The Monster Lyrics in English Eminem , Rihanna
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I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holding your breath
You're tryin' to save me, stop holding your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
I wanted the fame but not the cover of Newsweek
I wanted the fame but not the cover of Newsweek
well, guess beggars can't be choosey
well, guess beggars can't be choosey
Wanted to receive attention for my music
Wanted to receive attention for my music
Wanted to be left alone in public, excuse me
Wanted to be left alone in public, excuse me
For wantin' my cake, and eat it too, and wantin' it both ways
For wantin' my cake, and eat it too, and wantin' it both ways
Fame made me a balloon 'cause my ego inflated
Fame made me a balloon 'cause my ego inflated
When I blew, see, but it was confusing
When I blew, see, but it was confusing
'Cause all I wanted to do's be the Bruce Lee of loose leaf
'Cause all I wanted to do's be the Bruce Lee of loose leaf
Abused ink, used it as a tool when I blew steam
Abused ink, used it as a tool when I blew steam
Hit the lottery, ooh-wee
Hit the lottery, ooh-wee
But with what I gave up to get, it was bittersweet
But with what I gave up to get, it was bittersweet
It was like winnin' a used mink
It was like winnin' a used mink
Ironic 'cause I think I'm gettin' so huge I need a shrink
Ironic 'cause I think I'm gettin' so huge I need a shrink
I'm beginnin' to lose sleep, one sheep, two sheep
I'm beginnin' to lose sleep, one sheep, two sheep
Going coo-coo and kooky as Kool Keith
Going coo-coo and kooky as Kool Keith
But I'm actually weirder than you think, 'cause I'm
But I'm actually weirder than you think, 'cause I'm
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
Now, I ain't much of a poet
Now, I ain't much of a poet
But I know somebody once told me to seize the moment
But I know somebody once told me to seize the moment
And don't squander it
And don't squander it
'Cause you never know when it all could be over tomorrow
'Cause you never know when it all could be over tomorrow
So I keep conjurin'
So I keep conjurin'
Sometimes I wonder where these thoughts spawn from
Sometimes I wonder where these thoughts spawn from
Yeah, ponderin'll do you wonders
Yeah, ponderin'll do you wonders
No wonder you're losing your mind, the way it wanders
No wonder you're losing your mind, the way it wanders
Yodel-odel-ay-hee-hoo
Yodel-odel-ay-hee-hoo
I think it went wanderin' off down yonder
I think it went wanderin' off down yonder
And stumbled onto Jeff VanVonderen
And stumbled onto Jeff VanVonderen
'Cause I need an interventionist
'Cause I need an interventionist
To intervene between me and this monster
To intervene between me and this monster
And save me from myself and all this conflict
And save me from myself and all this conflict
'Cause the very thing that I love's killing me
'Cause the very thing that I love's killing me
And I can't conquer it
And I can't conquer it
My OCD is conkin' me in the head, keep knockin'
My OCD is conkin' me in the head, keep knockin'
Nobody's home, I'm sleepwalkin'
Nobody's home, I'm sleepwalkin'
I'm just relayin' what the voice in my head's sayin'
I'm just relayin' what the voice in my head's sayin'
Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just friends with the
Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just friends with the
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
Call me crazy, but I have this vision
Call me crazy, but I have this vision
One day that I'll walk amongst you a regular civilian
One day that I'll walk amongst you a regular civilian
But until then, drums get killed and
But until then, drums get killed and
I'm comin' straight at MC's, blood gets spilled and
I'm comin' straight at MC's, blood gets spilled and
I'll take it back to the days that I'd get on a Dre track
I'll take it back to the days that I'd get on a Dre track
Give every kid who got played that pumped-up feelin'
Give every kid who got played that pumped-up feelin'
And shit to say back to the kids who played him
And shit to say back to the kids who played him
I ain't here to save the fuckin' children
I ain't here to save the fuckin' children
But if one kid out of a hundred million
But if one kid out of a hundred million
Who are going through a struggle feels it and relates, that's great
Who are going through a struggle feels it and relates, that's great
It's payback, Russell Wilson
It's payback, Russell Wilson
Falling way back in the draft
Falling way back in the draft
Turn nothin' into somethin', still can
Turn nothin' into somethin', still can
Make that, straw into gold, chump, I will spin
Make that, straw into gold, chump, I will spin
Rumpelstiltskin in a haystack
Rumpelstiltskin in a haystack
Maybe I need a straight jacket, face facts
Maybe I need a straight jacket, face facts
I am nuts for real, but I'm okay with that
I am nuts for real, but I'm okay with that
It's nothin', I'm still friends with the
It's nothin', I'm still friends with the
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
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