The Ringer Lyrics in English Eminem
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Yeah, yo I'm just gonna write down my first thoughts
Yeah, yo I'm just gonna write down my first thoughts
And see where this takes me
And see where this takes me
'Cause I feel like I wanna punch the world in the fuckin' face right now
'Cause I feel like I wanna punch the world in the fuckin' face right now
Yeah, let me explain just how to make greatness
Yeah, let me explain just how to make greatness
Straight out the gate, I'm 'bout to break you down
Straight out the gate, I'm 'bout to break you down
Ain't no mistakes allowed, but make no mistake I'm 'bout
Ain't no mistakes allowed, but make no mistake I'm 'bout
To rape the alphabet, I may raise some brows
To rape the alphabet, I may raise some eyebrows
If I press the issue just to get the anger out
If I press the issue just to get the anger out
Full magazine could take Staples out
Full magazine could take Staples out
Savage, but ain't thinkin' 'bout no bank account
Savage, but ain't thinkin' 'bout no bank account
But bitch I'm off the chain like Kala Brown
But bitch I'm off the chain like Kala Brown
Motherfucker, shut the fuck up when I'm talkin', lil' bitch
Motherfucker, shut the fuck up when I'm talkin', lil' bitch
I'm sorry, wait, what's your talent? critiquin'
I'm sorry, wait, what's your talent? critiquin'
My talent? bitch, I don't know who the fuck y'all are
My talent? bitch, I don't know who the fuck y'all are
To give a sub-par bar, even have an opinion or view
To give a sub-par bar, even have an opinion or view
You mention me, millions of views, attention in news
You mention me, millions of views, attention in news
I mention you, lose-lose for me, win-win for you
I mention you, lose-lose for me, win-win for you
Billions of views, your ten cents are two
Billions of views, your ten cents are two
Skim through the music to give shit reviews
Skim through the music to give shit reviews
To get clicks, but bitch, you just lit the fuse
To get clicks, but bitch, you just lit the fuse
Don't get misconstrued, business as us'
Don't get misconstructed, business as us'
Shit-list renewed, so get shit to do
Shit-list renewed, so get shit to do
Or get dissed 'cause
Or get dissed 'cause
I just don't get what the fuck half the shit is that you're listening to
I just don't get what the fuck half the shit is that you're listening to
Do you have any idea how much I hate this choppy flow
Do you have any idea how much I hate this choppy flow
Everyone copies though? Probably no
Everyone copies though? Probably no
Get this fuckin' audio out my Audi yo, adios
Get this fuckin' audio out my Audi yo, adios
I can see why people like Lil' Yachty, but not me though
I can see why people like Lil' Yachty, but not me though
Not even dissin', it just ain't for me
Not even dissin', it just ain't for me
All I am simply is just an emcee
All I am simply is just an emcee
Maybe 'Stan' just isn't your cup of tea
Maybe 'Stan' just isn't your cup of tea
Maybe your cup's full of syrup and lean
Maybe your cup's full of syrup and lean
Maybe I need to stir up shit
Maybe I need to stir up shit
Preferably shake the world up if it were up to me
Preferably shake the world up if it were up to me
Paul wants me to chill, y'all want me to ill
Paul wants me to chill, y'all want me to ill
I should eat a pill, probably I will
I should eat a pill, probably I will
Old me kill the new me, watch him bleed to death
Old me kill the new me, watch him bleed to death
I breathe on the mirror, I don't see my breath
I breathe on the mirror, I don't see my breath
Possibly I'm dead, I must be possessed
Possibly I'm dead, I must be possessed
Like an evil spell, I'm E-V-I-L
Like an evil spell, I'm E-V-I-L
Jam a Crest Whitestrip in the tip of my dick with an ice pick
Jam a Crest Whitestrip in the tip of my dick with an ice pick
Stick it in a vice grip, hang it on a spike fence
Stick it in a vice grip, hang it on a spike fence
Bang it with a pipe wrench
Bang it with a pipe wrench
While I take my ball sack and flick it like a light switch
While I take my ball sack and flick it like a light switch
Like Vice President Mike Pence
Like Vice President Mike Pence
Back up on my shit in a Sidekick as I lay it on a spike strip
Back up on my shit in a Sidekick as I lay it on a spike strip
These are things that I'd rather do than hear you on a mic
These are things that I'd rather do than hear you on a mic
Since nine-tenths of your rhyme is about ice and
Since nine-tenths of your rhyme is about ice and
Jesus Christ man, how many times is someone gonna fuck on my bitch?
Jesus Christ man, how many times is someone gonna fuck on my bitch?
You won't ever see Em icy, but as cold as I get on the M-I-C
You won't ever see Em icy, but as cold as I get on the M-I-C
I polarize shit so the Thames might freeze
I polarize shit so the Thames might freeze
And your skull might split like I bashed you upside it
And your skull might split like I bashed you upside it
Bitch I got the club on smash like a nightstick
Bitch I got the club on smash like a nightstick
Turn down for what? I ain't loud enough
Turn down for what? I ain't loud enough
Nah, turn the Valium up!
Nah, turn the Valium up!
'Cause I don't know how I'm gonna get your mouths to shut
'Cause I don't know how I'm gonna get your mouths to shut
Now when it doesn't matter what caliber I spit at
Now when it doesn't matter what caliber I spit at
I'll bet a hundred thousand bucks
I'll bet a hundred thousand bucks
You'll just turn around and just be like, 'Man, how the fuck
You'll just turn around and just be like, 'Man, how the fuck
Sourpuss gonna get mad just 'cause his album sucks
Sourpuss gonna get mad just 'cause his album sucks
And now he wants to take it out on us?'
And now he wants to take it out on us?'
But last week, an ex-fan mailed me a copy
But last week, an ex-fan mailed me a copy
Of The Mathers LP to tell me to study
Of The Mathers LP to tell me to study
It'll help me get back to myself and she'll love me
It'll help me get back to myself and she'll love me
I mailed the bitch back and said if I did that
I mailed the bitch back and said if I did that
I'd just be like everyone else in the fucking industry
I'd just be like everyone else in the fucking industry
Especially an effing Recovery clone of me
Especially an effing Recovery clone of me
So finger-bang, chicken wang, MGK, Iggy 'Zae
So finger-bang, chicken wang, MGK, Iggy 'Zae
Lil' Pump, Lil' Xan imitate Lil' Wayne
Lil' Pump, Lil' Xan imitate Lil' Wayne
I should aim at everybody in the game, pick a name
I should aim at everyone in the game, pick a name
I'm fed up with being humble
I'm fed up with being humble
And rumor is I'm hungry, I'm sure you heard rumblings
And rumor is I'm hungry, I'm sure you heard rumblings
I heard you wanna rumble like an empty stomach
I heard you wanna rumble like an empty stomach
I heard your mumblin' but it's jumbled in mumbo-jumbo
I heard your mumblin' but it's jumbled in mumbo-jumbo
The era that I'm from will pummel you
The era that I'm from will pummel you
That's what it's comin' to
That's what it's coming to
What the fuck are you gonna do when you run into?
What the fuck are you gonna do when you run into?
I'm gonna crumble you and I'll take a number two
I'm gonna crumble you and I'll take a number two
And dump on you if you ain't Joyner
And dump on you if you ain't Joyner
If you ain't Kendrick or Cole or Sean then you're a goner
If you ain't Kendrick or Cole or Sean then you're a goner
I'm 'bout to bring it to anyone in this bitch who want it
I'm 'bout to bring it to anyone in this bitch who wants it
I guess when you walk into BK you expect a Whopper
I guess when you walk into BK you expect a Whopper
You can order a Quarter Pounder when you go to McDonald's
You can order a Quarter Pounder when you go to McDonald's
But if you're lookin' to get a porterhouse you better go get Revival
But if you're lookin' to get a porterhouse you better go get Revival
But y'all are acting like I tried to serve you up a slider
But y'all are acting like I tried to serve you up a slider
Maybe the vocals should have been auto-tuned
Maybe the vocals should have been auto-tuned
And you would have bought it
And you would have bought it
But sayin' I no longer got it
But sayin' I no longer got it
'Cause you missed the line and never caught it
'Cause you missed the line and never caught it
'Cause it went over your head, because you're too stupid to get it
'Cause it went over your head, because you're too stupid to get it
'Cause you're mentally retarded but pretend to be the smartest
'Cause you're mentally retarded but pretend to be the smartest
With your expertise and knowledge, but you'll never be an artist
With your expertise and knowledge, but you'll never be an artist
And I'm harder on myself than you could ever be regardless
And I'm harder on myself than you could ever be regardless
What I'll never be is flawless, all I'll ever be is honest
What I'll never be is flawless, all I'll ever be honest
Even when I'm gone they're gonna say I brought it
Even when I'm gone they're gonna say I brought it
Even when I hit my forties like a fuckin' alcoholic
Even when I hit my forties like a fuckin' alcoholic
With a bottle full of malt liquor
With a bottle full of malt liquor
But I couldn't bottle this shit any longer
But I couldn't bottle this shit any longer
The fact that I know that I'ma hit my bottom
The fact that I know that I'ma hit my bottom
If I don't pull myself from the jaws of defeat and rise to my feet
If I don't pull myself from the jaws of defeat and rise to my feet
I don't see why y'all even started with me
I don't see why y'all even started with me
I get in beefs, my enemies die
I get in beefs, my enemies die
I don't ceasefire 'til at least all are deceased
I don't ceasefire 'til at least all are deceased
I'm eastside, never be caught slippin'
I'm eastside, never be caught slippin'
Now you see why I don't sleep
Now you see why I don't sleep
Not even a wink, I don't blink
Not even a wink, I don't blink
I don't doze off, I don't even nod to the beats
I don't doze off, I don't even nod to the beats
I don't even close my fuckin' eyes when I sneeze
I don't even close my fuckin' eyes when I sneeze
'Aw, man! That BET cypher was weak, it was garbage
'Aw, man! That BET cypher was weak, it was garbage
The Thing ain't even orange, my God, that's a reach!'
The Thing ain't even orange, my God, that's a reach!'
Shout to all my colorblind people, each and every one of y'all
Shout to all my colorblind people, each and every one of y'all
If you call a fire engine green, aquamarine
If you call a fire engine green, aquamarine
Or you think water is pink
Or you think water is pink
'Dawg, that's a date,' 'Looks like an olive to me'
'Dawg, that's a date,' 'Looks like an olive to me'
'Look, there's an apple!' 'No it's not, it's a peach!'
'Look, there's an apple!' 'No it's not, it's a peach!'
So finger-bang, Pootie Tang, Burger King, Gucci Gang, dookie, dang
So finger-bang, Pootie Tang, Burger King, Gucci Gang, dookie, dang
Charlamagne gonna hate anyway
Charlamagne gonna hate anyway
Doesn't matter what I say
Doesn't matter what I say
Give me Donkey of the Day
Give me Donkey of the Day
What a way for 2018 to get underway
What a way for 2018 to get underway
But I'm gonna say everything that I wanna say
But I'm gonna say everything that I wanna say
Welcome to the slaughterhouse, bitch
Welcome to the slaughterhouse, bitch
Invite 'em in like a One A Day
Invite 'em in like a One A Day
I'm not done
I'm not done
'Cause I feel like the beast of burden
'Cause I feel like the beast of burden
That line in the sand, was it even worth it?
That line in the sand, was it even worth it?
'Cause the way I see people turnin'
'Cause the way I see people turnin'
Is makin' it seem worthless
Is makin' it seem worthless
It's startin' to defeat the purpose
It's startin' to defeat the purpose
I'm watchin' my fan base shrink to thirds
I'm watchin' my fan base shrink to thirds
And I was just trying to do the right thing, but word
And I was just trying to do the right thing, but word
Has the court of public opinion reached a verdict
Has the court of public opinion reached a verdict
Or still yet to be determined?
Or still to be determined?
'Cause I'm determined to be me, critique the worship
'Cause I'm determined to be me, critique the worship
But if I could go back I'd at least reword it
But if I could go back I'd at least reword it
And say I empathize with the people this evil serpent
And say I empathize with the people this evil serpent
Sold the dream to that he's deserted
Sold the dream to that he's deserted
But I think it's workin'
But I think it's workin'
These verses are makin' him a wee bit nervous
These verses are making' him a wee bit nervous
And he's too scurred to answer me with words
And he's too scurred to answer me with words
'Cause he knows that he will lyrically get murdered
'Cause he knows that he will lyrically get murdered
But I know at least he's heard it
But I know at least he's heard it
'Cause Agent Orange just sent the Secret Service
'Cause Agent Orange just sent the Secret Service
To meet in person to see if I really think of hurtin' him
To meet in person to see if I really think of hurtin' him
Or ask if I'm linked to terrorists
Or ask if I'm linked to terrorists
I said, 'Only when it comes to ink and lyricists'
I said, 'Only when it comes to ink and lyricists'
But my beef is more media journalists
But my beef is more media journalists
I said, my beef is more meaty, a journalist
I said, my beef is more meaty, a journalist
Can get a mouthful of flesh
Can get a mouthful of flesh
And yes, I mean eating a penis
And yes, I mean eating a penis
'Cause they been pannin' my album to death
'Cause they were pannin' my album to death
So I been givin' the media fingers
So I was given' the media fingers
Don't wanna turn this to a counselling sesh
Don't wanna turn this to a counseling sesh
But they been puttin' me through the ringer
But they been puttin' me through the ringer
So I ain't ironin' shit out with the press
So I ain't ironin' shit out with the press
But I just took this beat to the cleaners
But I just took this beat to the cleaners
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