When I am Gone


[ Introduction ] 
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 are their armour 
And you will destroy anyone who would try to harm em 
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 a 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 gonna 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... 

[ Chorus ] 
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 crying?" 
Baby, Daddy ain't leaving no more, "Daddy you're mine 
"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 trying 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 fuckin' walls must be talking, cuz man I can hear 'em 
They're saying "You've got one more chance 
to do right" - and it's tonight 
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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's turns to a stage, they're gone, and the spotlight is on 
And I'm singing... 

[ Chorus ] 
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 at you smiling 
I don't feel a thing, So baby don't feel my pain 
Just smile back... 

[ Verse 3 ] 
Sixty thousand people, are 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 seeing 
"Daddy it's me, help Mommy, her wrists are bleeding," 
But baby we're in Sweden, how did you get to Sweden? 
"I followed you Daddy, you told me that you ain'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 want 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 you're 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,betcha 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, cock it 
Put it to my brain and scream "god 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 Springing and Hailie's outside swinging, 
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.. 

[ Chorus/Outro ] 
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...

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