Without Me – English Lyrics

• By: Eminem

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical genius and cultural commentary of Eminem's "Without Me"! This iconic hip-hop track offers a fantastic opportunity to explore English through its witty wordplay, sharp social critique, and the unique storytelling of one of rap's biggest stars. You'll learn about idiomatic expressions, cultural references, and the art of crafting impactful rhymes, making it a powerful and engaging way to enhance your English language skills.

[English]

THREE, TWO, ONE.

♪♪ OBIE TRICE REAL NAME NO GIMMICKS... ♪

- ( record halts ) - ( giggles )

OH-HMM.

♪♪ TWO TRAILER PARK GIRLS GO ROUND THE OUTSIDE, ♪♪

♪♪ ROUND THE OUTSIDE, ROUND THE OUTSIDE ♪♪

Marshall, we've got to boogie.

I'm on the way.

♪♪ TWO TRAILER PARK GIRLS GO ROUND THE OUTSIDE ♪♪

♪♪ ROUND THE OUTSIDE, ROUND THE OUTSIDE ♪♪

♪♪ GUESS WHO'S BACK ♪♪

♪♪ BACK AGAIN ♪♪

♪♪ SHADY'S BACK ♪♪

♪♪ TELL A FRIEND ♪♪

♪♪ GUESS WHO'S BACK, GUESS WHO'S BACK ♪♪

♪♪ GUESS WHO'S BACK, GUESS WHO'S BACK... ♪♪

♪♪ NA-NA-NA-NA... ♪♪

♪♪ I'VE CREATED A MONSTER,

CUZ NOBODY WANTS TO SEE MARSHALL NO MORE, THEY WANT SHADY ♪

♪♪ I'M CHOPPED LIVER WELL IF YOU WANT SHADY ♪♪

♪♪ THEN THIS IS WHAT I'LL GIVE YA ♪♪

♪♪ A LITTLE BIT OF ME MIXED WITH SOME HARD LIQUOR♪

♪♪ SOME VODKA THAT WILL JUMPSTART MY HEART QUICKER ♪

♪♪ THEN A SHOCK WHEN I GET SHOCKED AT THE HOSPITAL ♪♪

♪♪ BY THE DOCTOR WHEN I'M NOT COOPERATING ♪

♪♪ WHEN I'M ROCKING THE TABLE WHILE HE'S OPERATING ♪♪

♪♪ YOU WAITED THIS LONG TO STOP DEBATING ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ I'M BACK, I'M ON THE --- AND OVULATING ♪

♪♪ I KNOW YOU GOT A JOB MS. CHENEY ♪♪

♪♪ BUT YOUR HUSBANDS HEART PROBLEM IS COMPLICATED ♪

♪♪ SO THE F.C.C. WON'T LET ME BE ♪♪

♪♪ OR LET ME BE ME SO LET ME SEE ♪♪

♪♪ THEY TRIED TO SHUT ME DOWN ON --- ♪♪

♪♪ BUT IT FEELS SO EMPTY WITHOUT ME ♪♪

♪♪ SO COME ON AND DIP, BUM ON YOUR LIPS ♪♪

♪♪ JUMP BACK JIGGLE A HIP AND WIGGLE A BIT ♪♪

♪♪ AND GET READY CUZ THIS IS ABOUT TO GET HEAVY ♪

♪♪ I JUST SETTLED ALL MY LAWSUITS, DEBBIE! ♪

♪♪ NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR ME ♪♪

♪♪ SO EVERYBODY JUST FOLLOW ME ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ WE NEED A LITTLE CONTROVERSY, ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ IT FEELS SO EMPTY WITHOUT ME ♪♪

♪♪ I SAID, THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR ME ♪♪

♪♪ SO EVERYBODY JUST FOLLOW ME ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ WE NEED A LITTLE CONTROVERSY ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ IT FEELS SO EMPTY THOUT ME ♪♪

♪♪ LITTLE HELLIONS KIDS FEELING REBELLIOUS ♪♪

♪♪ EMBARRASSED THEIR PARES STILL LISTEN TO ELVIS ♪♪

♪♪ THEY START FEELING LIKE PRISONERS, HELPLESS ♪

♪♪ TILL SOMEONE COMES ALOG ON A MISSION AND YELLS ----- ♪

♪♪ A VISIONARY, VISION SCAR, COULD START A REVOLUTION ♪

♪♪ POLLUTIN' THE AIR WAVES A REBEL ♪♪

♪♪ SO LET ME JUST REVEL AND BASK ♪♪

♪♪ IN THE FACT THAT I GOT EVERYONE KISSING MY --- ♪♪

♪♪ AND IT'S A DISASTER SUCH A CATASTROPHE ♪♪

♪♪ FOR YOU TO SEE SO MUCH OF MY ASS YOU ASK FOR ME?

♪♪ WELL I'M BACK-- NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA... ♪♪

♪♪ FIX YOUR BENT ANTENNAE♪

♪♪ TUNE IT IN AND THEN I'M GONNA ENTER INTO THE FRONT ♪♪

♪♪ OF YOUR SKIN LIKE A SPLINTR THE CENTER OF ATTENTION BACK FOR THE WINTER ♪♪

♪♪ I'M INTERESTING, THE BEST THING SINCE WRESTLING ♪

♪♪ INFESTING IN YOUR KIDS EAR AND NESTING ♪♪

♪♪ TESTING ATTENTION PLEASE♪

♪♪ FEEL THE TENSION SOON AS SOMEONE MENTIONS ME♪

♪♪ HERE'S MY 10 CENTS MY TWO CENTS IS FREE ♪♪

♪♪ A NUISANCE, WHO SENT, YOU SENT FOR ME ♪♪

♪♪ NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR ME ♪♪

♪♪ SO EVERYBODY JUST FOLLOW ME ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ WE NEED A LITTLE CONTROVERSY ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ IT FEELS SO EMPTY WITHOUT ME ♪♪

♪♪ I SAID THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR ME ♪♪

♪♪ SO EVERYBODY JUST FOLLOW ME ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ WE NEED A LITTLE CONTROVERSY ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ IT FEELS SO EMPTY WITHOUT ME ♪♪

♪♪ A TISK-IT A TASK-IT ♪♪

♪♪ I GO TIT FOR TAT WITH ♪♪

♪♪ ANYBODY WHO'S TALKING THIS AND THAT ---- ♪♪

♪♪ CHRIS KIRKPATRICK YOU CAN GET YOUR --- ------♪

♪♪ WORSE THAN THEM LITTLE LIMP BIZKIT BASTARDS♪

♪♪ AND MOBY, YOU CAN GET STOMPED BY OBIE♪

♪♪ YOU 36 YEAR OLD BALD HEADED STAN ---- ME ♪

♪♪ YOU DON'T KNOW ME, YOU'RE TOO OLD ♪♪

♪♪ LET IT GO ITS OVER, NOBODY LISTENS TO TECHNO ♪

♪♪ NOW LETS GO, JUST GIVE ME A SIGNAL ♪♪

♪♪ I WILL BE THERE WITH A WHOLE LIST FULL OF NEW INSULTS ♪♪

♪♪ I'VE BEEN DOPE, SUSPENSEFUL WITH A PENCIL ♪♪

♪♪ EVER SINCE PRINCE TURND HIMSELF INTO A SYMBOL ♪♪

♪♪ BUT SOMETIMES, MAN, IT JUST SEEMS ♪♪

♪♪ EVERYBODY WANTS TO DISCUSS ME ♪♪

♪♪ SO THIS MUST MEAN I'M DISGUSTING ♪♪

♪♪ BUT ITS JUST ME I'M JUST OBSCENE ♪♪

♪♪ THOUGH I'M NOT THE FIRST KING OF CONTROVERSY♪

♪♪ I AM THE WORST THING SINCE ELVIS PRESLEY ♪♪

♪♪ TO DO BLACK MUSIC SO SELFISHLY ♪♪

♪♪ AND USE IT TO GET MYSELF WEALTHY ♪♪

♪♪ HEY! THERE'S A CONCEPT THAT WORKS ♪♪

♪♪ 20 MILLION OTHER WHITE RAPPERS EMERGE ♪♪

♪♪ BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY FISH IN THE SEA ♪

♪♪ IT WILL BE SO EMPTY WITHOUT ME ♪♪

♪♪ NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR ME ♪♪

♪♪ SO EVERYBODY JUST FOLLOW ME ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ WE NEED A LITTLE CONTROVERSY ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ IT FEELS SO EMPTY WITHOUT ME ♪♪

♪♪ I SAID THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR ME ♪♪

♪♪ SO EVERYBODY JUST FOLLOW ME ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ WE NEED A LITTLE CONTROVERSY ♪♪

♪♪ CUZ IT FEELS SO EMPTY WITHOUT ME ♪♪

♪♪ HUM-DEI-DEI-LA-LA ♪♪

♪♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪♪

♪♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪♪

♪♪ LA-LA-LA-LA ♪♪

♪♪ HUM-DEI-LA-LA-LA ♪♪

♪♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪♪

♪♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪♪

♪♪ LA-LA-LA-LA. ♪♪♪♪

KIDS!

( music continues )

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
monster /ˈmɒn.stər/ B2	noun - a frightening or imaginary creature
revolution /ˌrɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/ B2	noun - a sudden, complete change in something
controversy /ˈkɒn.trə.vər.si/ B2	noun - a disagreement or argument about something important
rebellious /rɪˈbɛl.i.əs/ B2	adjective - resisting authority or control
ass /æs/ A2	noun - buttocks or a foolish person
controversial /ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ B2	adjective - causing disagreement or discussion
empty /ˈɛm.ti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled
controversy /ˈkɒn.trə.vər.si/ B2	noun - a dispute or debate with differing opinions
public /ˈpʌb.lɪk/ A2	noun - people in general
controversy /ˈkɒn.trə.vər.si/ B2	noun - public disagreement or dispute

Key Grammar Structures

• I've created a monster

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ Indicates a past action with present relevance, formed with "have/has" + past participle.

• Cuz nobody wants to see Marshall no more

  ➔ Contrasting conjunction 'nobody wants'

  ➔ Shows a contrast between people's expectation and the actual situation, using 'nobody' as the subject and 'wants' as the verb.

• I'm interesting, the best thing since wrestling

  ➔ Bracketing phrase 'the best thing since...' (superlative clause)

  ➔ Uses a superlative phrase to emphasize the significance or quality of something, comparing it to a known reference point.

• They start feeling like prisoners, helpless

  ➔ Present participle phrase 'feeling like prisoners'

  ➔ Uses a present participle to describe ongoing actions or states, often functioning as an adjective.

• And I get shocked at the hospital

  ➔ Simple present tense 'get shocked'

  ➔ Expresses a habitual or factual action, using the base form with 'get' to indicate receiving an action.