self expression rap (1)

Hailey's Song- Eminem
I can't sing
I feel like singing
I wannna f****n' sing
Cuz i'm happy
Yea' i'm happy
He He
I got my baby back
Yo, check it out?

Some days i sit, starin' out the window
Watchin' this world pass me by
Sometimes i think theres nothing to live for
I almost break down and cry
Sometimes i think i'm crazy
I'm crazy, oh so crazy!
Why am i here? am i just wastin' my time?
But then i see my baby
Suddenly i'm not crazy!
It all makes sense when i look into her eyes (oh no)

Sometimes it feels like the world's on my shoulders
Everyone's leaning on me
Cus sometimes it feels like the world's almost over
But then she comes back to me

My baby girl keeps gettin' older
I watch her grow up with pride
People make jokes,
cus they don't understand me
They just dont see my real side
I act like shit dont phase me,
Inside it drives me crazy!
My insecurities could eat me alive
But then i see my baby
Suddenly i'm not crazy!
It all makes sense when i look into her eyes (oh no)

Sometimes it feels like the world's on my shoulders
Everyone's leaning on me
Cus sometimes it feels like the world's almost over
But then she come back to me

Yeh and if i could sing,
i'd keep singing this song to my daughter
If i could hit the notes,
i'd blow something as long as my father
To show her how i feel about her,
how proud i am that i got her
God, im a daddy, im so glad that her mom didn't want her
Now you prob'ly get this picture from my public persona
That i'm a pistol-packing drug-addict who bags on his momma,
But i wanna just take this time out to be perfectly honest
Cus there's a lot of shit i keep bottled that hurts deep inside of my soul,
And just know that i grow colder the older i grow
This boulder on my shoulder gets heavy and harder to hold
And this load is like the weight of the world
And i think my neck is breaking
should i just give up or try to live up to these expectations?

now look,
I love my daughter more than life in itself,
But i got a wife who's determined to make my life livin' hell
But i handle it well, given the circumstances i'm dealt
So many chances, man, it's too bad, coulda had someone else
But the years that i've wasted is nothing to the tears that ive tasted
So here's what im facin: 3 felonies, 6 years of probation
I've went to jail for this woman, i've been to bat for this woman
I've taken bats to peoples' backs bent over backwards for this woman
Man, i shoulda seen it comin, why'd i stick my penis up it?
Wouldn't have ripped the pre-nup up if i'da seen what she was fuckin'
But fuck it, it's over, there's no more reason to cry no more
I got my baby, baby the only lady that i adore, hailey
So sayonara try tomorra, nice to know ya
our baby's travelled back to the arms of her rightful owner
And suddenly it seems that my shoulder blades have just shifted
Its like the greatest gift you can get
The weight has been lifted

Now it dont feel like the world's on my shoulders
Everyones leaning on me
Cos My baby knows that her daddy's a soldier
Nothing can take her from me

Woo!
I told you, i can't sing.
Oh well, i tried
Hailie, remember when i said
If you ever need anything, daddy will be right there?
Well guess what, daddy's here.
And i ain't goin nowhere baby
I love you (kiss)"

 Analysis:

Eminem's song "Hailey's Song" expresses Eminem's personal struggles with his public persona, ex wife, and his daughter who he loves very much. Eminem, otherwise known as Marshal Mathers, grew up in a Trailer Park in Detroit. He was in a bad area, with a bad home life. His mother, Debbie Nelson, was a heavy drug user as well as an alcoholic. 

Eminem raps, "Sometimes it feels like the worlds on my shoulders, everyone’s leaning on me" (stanza 2, line 8-10). This simile expresses Eminems raw feelings of intense pressure on him at times. The fact that so many people look up to him and so many people critique him must run a psychological toll on him. Another simile is when Eminem says, "It's like the greatest gift you can get" (stanza 7, line 17). He is referring to the return of his daughter which makes the pressures of his life almost dissipate. He is correlating that to the greatest gift a person can get, meaning, obviously, that he would prefer that gift over anything else.

His love for his daughter is expressed when he raps, "But then i see my baby, suddenly I'm not crazy, it all makes sense when I look in her eyes" (stanza 2, line 8-10). Although he is affected by strain he feels from the media, he finds comfort in his daughter. He is able to overcome stressful points in his life when he puts Hailey first, she is the first real, as well as most important, responsibility he has. 

Eminem says, "I love my daughter more than life in itself, but I got a wife that's determined to make my life living hell" (stanza 3, line 1-2). He is bitter after his Kim his wife, and mother of Hailey, cheated on him. They take care and see Hailey separately. She and Eminem were continuously in court when this song was made. Although he hates Kim, his hate for her is outweighed by his love for his daughter.