Till I Collapse – English Lyrics

• By: Eminem, Nate Dogg
• Album: The Eminem Show

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Eminem's "Till I Collapse," a powerful and motivating hip-hop anthem that offers a unique gateway to understanding English. Through its intricate rhyme schemes, vivid imagery, and passionate delivery, you can explore expressions of unwavering determination and inner strength. The song's clear, emphatic lyrics and compelling narrative make it an excellent resource for grasping complex vocabulary and emotional nuances in English, while also experiencing the lyrical artistry of one of rap's greatest. Its universal message of perseverance makes it special and relatable, transcending language barriers.

[English]

'Cause sometimes you just feel tired, feel weak

And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up

But you gotta search within you, try to find that inner strength

And just pull that shit out of you

And get that motivation to not give up, and not be a quitter

No matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse

'Till I collapse I'm spilling these raps long as you feel 'em

'Till the day that I drop you'll never say that I'm not killing 'em

'Cause when I am not, then I'ma stop penning 'em

And I am not Hip-Hop and I'm just not Eminem

Subliminal thoughts, when I'ma stop sending 'em?

Women are caught in webs, spin 'em and hock venom

Adrenalin shots, the penicillin could not get the illing to stop

Amoxicillin's just not real enough

The criminal cop-killing hip hop villain

A minimal swap to cop millions of Pac listeners

You're coming with me, feel it or not you're gonna fear it

Like I showed you the spirit of God lives in us

You hear it a lot, lyrics to shock

Is it a miracle or am I just product of pop fizzing up?

For shizzle my wizzle, this is the plot, listen up

You bizzles forgot, Slizzle does not give a fuck

'Till the roof comes off, 'till the lights go out

'Till my legs give out, can't shut my mouth

'Till the smoke clears out, am I high? Perhaps

I'ma rip this shit, 'till my bone collapse

'Till the roof comes off, 'till the lights go out

'Till my legs give out, can't shut my mouth

'Till the smoke clears out, am I high? Perhaps

I'ma rip this shit, 'till my bone collapse

Music is like magic, there's a certain feeling you get

When you real and you spit and people are feeling your shit

This is your moment, and every single minute you spend

Tryna hold on to it 'cause you may never get it again

So while you're in it, try to get as much shit as you can

And when your run is over just admit when it's at its end

'Cause I'm at the end of my wits with half the shit that gets in

I got a list, here's the order of my list that it's in

It goes Reggie, Jay-Z, 2Pac and Biggie

Andre from OutKast, Jada, Kurupt, Nas and then me

But in this industry I'm the cause of a lot of envy

So when I'm not put on this list, the shit does not offend me

That's why you see me walk 'round like nothing's bothering me

Even though half you people got a fuckin' problem with me

You hate it but you know respect you got to give me

The press's wet dream like Bobby and Whitney, Nate, hit me

'Till the roof comes off, 'till the lights go out

'Till my legs give out, can't shut my mouth

'Till the smoke clears out, am I high? Perhaps

I'ma rip this shit, 'till my bone collapse

'Till the roof comes off, 'till the lights go out

'Till my legs give out, can't shut my mouth

'Till the smoke clears out, am I high? Perhaps

I'ma rip this shit, 'till my bone collapse

Soon as a verse starts, I eat at an MC's heart

What is he thinking? How not to go against me, smart

And it's absurd, how people hang on every word

I'll probably never get the props I feel I ever deserve

But I'll never be served, my spot is forever reserved

If I ever leave Earth, that would be the death of me first

'Cause in my heart of hearts I know nothing could ever be worse

That's why I'm clever when I put together every verse

My thoughts are sporadic, I act like I'm an addict

I rap like I'm addicted to smack like I'm Kim Mathers

But I don't wanna go forth and back in constant battles

The fact is I would rather sit back and bomb some rappers

So this is like a full blown attack I'm launching at 'em

The track is on some battling raps who want some static?

'Cause I don't really think that the fact that I'm Slim matters

A plaque and platinum status is wack if I'm not the baddest, so

'Till the roof comes off, 'till the lights go out

'Till my legs give out, can't shut my mouth

'Till the smoke clears out, am I high? Perhaps

I'ma rip this shit, 'till my bone collapse

'Till the roof comes off, 'till the lights go out

'Till my legs give out, can't shut my mouth

'Till the smoke clears out, am I high? Perhaps

I'ma rip this shit, 'till my bone collapse

Until the roof (until the roof)

The roof comes off (the roof comes off)

Until my legs (until my legs)

Give out from underneath me

I, I will not fall, I will stand tall

Feels like no one could beat me

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
collapse /kəˈlæps/ B2	verb - to fall down or cave in suddenly
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary
weak /wiːk/ A2	adjective - lacking physical strength or energy
strength /streŋθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being physically strong
motivation /ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ B2	noun - the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way
raps /ræps/ B2	noun - a type of music that involves speaking or chanting rhyming lyrics over a musical beat verb - talk to (someone) in an informal way
drop /drɒp/ A2	verb - to let something fall verb - to release a song or album
killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing) verb - (slang) to perform exceptionally well
thoughts /θɔːts/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind
venom /ˈvenəm/ B2	noun - a poisonous substance secreted by animals such as snakes, spiders, and scorpions and typically injected into prey or aggressors by biting or stinging
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B1	noun - the nonphysical part of a person regarded as their true self
shock /ʃɒk/ B1	verb - to surprise or disgust (someone) greatly noun - a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ A2	noun - the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A1	noun - a very short period of time
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for (someone or something)

Key Grammar Structures

• And just pull that shit out of you

  ➔ Imperative verb + object + preposition + pronoun

  ➔ Uses an imperative form to give a command or encouragement.

• 'Cause sometimes you just feel tired, feel weak

  ➔ Contraction of 'because' + conjunction + sentence structure

  ➔ Uses the informal contraction 'cause' instead of 'because' to connect clauses.

• I'm spilling these raps long as you feel 'em

  ➔ Gerund ('spilling') + demonstrative pronoun + plural noun + conjunction + comparative clause

  ➔ Uses gerunds and comparative clauses to describe ongoing action conditioned on a state.

• You hear it a lot, lyrics to shock

  ➔ Simple present tense + object + infinitive of purpose

  ➔ Uses the simple present tense to state a habitual or general truth.

• My thoughts are sporadic, I act like I'm an addict

  ➔ Present tense + adjective + comma + subject + verb + simile with 'like'

  ➔ Uses simple present to describe ongoing states and employs 'like' for comparisons.

• Feels like no one could beat me

  ➔ Verb 'feel' in present tense + like + noun phrase

  ➔ Uses present tense of 'feel' with 'like' to express similarity to an unmatched state.