Walk on Water
[Beyoncé (Eminem):]I walk on waterBut I ain't no JesusI walk on waterBut only when it freezes (fuck)
[Eminem:]Why are expectations so high?Is it the bar I set?My arms, I stretch, but I can't reachA far cry from it, or it's in my grasp, but asSoon as I grab, squeezeI lose my grip like the flyin' trapezeInto the dark I plummet, now the sky's blackenin'I know the mark's high, butterflies rip apart my stomachKnowin' that no matter what bars I come withYou're gonna harp, gripe, andThat's a hard Vicodin to swallow, so I scrap theseAs pressure increases like khakisI feel the ice cracking, because
[Beyoncé (Eminem):]I walk on waterBut I ain't no JesusI walk on water (shit)But only when it freezes
[Eminem:]It's the curse of the standard, that the first of the Mathers disc setAlways in search of the verse that I haven't spit yetWill this step just be another misstepTo tarnish, whatever the legacy, love or respectI've garnered?The rhyme has to be perfect, the delivery flawlessAnd it always feels like I'm hittin' the mark'Til I go sit in the car, listen and pick it apartLike, "This shit is garbage!"God's given me all this, still I feel no different regardlessKids look to me as a god, this is retardedIf only they knew, it's a facade and it's exhaustiveAnd I try not to listen to nonsenseBut if you bitches are tryin' to strip me of my confidenceMission accomplishedI'm not God-sentNas, Rakim, Pac, B.I.G., James Todd Smith, and I'm not Prince, so
[Beyoncé:]I walk on waterBut I ain't no JesusI walk on waterBut only when it freezes
'Cause I'm only human, just like youMaking my mistakes, oh if you only knewI don't think you should believe in me the way that you do'Cause I'm terrified to let you down, oh
[Eminem:]It's true, I'm a Rubik's, a beautiful messAt times juvenile, yes, I goof and I jestA flawed human, I guessBut I'm doin' my best to not ruin your expectations and meet 'em, but firstThe "Speedom" verse, now Big SeanHe's going too fast, is he gonna shout or curse out his mom?There was a time I had the world by the balls, eating out my palmEvery album song I was spazzin' the fuck out onAnd now I'm gettin' clowned and frowned onBut the only one who's looking down onMe that matters now's DeShaunAm I lucky to be around this long?Begs the question thoughEspecially after the methadoneAs yesterday fades and the Dresden homeIs burnt to the ground, and all that's left of my house is lawnThe crowds are goneAnd it's time to wash out the blondeSales decline, the curtains drawnThey're closing the set, I'm still poking my head from out behindAnd everyone who has doubt, remindNow take your best rhyme, outdo it, now do it a thousand timesNow let 'em tell ya the world no longer cares or gives a fuck about your rhymesAnd as I grow outta sight, outta mind, I might go outta mine'Cause how do I ever let this mic go without a fightWhen I made a fuckin' tightrope outta twine?But when I do fall from these heights though, I'll be fineI won't pout or cry or spiral down or whineBut I'll decide if it's my final bow this time around, 'cause
[Beyoncé:]I walk on waterBut I ain't no JesusI walk on waterBut only when it freezes
'Cause I'm only human, just like youI've been making my mistakes, oh if you only knewI don't think you should believe in me the way that you do'Cause I'm terrified to let you down, ohIf I walked on water, I would drown
[Eminem:]'Cause I'm just a manBut as long as I got a mic, I'm godlikeSo me and you are not alikeBitch, I wrote "Stan"