Cinderella man?

[evol3m]

this is the only song in the album that i dislike. it pisses me off that i can't say i like the entire album. i see a lot of people saying they love it but i can't find much. so point me in the right direction lol lyrics? meaning behind the lyrics? is the song dedicated to someone? do you guys love the awful beat? let me know.

[robollama]

It's one of my favorites. It seems to be a love it or hate it song though. IMO it's similar to Till I Collapse but more modern/not as angry.

edit: To be clear Till I Collapse is in my top 10 Em songs, Cinderella Man is NOT. I still like CM though.

[goblue418]

i dont like it either

[buffalo bill]

annoys me too, I usually skip it, I find TIC much better

[HairJordan23]

This is what's wrong w/ Em fans. Yall like dumb sh1t like So Bad/WTP/Cold Wind Blows and sh1t on one of the best lyrical songs on the album

[Jaz]

The whole sick is perfect beside the chorus imo.. I hate the chorus.

[shadyboymez]

Yeah I don't enjoy this song very much, it annoys me with all the "cinderella man, cinderella man" shit

[evol3m]

This is what's wrong w/ Em fans. Yall like dumb sh1t like So Bad/WTP/Cold Wind Blows and sh1t on one of the best lyrical songs on the album

who said anything about those other songs? i'm all about lyrical content too but i just cant seem to stand this one song. quit assuming shit tho.

Yeah I don't enjoy this song very much, it annoys me with all the "cinderella man, cinderella man" shit

that annoys me so much.

[jba1me]

i did hate this song the most at 1st. the dude just saying cinrella man pissed me off. now ive grew to like it and think its dope if u ignore him.

[ChronicJon]

Best shit on Recovery

[slimsoxshady]

theres really nothing i dislike about this song
love the hook, love the beat, love the verses

[MackBook]

theres really nothing i dislike about this song
love the hook, love the beat, love the verses

A 2010 till i collapse. Great song.

[HairJordan23]

This is what's wrong w/ Em fans. Yall like dumb sh1t like So Bad/WTP/Cold Wind Blows and sh1t on one of the best lyrical songs on the album

So Bad, "dumb shit"? Love The Way You Lie, "dumbed down"? Cinderella Man, "one of the best lyrical songs on the album"???

jesus

you're fukkin right.


Em wasn't even trying to be lyrical on LTWYL. Just talkin and rhyming sh1t for people to understand the story. It's a cool song, but the lyrics are dumbed down. Same w/ Space Bound.

[Jaz]

Are you kidding me? Space Bound is packed with multis and sick rhyme schemes...

succubus'/up with this it's/luck with this/sucks but it's
gained my trust/dangerous

and the whole first verse at the very least is like that

[EminemBase]

Song is awesome.

It feels like a sister track to "Till I Collapse".

In terms of the lyricism, the main theme about the song is about stopping time with his music. As the chorus says "Music is my time machine".

So Em probably heard that in the chorus and drew most of the lyricism from that. Hence why he cuffs the hands of time and other metaphysical things in various spots to suggest he can stop time. Another example is when he says...

"Rewound the future to the present, paused it - Don't ask how / Fuck the past mother fucker, he's the shit right now"

Which is one of my favourite lines on the album. The flow, lyrics, concept.... The entire song is just awesome I don't know how an Em fan could really dislike it. "I SHUT YOUR LANE DOWN, TOOK YOUR SPOT PARKED IN IT TOO".

It's also (like many things on the album / including the 'box' cover) a multi-dimensional metaphor. Aside from stopping time and thus 'Cinderella Man' because of that, it also works as a metaphor in terms of him coming back against the odds. As it was the nickname of a former pro heavyweight who career-wise faced a similar situation as Em at one point.

Which seems far too relevant to be a conscience. So am sure Em is aware of it.

So there's multiple metaphors and themes going on. The production, sounds good to me, the lyricism is top-notch, the idea is golden and the flow is badass. Can't see what's not to like.