Your thoughts on certain lyrics in Not Afraid

[DanWS]

What do you guys make of these lyrics:

"no more beef lingers, no more drama from now on, I promise" - do you think that means he won't be taking any shots at anyone in Recovery? I remember a while ago some guy at allhiphop.com made an editorial where he said he'd heard about a song where Eminem 'Vaporized' those who had been coming at him last year. Do you think he'll make any records where he responds to any beefs? I was kinda hopin he'd throw somethin about Officer Ricky in the album. But these lyrics suggest he has gone down a different path...

"You said you was king, you lied through your teeth, for that, fuck your feelings, instead of gettin crowned you're gettin capped" - I know some people have thought this is a shot at TI which is blatantly not true; others have suggested its about Lil Wayne which I'm almost certain is not true. But what is this line about? Is he speaking about anyone in particular? Why would he choose to write this line?

Your thoughts?

[MikeNUFC]

The 2nd one is about himself, I think.

[E&M]

no more drama from now on, probably indicates on the drugs and the drama related around that i believe

[DanWS]

no more drama from now on, probably indicates on the drugs and the drama related around that i believe

But what about the 'no more beef lingers' part?

[DanWS]

The 2nd one is about himself, I think.

Hmmm I duno. Interesting take though

[shadyboymez]

that "no more beef lingers" line...i was always sure i was hearing "no more drama from marijuana, i promise..." but i guess he just says from now on..

as for the king lines, i have no idea who he is talking about there....i thought maybe he meant himself, anyone?

[MikeNUFC]

The 2nd one is about himself, I think.

Hmmm I duno. Interesting take though

I believe it is. He says it right before saying he let the fans down

You said you was king, you lied through your teeth
For that fuck your feelings, instead of getting crowned you're getting capped
And to the fans, I'll never let you down again, I'm back

AND to the fans shows the first bit is talking to himself saying he let himself down in the game, when he was on top of the world. I think thats what he means.

[DanWS]

The 2nd one is about himself, I think.

Hmmm I duno. Interesting take though

I believe it is. He says it right before saying he let the fans down

You said you was king, you lied through your teeth
For that fuck your feelings, instead of getting crowned you're getting capped
And to the fans, I'll never let you down again, I'm back

AND to the fans shows the first bit is talking to himself saying he let himself down in the game, when he was on top of the world. I think thats what he means.

Yea I can see where you're coming from now actually. Might just be right.

[LLockhart86]

Right when he said the king line I thought of TI too. Its obvious that he isnt talkin about TI but, if he hadnt said a hundred times that TI was his favorite rapper everyone would think that was a shot at him.

And people need to quit thinkin he's talkin subliminal shots at wayne. If eminem came out in interviews sayin wayne was dope, and gettin on songs with wayne, but taking subliminal shots at him too, that would make eminem a little fuckin pussy for not just sayin this shit.

Thats the same as being friendly with someone in their face and talkin shit behind their back.

But that king line, this is the type of shit Im expecting from recovery. He's going to be rappin as if he is attacking someone without actually mentioning a name or saying who he is rapping too. I think these battle raps are directed at the entire part of the game he doesnt like. All the rappers who think they are dope and aint....

[James Deuce]

I'll just write my thoughts on all the lyrics...I'll exclude the obvious lines. If I do exclude lyrics, I'll underline the ones that I'm writing about...so you know what lines I'm talking about (That's if I do a lot of lines). These are all obviously my opinion on what they mean, I'm not claiming that this is what they mean, because I'll probably be wrong on some of the stuff I say. Anyway...
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You can try and read my lyrics off of this paper before I lay ‘em
But you won’t take the sting out these words before I say ‘em
Saying you wont be able to figure out what he truly means before he says it...you can't just read them and figure it out, you gotta wait before he spits them.

Cause ain’t no way I’m let you stop me from causing mayhem
When I say ‘em or do something I do it, I don’t give a damn
What you think, I’m doing this for me, so f-ck the world
He says it in the line, he doesn't care what people think about him/his lyrics, or anything else.

Feed it beans, it’s gassed up, if it thinks its stopping me
I’mma be what I set out to be, without a doubt undoubtedly
And all those who look down on me I’m tearing down your balcony
No if ands or buts don’t try to ask him why or how can he
From Infinite down to the last Relapse album he’s still sh-ttin’ and
Whether he’s on salary, paid hourly
Until he bows out or he sh-t’s his bowels out of him
Whichever comes first, for better or worse
He’s married to the game, like a f-ck you for Christmas
His gift is a curse, forget the earth he’s got the urge
To pull his d-ck from the dirt and f-ck the whole Universe
He's saying he's bigger than ever now.

Ok quit playin’ with the scissors and sh-t, and cut the crap
I shouldn’t have to rhyme these words in the rhythm for you to know it’s a rap
You said you was king, you lied through your teeth
For that f-ck your feelings, instead of getting crowned you’re getting capped
I think he's saying that a lot of people thought he was the best before Encore/Relapse. He knows he letdown a lot of fans with those two albums. He knows some of his "fans" said "Fuck you" after he released those two albums. He's acknowledging he got slack for the album(s)

And to the fans, I’ll never let you down again, I’m back
I promise to never go back on that promise, in fact
Let’s be honest, that last Relapse CD was “ehhhh”
Perhaps I ran them accents into the ground
Relax, I ain’t going back to that now
Saying sorry for Relapse.

All I’m tryna say is get back, click-clack BLAOW
Cause I ain’t playin’ around
He's saying watch out, he's back, and he's coming back with a bang

There’s a game called circle and I don’t know how
I’m way too up to back down
But I think I’m still tryna figure this crap out
Thought I had it mapped out but I guess I didn’t
This f-cking black cloud’s still follow’s me around
But it’s time to exercise these demons
These motherfu-kers are doing jumping jacks now!
He thought he had the formula figured out, but he realized he's still learning. He knows his demons are still there, but he's not letting them just sit anymore and control him. He's working harder than they are, they can't sit and control him, they're going to have to work at it...because he's one step ahead.

It was my decision to get clean, I did it for me
Admittedly I probably did it subliminally for you
So I could come back a brand new me, you helped see me through
And don’t even realise what you did, believe me you
Perhaps talking about the fans, and anyone else who helped him out through his hard time. I think this was a shout-out to everyone who aided him through his dark times.

I been through the ringer, but they can do little to the middle finger
People have put him under scrutiny, but he'll still say fuck you.

I think I got a tear in my eye, I feel like the king of
My World, haters can make like bees with no stingers, and drop dead
No more beef flingers, no more drama from now on, I promise
To focus solely on handling my responsibility’s as a father
He's not going to get in beef anymore because he realizes theres more important things to worry about, like taking care of his children

So I solemnly swear to always treat this roof like my daughters and raise it
You couldn’t lift a single shingle on it
He's going to go 100% from now on. He's saying no one will be able to tough him

Cause the way I feel, I’m strong enough to go to the club
Or the corner pub and lift the whole liquor counter up
He can go to places with alcohol and not be tempted to drink, he's strong enough to resist now.

Cause I’m raising the bar, I shoot for the moon
But I’m too busy gazing at stars, I feel amazing and