Meaning and Lyrics of The Real Slim Shady by Eminem
Song Lyrics meaning of The Real Slim Shady by Eminem
About Eminem
Eminem is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer known for his rapid flow, controversial lyrics, and technical skill in his rhymes. Born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972, in St. Joseph, Missouri, Eminem rose to fame in the late 1990s with his debut album “The Slim Shady LP.” He has had a successful career, with multiple Grammy awards and critically acclaimed albums.
One of Eminem’s most iconic songs is “The Real Slim Shady”, released in 2000, which showcases his clever wordplay and satirical humor. The song became a commercial success and solidified Eminem’s status as a leading figure in the hip-hop industry.
Meaning of The Real Slim Shady by Eminem
“The Real Slim Shady” by Eminem is a controversial and satirical song that addresses themes such as identity, fame, and societal norms. The lyrics reflect Eminem’s alter ego, Slim Shady, who is a rebellious, unfiltered, and provocative character.
The opening of the song calls for the real Slim Shady to stand up, indicating a challenge to conformity and mainstream expectations. The first verse tackles the shock value Eminem’s music often elicits, addressing critics, censorship, and societal taboos. It portrays a rebellious persona that challenges norms and pushes boundaries.
The chorus emphasizes Eminem’s assertion of his authentic self amidst imitators, highlighting his unique and unapologetic style. The second verse takes aim at the music industry, critics, and pop culture figures, displaying a defiant attitude towards commercial success and public perception.
In the third verse, Eminem acknowledges his role as a provocateur and truth-teller, unafraid to address uncomfortable topics and societal hypocrisies. The lyrics showcase his skill as a rapper and lyricist, using shock value and humor to critique societal dynamics and norms.
The outro suggests that everyone has a bit of Slim Shady within them, encouraging listeners to embrace their individuality and stand up against conformity. Overall, the song serves as a bold statement of self-assertion, challenging expectations and celebrating individuality in the face of societal pressures.
The opening of the song calls for the real Slim Shady to stand up, indicating a challenge to conformity and mainstream expectations. The first verse tackles the shock value Eminem’s music often elicits, addressing critics, censorship, and societal taboos. It portrays a rebellious persona that challenges norms and pushes boundaries.
The chorus emphasizes Eminem’s assertion of his authentic self amidst imitators, highlighting his unique and unapologetic style. The second verse takes aim at the music industry, critics, and pop culture figures, displaying a defiant attitude towards commercial success and public perception.
In the third verse, Eminem acknowledges his role as a provocateur and truth-teller, unafraid to address uncomfortable topics and societal hypocrisies. The lyrics showcase his skill as a rapper and lyricist, using shock value and humor to critique societal dynamics and norms.
The outro suggests that everyone has a bit of Slim Shady within them, encouraging listeners to embrace their individuality and stand up against conformity. Overall, the song serves as a bold statement of self-assertion, challenging expectations and celebrating individuality in the face of societal pressures.
Lyrics of The Real Slim Shady by Eminem
Intro
May I have your attention, please?
May I have your attention, please?
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?
I repeat
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?
We're gonna have a problem here
Verse 1
Y'all act like you never seen a white person before
Jaws all on the floor like Pam, like Tommy just burst in the door
And started whoopin' her ass worse than before
They first were divorced, throwin' her over furniture (Agh!)
It's the return of the "Oh, wait, no way, you're kidding
He didn't just say what I think he did, did he?"
And Dr. Dre said
Nothing, you idiots, Dr. Dre's dead, he's locked in my basement (Ha-ha!)
Feminist women love Eminem
"Chicka-chicka-chicka, Slim Shady, I'm sick of him
Look at him, walkin' around, grabbin' his you-know-what
Flippin' the you-know-who", "Yeah, but he's so cute though"
Yeah, I probably got a couple of screws up in my head loose
But no worse than what's goin' on in your parents' bedrooms
Sometimes I wanna get on TV and just let loose
But can't, but it's cool for Tom Green to hump a dead moose
"My bum is on your lips, my bum is on your lips"
And if I'm lucky, you might just give it a little kiss
And that's the message that we deliver to little kids
And expect them not to know what a woman's c******s is
Of course, they're gonna know what intercourse is
By the time they hit fourth grade they've got the Discovery Channel, don't they?
We ain't nothin' but mammals
Well, some of us cannibals who cut other people open like cantaloupes
But if we can hump dead animals and antelopes
Then there's no reason that a man and another man can't elope
But if you feel like I feel, I got the antidote
Women, wave your pantyhose, sing the chorus, and it goes
Chorus
I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
Verse 2
Will Smith don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell records (Nope)
Well, I do, so f**k him, and f**k you too
You think I give a damn about a Grammy?
Half of you critics can't even stomach me, let alone stand me
"But Slim, what if you win? Wouldn't it be weird?"
Why? So you guys could just lie to get me here?
So you can sit me here next to Britney Spears?
Yo, shit, Christina Aguilera better switch me chairs
So I can sit next to Carson Daly and Fred Durst
And hear 'em argue over who she gave head to first
Little bitch put me on blast on MTV
"Yeah, he's cute, but I think he's married to Kim, hee-hee"
I should download her audio on MP3
And show the whole world how you gave Eminem VD (Agh!)
I'm sick of you little girl and boy groups, all you do is annoy me
So I have been sent here to destroy you
And there's a million of us just like me
Who cuss like me, who just don't give a f**k like me
Who dress like me, walk, talk and act like me
And just might be the next best thing, but not quite me
Chorus
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
Verse 3
I'm like a head trip to listen to 'cause I'm only givin' you
Things you joke about with your friends inside your livin' room
The only difference is I got the balls to say it in front of y'all
And I don't gotta be false or sugarcoat it at all
I just get on the mic and spit it
And whether you like to admit it (Err), I just shit it
Better than ninety percent of you rappers out can
Then you wonder: "How can kids eat up these albums like Valiums?"
It's funny, 'cause at the rate I'm goin', when I'm thirty
I'll be the only person in the nursin' home flirting
Pinchin' nurse's asses when I'm jacking off with Jergens
And I'm jerking, but this whole bag of Viagra isn't working
And every single person is a Slim Shady lurkin'
He could be working at Burger King, spittin' on your onion rings (Ch, puh)
Or in the parkin' lot, circling, screaming, "I don't give a f**k!"
With his windows down and his system up
So will the real Shady please stand up
And put one of those fingers on each hand up?
And be proud to be outta your mind and outta control
And one more time, loud as you can, how does it go?
Chorus
I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
Outro
Ha-ha
I guess there's a Slim Shady in all of us
f**k it, let's all stand up
May I have your attention, please?
May I have your attention, please?
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?
I repeat
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?
We're gonna have a problem here
Verse 1
Y'all act like you never seen a white person before
Jaws all on the floor like Pam, like Tommy just burst in the door
And started whoopin' her ass worse than before
They first were divorced, throwin' her over furniture (Agh!)
It's the return of the "Oh, wait, no way, you're kidding
He didn't just say what I think he did, did he?"
And Dr. Dre said
Nothing, you idiots, Dr. Dre's dead, he's locked in my basement (Ha-ha!)
Feminist women love Eminem
"Chicka-chicka-chicka, Slim Shady, I'm sick of him
Look at him, walkin' around, grabbin' his you-know-what
Flippin' the you-know-who", "Yeah, but he's so cute though"
Yeah, I probably got a couple of screws up in my head loose
But no worse than what's goin' on in your parents' bedrooms
Sometimes I wanna get on TV and just let loose
But can't, but it's cool for Tom Green to hump a dead moose
"My bum is on your lips, my bum is on your lips"
And if I'm lucky, you might just give it a little kiss
And that's the message that we deliver to little kids
And expect them not to know what a woman's c******s is
Of course, they're gonna know what intercourse is
By the time they hit fourth grade they've got the Discovery Channel, don't they?
We ain't nothin' but mammals
Well, some of us cannibals who cut other people open like cantaloupes
But if we can hump dead animals and antelopes
Then there's no reason that a man and another man can't elope
But if you feel like I feel, I got the antidote
Women, wave your pantyhose, sing the chorus, and it goes
Chorus
I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
Verse 2
Will Smith don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell records (Nope)
Well, I do, so f**k him, and f**k you too
You think I give a damn about a Grammy?
Half of you critics can't even stomach me, let alone stand me
"But Slim, what if you win? Wouldn't it be weird?"
Why? So you guys could just lie to get me here?
So you can sit me here next to Britney Spears?
Yo, shit, Christina Aguilera better switch me chairs
So I can sit next to Carson Daly and Fred Durst
And hear 'em argue over who she gave head to first
Little bitch put me on blast on MTV
"Yeah, he's cute, but I think he's married to Kim, hee-hee"
I should download her audio on MP3
And show the whole world how you gave Eminem VD (Agh!)
I'm sick of you little girl and boy groups, all you do is annoy me
So I have been sent here to destroy you
And there's a million of us just like me
Who cuss like me, who just don't give a f**k like me
Who dress like me, walk, talk and act like me
And just might be the next best thing, but not quite me
Chorus
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
Verse 3
I'm like a head trip to listen to 'cause I'm only givin' you
Things you joke about with your friends inside your livin' room
The only difference is I got the balls to say it in front of y'all
And I don't gotta be false or sugarcoat it at all
I just get on the mic and spit it
And whether you like to admit it (Err), I just shit it
Better than ninety percent of you rappers out can
Then you wonder: "How can kids eat up these albums like Valiums?"
It's funny, 'cause at the rate I'm goin', when I'm thirty
I'll be the only person in the nursin' home flirting
Pinchin' nurse's asses when I'm jacking off with Jergens
And I'm jerking, but this whole bag of Viagra isn't working
And every single person is a Slim Shady lurkin'
He could be working at Burger King, spittin' on your onion rings (Ch, puh)
Or in the parkin' lot, circling, screaming, "I don't give a f**k!"
With his windows down and his system up
So will the real Shady please stand up
And put one of those fingers on each hand up?
And be proud to be outta your mind and outta control
And one more time, loud as you can, how does it go?
Chorus
I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes, I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?
Outro
Ha-ha
I guess there's a Slim Shady in all of us
f**k it, let's all stand up
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The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Expanded Edition)
Release: 2023-11-03
Label: Aftermath
Popularity: 👏👏👏
Curtain Call 2
Release: 2022-08-05
Label: Aftermath
Popularity: 👏👏👏
The Eminem Show (Expanded Edition)
Release: 2022-05-26
Label: Aftermath
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