[Refrain: Eminem] ~#**************#~ Feels like a close, its comin to ~#**************#~ Fuck am I gonna do? ~#**************#~ Its too late to start over ~#**************#~ This is the only thing I—, thing I know ~#**************#~ [Verse 1: Eminem] ~#**************#~ Sometimes I feel like all I ever do is find different ways to word the same old song ~#**************#~ Ever since I came along from the day the song called Hi, My Name Is dropped ~#**************#~ Started thinkin my name was Fault ~#**************#~ ‘Cause any time things went wrong, I was the one who they would blame it on ~#**************#~ The media made me the equivalent of a modern-day Genghis Khan ~#**************#~ Tried to argue it was only entertainment, dawg ~#**************#~ Gangster? Nah, courageous balls ~#**************#~ Had to change my style ~#**************#~ They said Im way too soft and I sound like AZ and Nas ~#**************#~ Out came the claws and the fangs been out since then ~#**************#~ But up until the instant that I went against it ~#**************#~ It was ingrained in me that I wouldnt amount to a shit stain, I thought ~#**************#~ No wonder I had to unlearn everything my brain was taught ~#**************#~ “Do I really belong in this game?” I pondered ~#**************#~ I just wanna play my part ~#**************#~ Should I make waves or not? So back and forth in my brain the tug of war wages on ~#**************#~ And I dont wanna seem ungrateful or disrespect the art form I was raised upon ~#**************#~ But sometimes you gotta take a loss and have people rub it in your face ~#**************#~ Before you get made pissed off ~#**************#~ And keep plugging, its your only outlet, and your only outfit ~#**************#~ So you know they gonna talk about it, better find a way to counter it quick ~#**************#~ And make it—, ah ~#**************#~ Feel like Ive already said this a ka-billion eighty times ~#**************#~ How many times can I say the same thing different ways that rhyme? ~#**************#~ What I really wanna say is, if theres anyone else that can relate to my story ~#**************#~ Bet you feel the same way I felt when I was in the same place you are, when I was afraid to— ~#**************#~ [Pre-Chorus: Sia & Eminem] ~#**************#~ I was a—, afraid to make a single sound ~#**************#~ Afraid I would never find a way out, out, out ~#**************#~ Afraid Id never be found (My dreams) ~#**************#~ I didnt wanna go another round (Yeah) ~#**************#~ An angry mans power will shut you up (Agh) ~#**************#~ And trip wires fill this house with tip-toed love ~#**************#~ Run out of excuses for everyone ~#**************#~ So here I am and I will not run (Yeah) ~#**************#~ [Chorus: Sia] ~#**************#~ Guts over fear (The time is near) ~#**************#~ Guts over fear (Might shed a tear) ~#**************#~ For all the times I let you push me round ~#**************#~ I let you keep me down (Now, I got) ~#**************#~ Guts over fear, guts over fear ~#**************#~ [Bridge: Eminem] ~#**************#~ Feels like a close, its comin to ~#**************#~ Fuck am I gonna do? ~#**************#~ Its too late to start over ~#**************#~ This is the only thing I—, thing I know ~#**************#~ [Verse 2: Eminem] ~#**************#~ I know what it was like, I was there once ~#**************#~ Single parents, hate your appearance ~#**************#~ Did you struggle to find your place in this world? ~#**************#~ And the pain spawns all the anger on ~#**************#~ But it wasnt til I put the pain in song ~#**************#~ Learned who to aim it on, that I made a spark ~#**************#~ Started to spit harder shit, learned how to harness it while the reins were off ~#**************#~ And there was a lot of bizarre shit ~#**************#~ But the crazy part was soon as I stopped sayin I gave a fuck ~#**************#~ Haters started to appreciate my art ~#**************#~ And it just breaks my heart to look at all the pain I caused ~#**************#~ But what am I gonna do when the rage is gone? ~#**************#~ And the lights go out in that trailer park? (Oh) ~#**************#~ And the window is closin, and theres nowhere else that I can go with flows, and Im frozen ~#**************#~ ‘Cause theres no more emotion for me to pull from ~#**************#~ Just a bunch of playful songs that I make for fun ~#**************#~ So, to the break of dawn, here I go recyclin the same old song ~#**************#~ But Id rather make Not Afraid two ~#**************#~ Than make another motherfuckin We Made You, ah ~#**************#~ Now, I dont wanna seem indulgent when I discuss my lows and my highs ~#**************#~ My demise and my uprise, pray to God ~#**************#~ I just open enough eyes later on and gave you the supplies and the tools ~#**************#~ To hopefully use thatll make you strong enough to lift yourself up, when you feel like I felt ~#**************#~ ‘Cause I cant explain to yall how dang exhausted my legs felt ~#**************#~ Just havin to balance my dang self ~#**************#~ When on eggshells, I was made to walk ~#**************#~ But thank you, Ma, cause that gave me the ~#**************#~ Strength to cause Shady-mania ~#**************#~ So when they empty that stadium ~#**************#~ Least I made it out of that house and found a place in this world when the day was done ~#**************#~ So this is for every kid who alls they ever did was dreamt of one day just gettin accepted ~#**************#~ I represent him or her, anyone similar ~#**************#~ You are the reason that I made this song ~#**************#~ And everything youre scared to say, dont be afraid to say no more ~#**************#~ From this day forward, just let them a-holes talk, take it with a grain of salt ~#**************#~ And eat their fuckin faces off ~#**************#~ The legend of the angry blonde lives on through you when Im gone ~#**************#~ And to think I was a— ~#**************#~ [Pre-Chorus: Sia & Eminem] ~#**************#~ I was a—, afraid to make a single sound ~#**************#~ Afraid I would never find a way out, out, out ~#**************#~ Afraid Id never be found (My dreams) ~#**************#~ I didnt wanna go another round (Yeah) ~#**************#~ An angry mans power will shut you up (Agh) ~#**************#~ And trip wires fill this house with tip-toed love ~#**************#~ Run out of excuses for everyone ~#**************#~ So here I am and I will not run (Yeah) ~#**************#~ [Chorus: Sia] ~#**************#~ Guts over fear (The time is near) ~#**************#~ Guts over fear (Might shed a tear) ~#**************#~ For all the times I let you push me round ~#**************#~ I let you keep me down (Now, I got) ~#**************#~ Guts over fear, guts over fear