Whatever I can be to people is fine. Some people may look up to me. I feel like I took a lot of time off. I just want to make up for letting people down. First of all, Em says that he is no longer afraid to take a stand for himself.
At this juncture of life, Eminem was recovering from a severe drug addiction that almost took his life. Hence, it is not a baseless statement when he says that he is standing up to life. So he invites all of his audience to come stand up to whatever thrown by life.
This journey might be difficult—stormy, but he is there for them. Eminem hints that this song is a helping hand to whoever is struggling with addiction. Eminem reached the pinnacle of rap and hip hop game towards the year the s before he got severely addicted to drugs.
Watch Eminem talking about his addiction in the video below. In April , Eminem showed his years sobriety token on Twitter. Eminem starts off the first verse by saying that let him tell these words out loud so that you can hear better.
So listen. Next, he goes on to say that it really does not matter what the world thinks about him, he is going to do whatever pleases him. This is the same attitude that got him addicted to drugs, but in a more positive circumstance such as recovery, it is still the best attitude to have. Em says that there were people who loved seeing him go down the rabbit hole and never see the sunlight again.
He will still keep on doing what he loves—hip hop. This addiction ad talent to music is also his gift and curse.
It is as if he is married to the game! Next, Eminem talks directly to his fans. He apologizes for falling off the wagon and vows that he will not go there. He has pretty much gone through the full circle of life, having nearly overdosed to death. Eminem has gone through a lot since his childhood—from poverty to lack of a father figure to a drug addict mother to getting bullied to having his close friends getting shot and so on.
Drugs may have shown him an easy way out of these demons from his past. But Eminem admits that it is time to grow up and stop justifying his drug abuse to the above reasons. It is time to exercise these demons. He is getting his life back together and boy has he done that!
In the third and final verse of the song, Eminem says that the decision to get clean was his own. Through this song, Em is putting this same energy out there for anyone who needs it: he believes in you! He wants them to empathize with the personal transformation he is going through.
And likewise, in his own way he wants to show them that he too is not much different than they are. But more to the theme of this song he wants to lead them, if you will. And just as Eminem serves the role of helping them deal with their frustrations, he too derives strength from their support. Moreover, there is a clear undertone of the success rate of such endeavors being increased through mutual support.
In all, this song finds Eminem standing up for his beliefs. Eminem first teased the release of this song, via Twitter, on 26 April For instance, it accomplished the rare feat of debuting at the top of the coveted Billboard Hot Furthermore, it broke the top 10 in 15 other countries. He added it at the behest of his manager, Paul Rosenberg. Below are the lyrics of that powerful bridge. It is widely considered as one of the most profound and touching parts of the song.
In , Eminem quoted the title of this song while celebrating the fact that he had been sober for 11 years. Canadian music producer Boi-1da handled the production all by himself. Actually Dr. Name Optional. Tags: Not Afraid Recovery. December 19,
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