Okay, I admit it, the title is pretty hyperbolic. But I've just spent an inordinate amount of time analyzing his Academy Award-winning original song, and I'm reallyimpressed by all the internal rhymes in his lyrics. I've loved this song since it came out, even though I've never seen "8 Mile"; analyzing the song like this has given me a new appreciation for Marshall Mathers' writing ability.
As a feminist I detest how much hatred he's displayed against women and all his homophobic remarks. But as a...human? Or, at least, someone drawn to talented people and their stories, I can't help but be in awe of what he's achieved and how much humor and self-awareness he maintains. I've never seen him smile but he clearly has a wicked sense of humor about himself, as evidenced by his music videos.
Anyway, here's the third verse of "Lose Yourself". I color-coded the rhyming words.
No more games, I'ma change what you call rage
Tear this motherfucking roof off like two dogs caged
I was playing in the beginning, the mood all changed
I been chewed up, and spit out, and booed off stage
But I kept rhyming and stepwritin' the next cypher
Best believe somebody's paying the pied piper All the pain inside amplified by the
Fact that I can't get by with my nine to five
And I can't provide the right type of life for my family
'Cause man, these Goddamn food stamps don't buy diapers
And it's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life
And these times are so hard and it's getting even harder
Trying to feed and water my seed, plus
Teeter totter caught up between being a father and a prima donna
Baby mama drama's screaming on and
Too much for me to wanna
Stay in one spot, another day of monotony
Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail
I've got to formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot
Success is my only motherfucking option, failure's not
Mom, I love you, but this trailer's got to go
I cannot grow old in Salem's Lot So here I go it's my shot.
Feet fail me not 'cause this may be the only opportunity that I got
I used other colors for other words in the previous verses, so that's why I had to resort to using boldface type and underlining parts of words.
The whole song:
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