Eminem - When I'm Gone lyrics

[Intro] Yeah, it's my life In my own words, I guess [Verse 1] 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 armor 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 then 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 rocka-by-baby [Hook] 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 [Verse 2] 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 cryin'?" Baby, Daddy ain't leaving no more, "Daddy, you're lyin' 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, tryin' to 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 withcha" I look up, it's just me standing in the mirror These f**in' 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 that you love 'em before 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… [Hook] 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 [Verse 3] 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 seein' "Daddy, it's me! Help Mommy, her wrists are bleedin'" 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 make Mommy sad And I bought you this coin, it says 'Number One Dad' That's all I wanted, I just wanted to give you this coin I get the point – fine, me and Mommy are goin'" But, baby, wait! "It's too late, Dad, you made the 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, co*k 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 swingin' 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 [Hook] 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*