Kings Never Die
[Chorus: Gwen Stefani]Here to stayEven when I'm goneWhen I close my eyesThrough the passage of timeKings never die
[Verse 1: Eminem]I can hear the drummers drummingAnd the trumpets, someone's tryna summon someone, I know something's comingBut I'm running from it to be standing at the summitAnd plummet, how come it wasn't what I thought it wasWas it, too good to be true?Have nothing, get it all but too much of itThen lose it again, then I swallow hallucinogensCause if not, where the hell did it go?Cause here I sit in Lucifer’s den by the dutch ovenJust choosing to sinEven if it means I'm selling my soul, just to be the undisputed againDo whatever I gotta do just to winCause I got this motherfucking cloud over my headCrown around it, thorns on itCracks in it, bet you morons didn'tThink I'd be back, did ya?How 'bout that I’m somehow now back to the underdogBut no matter how loud that I bark, this sport is something I never bow-wow'd atI complain about the game, I shout and I pout, it's a love-hateBut I found out that I can move a mountain of doubtEven when you bitches are counting me out, and I appear to be down for the countOnly time I ever been out and about is driving around town with my fucking whereabouts, in a doubt causeI been lost tryna think of what I did to get here but I'm not a quitterGotta get up, give it all I got or give upSpit or shit or stepped on but kept goingI'm tryna be headstrong but it feels like I slept on my neck wrongCause you're moving onto the next, but is the respect gone?Cause someone told me that(Kings never die)
[Verse 2: Eminem]Don't give me that sob story liar, don't preach to the choirYou ain't ever have to reach in the fire to dig deepNobody ever handed me shit in life, not even a flyerWouldn't even take shit into considerationObliterate anyone in the wayI think I see why a lot of rappers get on these features and try to show out on a track with meBut it'd actually have to be a fucking blowout to get me to retireTell these new artists that kings never dieI know shit has changed in this age, fuck a Twitter page, did just say I've been upstaged?Why am I online? It's driving me crazy, I'm riding shotgun tryna get a gaugeAlmost hot, but I'm not running kaboom, with a stage pass and this shitAnd opinions sway, I can hear them say, if I stay passionate maybe I can stay Jay miraculousComeback as if I went away, but detractors just say some bullshit for the RenegadeSomeone's gonna make me blow my composureHere I go again, to the stage and I feel like I'm in a cageThey so want a champion to fallI still wonder why I laugh at 'em cause why carry when I'm allSo fuck what these cynics sayJust goes to show that when my back's against the wallAnd I'm under attack again, I'll act as if I'm posted upWith this pented rage cause saw all these plaques in my officeOn the floor stacked against the doorAll be just metaphors for the odds ofWhen you comin' back again cause all the accomplishments, accolades, awardsAnd trophies just don't mean jack anymoreCause I'm here today and gone tomorrowAnd I'm not gonna be
[Chorus: Gwen Stefani]Here to stayEven when I'm goneWhen I close my eyesThrough the passage of timeKings never die
[Verse 3: Eminem]I want it, I'm coming to get it, so you son of a bitches don't duck your gun and get rid of thoseCritics all end up in critical, think your shit is dope all you're gonna get is smoked thenAnd I'm not stopping until I'm top again, all alone and on a throneLike a token of respect, or a homage poem, or an ode, I've been onTossed in the air by my own arm, and launched so hard I broke my collarboneAnd it's my time to go, but I'm still not leavingStop for no one, I don't know but I've been told that I should goLaunch a Rover, knock it over, time to go for that pot of gold, cause
[Bridge: Eminem]They say kings never dieJust ask Jam Master JayThey just grow wings and they flySo, hands up, reach for the skyTry to hold up and provoke these momentsCause in a blink of an eyeThey'll be over
[Verse 4: Eminem]Tryna secure your legacy like ShakurAnd ensure that nobody's ever gonna be what you wereSo before you're leaving this EarthYou want people to feel the fury of a pure evil cerebral berzerkDeacon of words, syllable genius at workPlus I'm think that they're mistaking my kindness for weakness, distill it with meannessWith some kind of back flipping burgers on the grill for some peanutsSecure us to arenas, call me Gilbert Arenas, still appeal to the dreamersI made it to issizmurat.blogspot.com the silverscreen where Rocky stepped with the demonsKhalil on the beat cause making the beat ain’t the same feeling to me is killing the beatIt's overfilling to me, what filling a seat isThat sound, vomit, thirst and how common underground commons eatOutsider stomach growl, throbbing hungerOut-rhyming everyone, God just give me one shotI swear that I won't let you downI'mma be around forever, entertain even in the groundYou ain't ever gonna hear me say I ain't
[Chorus: Gwen Stefani]Here to stayEven when I'm goneWhen I close my eyesThrough the passage of timeKings never dieOh, oh, ohOh, oh, ohKings never die