So what/who do you think Space Bound is about?

[SgtPepper]

Ronnie seems it.

[Solace]

Er uh what Ronnie?

Soon as I first heard it I've been thinking it's about drugs.

[MikeNUFC]

Soon as I first heard it I've been thinking it's about drugs.

Same, although I kinda feel it may be about hip-hop as well.

Could just be more simplier than that though, could be looking too much into it.

[Solace]

But for a while I've also been thinking there was no specific noun that he was talking about/to. I think it's just for the listener to think of something and maybe it can help the listener relate.

[buffalo bill]

It's about women. It's just a regular love song.

[EminemBase]

I think it's just about a relationship with a woman.

But because of the metaphorical nature of a lot of the other material, people are thinking it's about drugs / hip-hop. Although, I think Em intended this too.

The 'box' cover for Recovery is basically a metaphor with multiple interpretations and that's pretty much the overtone of the album for me. And that's why that cover is so much more fitting than the 'road to recovery' one. That may be a theme of the album but it's a less important one artistically.

So yeah, I think "Space Bound" is about a woman (non-specific) but with the intentions of being a bit ambiguous. Which pretty much shows Em's growth as an artist. That's what great art should do. It should raise questions and make you think and it should also be open to interpretation. That's why Recovery is certainly among his best in a lot of aspects.

[SgtPepper]

the whole addiction thing doesnt fit in with him referring to the person in question as an actual person

"around your neck"

"everytime you look up and see a star" EDITL: lool just got this

[mrjizzbomber]

the whole addiction thing doesnt fit in with him referring to the person in question as an actual person

"around your neck"

"everytime you look up and see a star" EDITL: lool just got this

personification

[Solace]

the whole addiction thing doesnt fit in with him referring to the person in question as an actual person

"around your neck"

"everytime you look up and see a star" EDITL: lool just got this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personification

[SgtPepper]

How can you personify chokin drugs?

[buffalo bill]

some of you are trying to read too much into this song.

not everything needs to have a thousand different layers

[Solace]

How can you personify chokin drugs?

Killing his drug addiction.

[mrjizzbomber]

Space Bound is personifying drugs with the characteristics of a woman. Just like My Mom, from Relapse, employs theriomorphism - the opposite of personification. Hes not really talking about his mom, hes talking about internet porn.

[Robot]

I don't know.... Could just be about love

[HereHere]

Space Bound is personifying drugs with the characteristics of a woman. Just like My Mom, from Relapse, employs theriomorphism - the opposite of personification. Hes not really talking about his mom, hes talking about internet porn.