Not Afraid(Eminem) Past Simple
you for Christmas
I wasn't afraid (I wasn't afraid)
Yeah
Took a stand (took a stand)
It was a ride
Everybody (everybody)
I guess I had to go to that place
Came took my hand (came took my hand)
To got to this one
We walked this road together, through the
storm
Now some of you might still have been in
that place
Whatever weather, cold or warm
If you tried to get out (just letting you know
that you weren't alone)
You followed me (holla if you felt like you'd
been down the same road)
I got you there
You could try and read my lyrics off of this
paper before I laid 'em
But you wouldn't take the sting out these
words before I said 'em
'Cause ain't no way I was gonna let you
stop me from causing mayhem
When I said I was gonna do something, I
did it
I didn't give a damn what you thought
I did this for me, so fuck the world, fed it
beans
It was gassed up, if it thought it was
stopping me
I was what I set out to be, without a doubt,
undoubtedly
And all those who looked down on me, I
tore down your balcony
No ifs, ands or buts, didn't try to ask him
why or how could he
From "Infinite" down to the last "Relapse"
album he was still shitting
Whether he was on salary, paid hourly,
until he bowed out or he shit his bowels
out of him
Whichever came first, for better or worse
He was married to the game, like a fuck
His gift was a curse, forgot the Earth, he
got the urge to pull his dick from the dirt
And fuck the whole universe
I wasn't afraid (I wasn't afraid)
To take a stand (to take a stand)
Everybody (everybody)
Came took my hand come (came took my
hand)
We walked this road together, through the
storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just letting you know that you weren't
alone
Holla if you felt like you'd been down the
same road
Okay, quit playing with the scissors and
shit, and cut the crap
I shouldn't have to rhyme these words in
the rhythm for you to know it's a wrap
You said you were king
You lied through your teeth, for that, fuck
your feelings
Instead of getting crowned you got
capped, and to the fans
I'll never let you down again, I'm back
I promised to never go back on that
promise
In fact, let's be honest, that last "Relapse"
CD was eh
Perhaps I ran those accents into the
ground
Relaxed, I wasn't going back to that now
All I was trying to say was get back,
click-clack, blaow, 'cause I wasn't playing
around
There was a game called circle and I
didn't know how
I was way too up to back down
But I think I was still trying to figure this
crap out
Thought I had it mapped out but I guessed
I didn't, this fucking black cloud
Still followed me around but it was time to
exercise these demons
These muh'fuckers were doing jumpin'
jacks now
I wasn't afraid (I wasn't afraid)
To take a stand (to take a stand)
Everybody (everybody)
Came took my hand come (came took my
hand)
We walked this road together, through the
storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just letting you know that you weren't
alone
Holla if you felt like you'd been down the
same road
And I just couldn't keep living this way
So starting today
I broke out of this cage
I stood up, I faced my demons
I manned up, I held my ground
I'd had enough, now I was so fed up
Time to put my life back together right
then (then)
You couldn't lift a single shingle on it,
'cause the way I felt
I was strong enough to go to the club or
the corner pub
And lift the whole liquor counter up 'cause
I was raising the bar
I'd shoot for the moon but I was too busy
gazing at stars, I felt amazing and I wasn't
I wasn't afraid (I wasn't afraid)
To take a stand (to take a stand)
Everybody (everybody)
Came took my hand come (came took my
hand)
We walked this road together, through the
storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just letting you know that you weren't
alone
Holla if you felt like you'd been down the
same road

It was my decision to get clean, I did it for

me
Admittedly, I probably did it subliminally for
you
So I could come back a brand new me,
you helped see me through
And didn't realize what you did, ('cause)
believe me you
I went through the wringer, but they could
do little to the middle finger
I think I got a tear in my eye, I felt like the
king of
My world, haters could make like bees
with no stingers and drop dead
No more beef lingered, no more drama
from now on
I promised to focus solely on handling my
responsibilities as a father
So I solemnly swore to always treat this
roof like my daughters and raise it