When I’m Gone Eminem [Introduction] Yeah... It's my life... My own words I [Verse 1] Have you ever loved so much, you'd give an arm for? Not the expression, no, literally an arm for? When they know they're heart you know you were their armour And you will destroy anyone who would try to 'her But what happens when karma, turns around and bites you? And you stand for, turns on you, despite you? What happens you become the main source of her pain? "Daddy look what I made", Dad's gotta go catch plane "Daddy where's Mommy? I can't find Mommy where is I don't know go play Hailie, your Daddy's busy Daddy's writing a song, this song ain't gonna itself I'll give one underdog then you gotta swing by yourself Then turn right around in that and tell her you love her And put hands on her mother, who's a spitting image of That's Slim Shady, yeah baby, Shady's crazy Shady made me, but tonight rocka-by-baby... [Chorus] And when gone, just carry on, don't mourn Rejoice every time you hear the sound my voice Just know that I'm looking on you smiling And I didn't feel a thing, So baby don't feel pain Just smile back And when I'm gone, just on, don't mourn Rejoice every time you the sound of my voice Just know that looking down on you smiling And I didn't feel a thing, So baby feel no pain Just smile back... [Verse 2] I having this dream, I'm pushin' Hailie on the swing She keeps screaming, she don't want me to "You're making cry, why? Why is Mommy crying?" Baby, Daddy leaving no more, "Daddy you're lying "You say that, you always say this is the last time "But you ain't leaving no more, Daddy you're She's piling boxes in front of the trying to block it "Daddy Daddy don't leave, Daddy - no stop it!" Goes in her pocket, pulls out a tiny necklace It's got a picture, "this'll keep safe Daddy, take it withcha'" I look up, it's just me in the mirror These fuckin' walls must be talking, cuz man I can 'em They're saying "You've got one more chance to right" - and it's tonight Now go out there and show that you 'em before it's too late And just as I go to out of my bedroom door It's to a stage, they're gone, and this spotlight is on And I'm singing... [Chorus] And when I'm gone, carry on, don't mourn Rejoice every time you hear the sound of voice Just know that looking down on you smiling And didn't feel a thing, So baby don't feel no pain Just smile back And when I'm just carry on, don't mourn Rejoice every time hear the sound of my voice Just know that I'm looking on you smiling And I didn't feel thing, So baby don't feel no pain Just smile back... [Verse 3] Sixty thousand all jumping out their seat The curtain closes, they're throwing at my feet I take a bow and thank you all for coming They're so loud, I take one last look at the crowd I down, I don't believe what I'm seeing it's me, help Mommy, her wrists are bleeding," baby we're in Sweden, how did you get to Sweden? "I followed you Daddy, told me that you weren't leavin' "You lied to me Dad, and now make Mommy sad "And I bought you this it says 'Number One Dad' all I wanted, I just want to give you this coin "I get the - fine, me and Mommy are going" But baby wait, "it's too late Dad, you made choice "Now go there and show 'em that you love 'em more than us" That's what they want, they want you Marshall, they keep.. your name It's no wonder you can't go to sleep, just take pill Yeah, I bet you you will. You about it, yeah, word, k-keep it real I hear applause, all this time I couldn't How could be, that the curtain is closing on me I turn around, find a gun on the ground, it Put it to my brain and scream "die Shady" pop it sky darkens, my life flashes, the plane that I was supposed to be on crashes and burns to ashes That's I wake up, alarm clock's ringin', there's birds singin' It's Spring and outside swinging, I walk right up to Kim and kiss her Tell I miss her, Hailie just smiles and winks at her little Almost as if say.. [Chorus/Outro] And when I'm just carry on, don't mourn Rejoice every time hear the sound of my voice Just know that I'm looking down on you And I didn't a thing, So baby don't feel no pain Just smile back when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn Rejoice every you hear the sound of my voice know that I'm looking down on you smiling And I didn't feel a thing, So baby don't no pain Just smile back... [Curtains and sounds of footsteps]