And When I’m Gone (Eminem Only) lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah, it's my life
In my own words, I guess

[Verse 1]
Have you ever loved someone so much you'd give an arm for?
Not the expression, no, literally give an arm for
When they know they're your heart and you know you are their armor
And you will destroy anyone who would try da harm her
But, what happens when karma turns right around a bite chu?
And everything you stand for turns on for you da spite chu?
What happens when you become the main source of her pain?
"Daddy, look what I made", "Dad's gotta go catch a plane"
"Daddy, where's Mommy? I can't find Mommy, where is she?"
"I don't know, go play, Hailie, baby, your daddy's busy
Daddy's writing a song, this song ain't gon' write itself
I'll give you one underdog, then you gotta swing by yourself"
Then turn right around on that song and tell her you love her
And put hands on her mother who's a spitting image of her
That's Slim Shady, yeah, baby, Slim Shady's crazy
Shady made me, but, tonight, Shady's rock-a-bye baby, hah

[Chorus]
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing, so, baby, don't feel no pain, just smile back
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing, so, baby, don't feel no pain, just smile back
[Verse 2]
I keep having this dream, I'm pushing Hailie on the swing
She keeps screaming she don't want me da sing
"You're making Mommy cry, why? Why is Mommy crying?"
"Baby, Daddy ain't leaving no more", "Daddy, you're lying
You always say that, you always say 'This is the last time'
But chu ain't leaving no more, Daddy, you're mine"
She's piling boxes in front of the door, tryna block it
"Daddy, please, Daddy, don't leave, Daddy, no, stop it"
Goes in her pocket, pulls out a tiny necklace locket
It's got a picture, "This'll keep you safe, Daddy, take it wit' cha"
I look up, it's just me standing in the mirror
These f*cking walls must be talking 'cause, man, I can hear 'em
They're saying, "You got one more chance to do right, and it's tonight
Now, go out there and show 'em that chu love 'em 'fore it's too late"
And just as I go da walk out of my bedroom door
It turns to a stage, they're gone and the spotlight is on, and I'm singing

[Chorus]
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing, so, baby, don't feel no pain, just smile back
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing, so, baby, don't feel no pain, just smile back
[Verse 3]
Sixty-thousand people all jumping out their seat
The curtain closes, they're throwing roses at my feet
I take a bow and "Thank you all for coming out"
They're screaming so loud, I take one last look at the crowd
I glance down, I don't believe what I'm seeing
"Daddy, it's me, help Mommy, her wrists are bleeding"
"But, baby, we're in Sweden? How did chu get da Sweden?"
"I followed chu, Daddy, you told me that chu weren't leaving
You lied to me, Dad, and now you made Mommy sad
And I bought chu this coin, it says, 'Number One Dad'
That's all I wanted, I just wanna give you this coin
I get the point, fine, me and Mommy are going"
"But, baby, wait", "It's too late, Dad, you made the choice
Now, go up there and show 'em that chu love 'em more than us
That's what they want, they want chu, Marshall, they keep
Screaming your name, it's no wonder you can't go da sleep
Just take another pill, yeah, I bet chu, you will
You rap about it, yeah, word, k-keep it real"
I hear applause, all this time I couldn't see
How could it be that the curtain is closing on me?
I turn around, find a gun on the ground, c*ck it
Put it to my brain, scream, "Die, Shady", and pop it
The sky darkens, my life flashes
The plane that I was supposed to be on crashes and burns to ashes
That's when I wake up, alarm clock's ringing, there's birds singing
It's spring and Hailie's outside swinging
I walk right up to Kim and kiss her, tell her I miss her
Hailie just smiles and winks at her little sister, almost as if to say
[Chorus]
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing, so, baby, don't feel no pain, just smile back
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing, so, baby, don't feel no pain, just smile back

[Outro]
*Curtains closing*