Dear Slim, I thought you might've heard of me maybe
Cause lately, everywhere I turn, someone's comparing us, crazy
I never would've thought when I was bumping Biggie and 'Pac
That I would buy bleach in a box and become the product of Shady, but I'm here now
Dear Slim, I thought you might've heard of me maybe
Cause lately, everywhere I turn, someone's comparing us, crazy
I never would've thought when I was bumping Biggie and 'Pac
That I would buy bleach in a box and become the product of Shady, but I'm here now
Hi, my name is Tom MacDonald, people call me controversial
I'm the one that counterculture follows
Every song I drop's a problem, I offend an awful lot with topics
Commenting on race and politics, I'm pretty awesome
Dear Slim, I know we're very different politically
Seems like some of your biggest fans are the victims I'm triggering
They're convinced I don't like you which ain't consistent with history
I was picked on as a kid, and they don't know what Slim did for me
But I'm here now, and I fight this system just like you
Was addicted to pills and liquor and quit 'em just like you
People claim that you hate me, but Marshall, that can't be right, dude
You'd have to hate yourself as well 'cause, Marshall, I'm you
[Chorus]
Marshall, remember back when
You became Eminem
You changed the world with a pen
Well, now I'm just like you
I don't give a what saying what I want with my fingers up
Everybody triggered and they think I suck
But I don't give a what
But I don't give a what
[Verse 2]
Dear Slim, I thought that maybe 'cause you paved the way for me
You might relate to weight that Caucasian rappers are carrying
They're constantly comparing us to you, it's embarrassing
Never gaining their approval, it's just hate we're inheriting
But I'm here now, go ahead and hate it, don't hurt
Call me culture vulture garbage, those are ignorant words
I kill a vulture, cook the poultry in a pan till it's burned
See, Marshall? I'm just like you, I'm flipping the bird
Dear Slim, I just wanna give you your flowers
I spent hours memorizing all of your songs in 2000
You were the reason I screamed it to my teachers as a teen
I needed your CD on repeat and Shady's face on a T-shirt
But I'm here now, they call me controversial just like you
We're both white, both rap, both of our eyes blue
Screw any guy who tries to say you changed and don't like you
Cause in my mind it's still '99 and I'm you
[Chorus]
Marshall, remember back when
You became Eminem
You changed the world with a pen
Well, now I'm just like you
I don't give a what saying what I want with my fingers up
Everybody triggered and they think I suck
But I don't give a what
But I don't give a what
[Bridge]
Whether you love me or hate me, you think I'm crazy
Dropped a 100 grand to get a beat from Shady
I really hope when I bought it, he wasn't angry
But I really had to tell him that he'd changed me
The truth of the matter is without you, Marshall Mathers
I would've committed suicide before I was a rapper
You showed me that I could do it, I didn't need to be black
Or I know it's stupid, but I just had to do my best to say thank you
[Chorus]
Marshall, remember back when
You became Eminem
You changed the world with a pen
Well, now I'm just like you
I don't give a what saying what I want with my fingers up
Everybody triggered and they think I suck
But I don't give a what
But I don't give a what
[Outro]
Marshall, remember back when
You became Eminem
You changed the world with a pen
Well, now I'm just like you
I don't give a what saying what I want with my fingers up
Everybody triggered and they think I suck
But I don't give a what
But I don't give a what
Dear Slim, myslel som si, že som počul o mne možná
Spôsobí v poslednej dobe, všade mám obrátiť, niekto sa nám porovnávanie, bláznivý
Nikdy by som si myslel, keď som narážal Biggie a Tupac
Že by som kúpiť bielidlo v krabici a stal produkt Shady, ale ja som tu
Dobrý deň, volám sa Tom MacDonald, ľudia mi hovoria kontroverzné
Som ten, ktorý nasleduje counterculture
Každá kvapka pieseň Aj to problém, som uraziť strašne moc s témami
V komentári k rase a politike, som celkom desivý
Dear Slim, viem, že sme veľmi odlišné politické
Vyzerá to, že niektoré z vašich najväčších fanúšikov sú obeťami som spúšťacie
Sú presvedčení, že nie ako tie, ktoré nie je v súlade s históriou
Bol som vybral ako dieťa, a oni nevedia, čo pre mňa urobil Slim
Ale ja som tu a som bojovať tento systém rovnako ako vy
Bol závislý na prášky a alkohol a prestať, em, rovnako ako vy
Ľudia tvrdia, že ma nenávidíš, ale Marshall, ktorý nemôže byť pravda, vole
Musel by ste nenávidieť sami seba, rovnako, príčiny, Marshall, že som ťa
[Chorus]
Marshall, pamätáš vtedy, keď
Stal ste Eminem
Zmenili ste svet s perom
No, teraz som rovnako ako vy
Aj nedávajú to, čo hovoriť, čo chcem s prstami hore
Všetci spustený a že som sať
Ale ja nedávajú čo
Ale ja nedávajú čo
[Verse 2]
Dear Slim, myslel som si, že možno, pretože si vydláždil cestu pre mňa
Dalo by sa vzťahujú na hmotnosť, ktorá kaukazskej rapperi nesú
Oni nás neustále v porovnaní s vami, je to trápne
Nikdy získať ich súhlas, je to len nenávidím Sme dedenie
Ale ja som tu, choďte do toho a nenávidieť ho nebolí
Zavolaj mi kultúrneho diania odpadky, to sú neznalí slov
Aj zabiť supa, variť hydiny v panvici, kým je to spálené
Pozri Marshalla? Som rovnako ako vy, ja preletieť vtáka
Dear Slim, chcem len dať kvety
Strávil som hodiny memorovat všetky skladby v roku 2000
dôvod, prečo ste boli kričal som na mojich učiteľov ako dospievajúci
Potreboval som vaše CD na opakovanie a tienisté tváre na tričku
Ale ja som tu, hovoria mi kontroverzné rovnako ako vy
Sme obaja biele, ako rap, a to ako z našich očí modrej
Skrutka akýkoľvek človek, ktorý sa snaží povedať, že ste zmenil a nie ako vy
Príčina v mojej mysli je to stále '99 a ja som ťa
[Chorus]
Marshall, pamätáš vtedy, keď
Stal ste Eminem
Zmenili ste svet s perom
No, teraz som rovnako ako vy
Aj nedávajú to, čo hovoriť, čo chcem s prstami hore
Všetci spustený a že som sať
Ale ja nedávajú čo
Ale ja nedávajú čo
[Most]
Či už ma milovať, alebo nenávidieť mi, že som blázon
Upustil 100 tisíc dostať beat od Shady
Naozaj dúfam, že keď som ho kúpil, nebol naštvaný
Ale v skutočnosti som mu musel povedať, že si ma zmenila
Pravda je taká, bez vás, Marshall Mathers
Ja by som som spáchal samovraždu, než som bol rapper
Ukázal si mi, že by som mohol urobiť, som nemusel byť čierny
Alebo viem, že je to hlúpe, ale musel som v mojich silách, aby povedať ďakujem
[Chorus]
Marshall, pamätáš vtedy, keď
Stal ste Eminem
Zmenili ste svet s perom
No, teraz som rovnako ako vy
Aj nedávajú to, čo hovoriť, čo chcem s prstami hore
Všetci spustený a že som sať
Ale ja nedávajú čo
Ale ja nedávajú čo
[Outro]
Marshall, pamätáš vtedy, keď
Stal ste Eminem
Zmenili ste svet s perom
No, teraz som rovnako ako vy
Aj nedávajú to, čo hovoriť, čo chcem s prstami hore
Všetci spustený a že som sať
Ale ja nedávajú čo
Ale ja nedávajú čo