EMINEM - NOT AFRAID

NOT AFRAID

EMINEM

SONGWRITER: EMINEM

COUNTRY: USA

ALBUM: RECOVERY

LABEL: AFTERMATH

GENRE: HIP HOP

YEAR: 2010

Recovery é o sétimo álbum de estúdio do rapper norte-americano Eminem. Recovery foi confirmado durante uma entrevista coletiva com Eminem em 5 de março de 2009 e o título original deveria ser Relapse 2. Deveria ser o segundo álbum de Eminem a ser lançando em 2009, depois que Relapse, mas acabou sendo empurrado para 2010. O álbum foi então renomeado Recovery e foi confirmado a nova data de lançamento sendo 21 de junho no Reino Unido, sendo que no restante da Europa foi lançado em 18 de junho e nos Estados Unidos em 22 de junho.

"Not Afraid" é uma canção do rapper norte-americano Eminem, lançada como single de estréia de seu álbum Recovery. O single foi produzido por Boi-1da. A canção foi lançada em 29 de abril de 2010 na Shade 45. A canção debutou na Billboard Hot 100 em primeiro lugar até o 22 de maio de 2010, tornando-se a décima-sexta canção na história da Billboard a estrear em n° 1 e apenas o segundo single de rap a debutar em primeiro.

(Chorus)

I'm not afraid to take a stand

Everybody come take my hand

We'll walk this road together, through the storm

Whatever weather, cold or warm

Just let me know that, you're not alone

Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road

Yeah, It's been a ride...

I guess I had to go to that place to get to this one

Now some of you might still be in that place

If you're trying to get out, just follow me

I'll get you there

You can try and read my lyrics off of this paper

Before I lay me

But you won't take this thing out these words

before I say me

Cause ain't no way I'm let you stop me

from causing mayhem

When I say me or do something

I do it, I don't give a damn

What you think?

I'm doing this for me, so fuck the world

Feed it beans, it's gassed up,

If a thing's 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 shit and

Whether he's on salary, paid hourly

Until he bows out or he shits his bowels out of him

Whichever comes first, for better or worse

He's married to the game,

Like a fuck you for Christmas

His gift is a curse,

Forget the earth he's got the urge

To pull his dick from the dirt and fuck the whole universe

(Chorus)

I'm not afraid to take a stand

Everybody come take my hand

We'll walk this road together, through the storm

Whatever weather, cold or warm

Just let me know that, you're not alone

Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road

Ok quit playin' with the scissors and shit,

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 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

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

All I'm tryna say is get back, click-clack Blaow

Cause I ain't playin' around

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 fucking black cloud's still follow's me around

But it's time to exorcise these demons

These motherfuckers are doing jumping jacks now!

(Chorus)

I'm not afraid to take a stand

Everybody come take my hand

We'll walk this road together, through the storm

Whatever weather, cold or warm

Just let me know that, you're not alone

Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road

And I just can't keep living this way

So starting today, I'm breaking out of this cage

I'm standing up, Imma face my demons

I'm manning up, Imma hold my ground

I've had enough, now I'm so fed up

Time to put my life back together right now

It was my decision to keep it 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 realize what you did,

Believe me you

I been through the ringer,

But they can do little to the middle finger

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 responsibilities

As a father

So I solemnly swear to

Always treat this roof like my

Daughters and raise it

You couldn't lift a single shingle lonely

Cause the way I feel, I'm strong enough to go to the club

Or a corner pub and lift the whole liquor counter up

Cause I'm raising the bar, I shoot for the moon

But I'm too busy gazing at stars, I feel amazing and I'm not

(Chorus)

I'm not afraid to take a stand

Everybody come take my hand

We'll walk this road together, through the storm

Whatever weather, cold or warm

Just let me know that, you're not alone

Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road