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When I'm GoneYeah...It's my life... In my own words I guess... 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 were their armour And you will destroy anyone who would try to harm her But what happens when karma turns right around and bites you? And everything you stand for turns on you to spite you? 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 and 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-by baby... 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... I keep having this dream, I'm pushin' Hailie on the swing She keeps screaming, she don't want me to 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 you 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 with you." I look up, it's just me standing in the mirror These fucking walls must be talking, 'cause man I can hear 'em They're saying, "You've got one more chance to do right, and it's tonight. Now go out there and show 'em that you love 'em 'fore it's too late." And just as I go to walk out of my bedroom door It turns to a stage, they're gone, and this spotlight is on And I'm singing... 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... 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 you get to Sweden? "I followed you, Daddy, you told me that you weren't leavin'. "You lied to me, Dad, and now you made Mommy sad. And I bought you 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 your choice. Now go up there and show 'em that you love 'em more than us." That's what they want, they want you Marshall They keep screamin' your name It's no wonder you can't go to sleep, just take another pill Yeah, I bet you 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, cock 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 ringin', there's birds singin' 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 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... [*curtains closing and sounds of clapping*] |