his own child – who looks just like her.Įm is telling his daughter that the crazy things he does (such as hitting Kim) are not done by him, but rather his crazy alter-ego Slim Shady. And put hands on her mother who's a spitting.:Įminem feels like a hypocrite for not taking out the time to show his daughter he loves her and yet writes songs telling her he does. Then turn right around on that song and tell her.The context suggests the type of “underdog” where you push someone on a swing so high that you can run under the person while they swing. This explains Eminem’s struggle to raise his daughters, especially Hailie, and maintain a family life, when he must keep writing to appease his record labels and fans.Īlso, in the music video, you can actually see the lyrics to the song on his notebook writing itself. Symbolic of this song being the (possible) end of Eminem’s career. This experience actually caused her to attempt suicide by slitting her wrists. This is a reference to when Eminem once performed “Kim” at a concert to audience approval, all the while being aware of Kim’s presence in the crowd. "Daddy, it's me! Help Mommy, her wrists.In this dream he actually take the time to push her on the swing, but in context it appears he’s doing it out of guilt, as he knows he’s going away again. This ties back to the first verse, when Em prioritizes his work over spending quality time with Hailie. :Įminem is speaking directly to his daughter, and telling her to not cry when he dies/can’t find the time to be there for her, and instead just be happy when she hears his music. And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't.The plane is a symbol for Em’s career and is referenced later when it crashes. The plane also foreshadows the ending of the song. However, Em “had to work”, and just like several dads do throughout their children’s childhood, he didn’t even acknowledge the importance of the drawing or her effort of making a cut-out symmetrical drawing of girls holding hands. Hailie is metaphorically Eminem’s “heart”, while his paternal instincts make him to protect her like “armor”. When they know they're your heart and you.During the music video he draws attention to said tattoo. :Įminem literally gave an arm for Hailie, as a portrait of her is tattooed on his upper right arm. Have you ever loved someone so much, you'd.It’s probably more authentic to Marshall’s life than most of his songs. This song is much more personal than most of Em’s songs since it is dealing with a specific situation with his daughter.
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