When I'm Gone chorus

[Mr Evil]

I was listening to when I'm gone earlier and there is something so eerie about it especially the chorus. Not just the way he sings it but the lyrics when you analyse them.
Is he saying to Hailie "When I'm gone" as in when he is away from home touring or when he dies? Because of the music video I always just assumed that he was meaning when he's away from home/on tour and can't spend his time with her but "Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling and I didn't feel a thing" < This seems to back up that he was actually talking about when he dies and is looking down on her from heaven.
I know he was in a real slump in 2005 but it just seems pretty weird how he is telling his 9 year old daughter not to mourn for him when he dies. (made especially so by the fact that he almost did 2 years later) Did he know that he was eventually going to kill himself with what he was taking or was he wanting the pills to kill him ie. Suicide and that's why he assures her he "never felt a thing"?

I suppose a case could also be made that it's a farewell to the fans since he was thought to be "retiring" at this point but it just seems a whole lot darker than that. Even Em himself said in an interview that he was too hard on himself in this song. I think this song clearly depicts what kind of mind state he was really in back then...this is Em at his very lowest imo - His darkest song to date.
Thoughts?

Feel free to facepalm this thread btw

[Never_Enough]

Nice interpretation. I've never seen it this way.
Damn I would love to watch that hour long Curtain Call interview. The only video we have is dubbed in russian though.

[csw621]

I believe he thought he was dying. this song is serious business.

[gutawafang]

This song is about death.

[Kahleb]

I always just assumed this song was made for his daughters to help them cope with the idea of him dying. Seeing as he's a controversial celebrity who also was doing a shitload of drugs at that point, it makes sense for him to make that song to make sure he has something to help them get by in case he did die for any reason.

[SliK]

I made a threat about this years ago, I think OP is on the right track.

I believe the "I didn't feel a thing" line was a direct reference to an overdose of painkillers, witch he was heavily addicted to at the time.

[SliK]

Yeah it's fuckin trash

[csw621]

new poll: does sweden rhyme with sweden??

[TheVipBro]

i like it a lot man, fuck eminem and his way of making great choruses with average to less than average verses.

[Raul]

10/10 post, OP. I think it does make sense. And, WIG is 10/10 too.

[TheVipBro]

Always though he said "and daddy don't feel no pain"

[SliK]

Always though he said "and daddy don't feel no pain"

It's more like "I'm looking down on you smiling, and I didn't feel a thing so baby don't feel no pain, just smile back"

[TheVipBro]

Always though he said "and daddy don't feel no pain"

It's more like "I'm looking down on you smiling, and daddy don't feel no pain so baby don't feel no pain, just smile back"

this us how i used to say it lmfao

[UofLCard]

I was listening to when I'm gone earlier and there is something so eerie about it especially the chorus. Not just the way he sings it but the lyrics when you analyse them.
Is he saying to Hailie "When I'm gone" as in when he is away from home touring or when he dies?

I've always taken it as both meanings.

[OutlawƎ]

sweden .