I don’t see us ever being together ever againīut then, of course, everything always happens for a reasonĮminem and Kim had a very rough marriage-getting married, divorced, and married again and again. But in the process of achieving that, both M&M and Kim exposed the kids to enough trauma.Įminem with his only biological daughter, Hailie Jade Scott Mathers In “Mockingbird,” Eminem says he tried to give a better life to the children than what he had to go through. ![]() The movie 8 Mile gives some insight into his life. We have all heard the story of Marshall Mathers becoming Eminem-it is not pretty. We did not plan it to be this way, your mother and me Eminem tries to keep all of this negativity away from the kids, but somehow they backfire on him.Īll the things growing up as Daddy that he had to see Bottom-line, both of them were unavailable as parents for these two girls. Obviously, they are too small to comprehend any of this.Įminem says he was always touring and his wife Kim was on the news for all the bad reasons. While Eminem is explaining all of this to Hailie and Alaina Scott, all they look is confused. The harder that I try to do that, the more it backfires on me I try to keep you sheltered from it, but somehow it seems Looking puzzled, in a daze, I know it’s confusing you Watch Eminem Perform “Mockingbird” Live in NYC in 2005 Eminem and his wife Kim have the custodian of Alaina at this time and they raised them both. When it spins, when it swirls, when it whirls, when it twirlsĮminem tries to reassure the two girls that everything is going to be okay, but I assume his voice was breaking when he said that in real life.Īlaina is the daughter of Eminem’s wife’s twin sister. Yeah, but he loves you, girl, and you better know it We gon’ pull together through it, we gon’ do it But in the process, Eminem and Kim might have killed what they intended to achieve-hence is the irony of life–probably the reason why Eminem and Kim and their daughters are not together now.Īlaina and Whitney Mathers (Image: Nicki Swift) So he was out of the house for so long and more frequently than he would have liked.īut Eminem says this was all done with the hopes of giving his children a better life than what he had. He admits that he was on tour most of the time and trying to get a record deal to actually put his name on a CD. Eminem does not consider himself any saint in this situation either. ![]() This must have been quite hard on Hailie and Alaina who were left with Marshall. Reasons beyond our knowing, their marriage had fallen apart and come back together more than once. ![]() I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you wanna cryĮminem and his wife-Kim have had a troubled married life. Verse 1Īnd I know you miss your dad when I’m goneīut I’m tryin’ to give you the life that I never had M&M asks his daughters to stiffen that lips meaning try not to cry because he is there for them. When you cry, your lips tend to squiggle. So, through the song, Eminem is trying to make sense of things going on.Įminem calls the two kids ‘little soldiers’ because they have already gone through a metaphorical war at home. Through “Mockingbird” Eminem reverts back to a time where Hailie and Alaina were two little kids and they were too small to understand anything that was going on. Things may not always make sense to you right now Credits: Pinterest Lyrics Review an Song Meaning of “Mockingbird” Intro ![]() Let us take a little deeper look at the lyrics to this M&M masterpiece. Eminem says how bad the situation looks or gets, he will always love them with everything he has and would give up everything for them. The song is an in-depth ‘apology’ to Hailie and Alaina for how things turned out for them. “Mockingbird” has a deeper meaning behind those flawless bars delivered by Eminem. Watch “Mockingbird” Music Video by Eminemĭownload “Mockingbird” Single on iTunes and Amazon Buy ‘Encore’ Album on iTunes and Amazon This is also an indication of the versatility of Eminem as a lyricist. In the song, Eminem interpolates the popular nursery rhyme “Hush, Little Baby” and brings in another popular story “To Kill A Mockingbird” novel by Harper Lee, to socialize his message. So that was my song to explain to them what was goin’ on, probably the most emotional song I ever wrote…” When Mom was on the run they didn’t understand it, and I’m not the greatest talker in the world, especially when I’m trying to explain to two little girls what’s goin’ on with someone who’s always been a part of their life and just disappeared. “…A song called “Mockingbird,” to Hailie and Alaina. When RollingStone asked from Eminem himself of his inspiration behind the song, he said
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