Reed Erdman
Ms. Dowling
Advanced English 9, Hour 4
October 23, 2014
“The Monster” Lyrics Analysis The song that I have chosen for a lyrics analysis is “The Monster” by Eminem featuring Rihanna. “The Monster” was released on October 29, 2013 as part of the “Marshall Mathers LP 2” album. The songs theme is about Eminem trying to escape his troubled past but it will always still with him and he can never escape from it. The song is about the monster that is inside of Eminem's head and he will never be able to get away from. The deeper meaning behind it is Eminem who had a troubled life being from the poorest area of Detroit where he would participate at rap battles at the club near his trailer home, wants to escape his drug addicted past self who didn't give enough time for his family. Eminem uses metaphors to describe his past and present self. “Fame made me a balloon cause my ego inflated and I blew.” Is him referencing when he first …show more content…
“I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed. Get along with the voices inside of my head. Your trying to save me, stop holding your breath. And you think I'm crazy yeah you think I'm crazy.” The “monster” is Eminem's past self and alter ego “Slim Shady” who he describes in many songs referring to him as the trouble making side of himself and the one who used to rap all the time and never be home with his family, he was always stressed out and resorted to drugs to solve his problems. “Keep knocking, nobody's home, I'm sleepwalking.” Is showing that he is not making his own decisions and something is controlling his body for him and he feels like he has no control over what happens and that his past is still controlling him. “I'm just relaying what the voice in my head's saying don't shoot the messenger I'm just friends with the monster.” He doesn't want people to hate him for what he does he just feels like he can't control
Ms. Dowling
Advanced English 9, Hour 4
October 23, 2014
“The Monster” Lyrics Analysis The song that I have chosen for a lyrics analysis is “The Monster” by Eminem featuring Rihanna. “The Monster” was released on October 29, 2013 as part of the “Marshall Mathers LP 2” album. The songs theme is about Eminem trying to escape his troubled past but it will always still with him and he can never escape from it. The song is about the monster that is inside of Eminem's head and he will never be able to get away from. The deeper meaning behind it is Eminem who had a troubled life being from the poorest area of Detroit where he would participate at rap battles at the club near his trailer home, wants to escape his drug addicted past self who didn't give enough time for his family. Eminem uses metaphors to describe his past and present self. “Fame made me a balloon cause my ego inflated and I blew.” Is him referencing when he first …show more content…
“I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed. Get along with the voices inside of my head. Your trying to save me, stop holding your breath. And you think I'm crazy yeah you think I'm crazy.” The “monster” is Eminem's past self and alter ego “Slim Shady” who he describes in many songs referring to him as the trouble making side of himself and the one who used to rap all the time and never be home with his family, he was always stressed out and resorted to drugs to solve his problems. “Keep knocking, nobody's home, I'm sleepwalking.” Is showing that he is not making his own decisions and something is controlling his body for him and he feels like he has no control over what happens and that his past is still controlling him. “I'm just relaying what the voice in my head's saying don't shoot the messenger I'm just friends with the monster.” He doesn't want people to hate him for what he does he just feels like he can't control