Eminem – Careful What You Wish For (2006) (2024) | Track profile | Dork

Eminem – Careful What You Wish For (2006) (2024) | Track profile | Dork

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Careful What You Wish For (2006)

[Intro]

"Breaking news: Detroit rapper Eminem cancels his sold-out European tour to check himself into rehab after admitting an addiction to sleep medication

We'll have more on this story as it develops"

"Shady Records recording artist Obie Trice has apparently survived a gunshot to the head in what appears to be a random drive-by shooting on Detroit’s large freeway

Meanwhile, Eminem is rumored to be remarrying his ex-wife and childhood sweetheart Kimberly Mathers"

"The on and off again rеlationship with current wife Kim Mathers appеars to be off again

Just months after reconciling and remarrying, the rapper has filed for divorce for the second time ending their marriage once again"

"Updating a story we brought you earlier about gunfire at an after-hours club, we've learned that the rapper Proof has been fatally shot

Proof’s real name is DeShaun Holton

Long-time best friend of Eminem and a member of the rap group D12

Police say they’re still trying to figure out the motive for the shooting"

Yeah, huh

This game is crazy, man

But you know what?

It's taught me a lot of shit though

Huh, and I'mma take that to the grave with me

And before I go, I got some shit I wanna share with y'all right quick

[Verse 1]

So this is it, this is what I wished for

Just isn't how I envisioned it, fame to the point of imprisonment

I just thought that shit'd be different

But somethin' changed the minute that I got a whiff of it

I started to inhale it, smell it, started sniffin' it

And it became my cocaine, I just couldn't quit

I just wanted a little bit, then it turned me to a monster

I became a hypocrite, concert after concert

I was rakin' in the dough, rollin' in green

Had the game hemmed up, like a sewin' machine

But I was losin' my freedom, there was nowhere for me

To not go and be seen, and just go and be me

And there was no in-between, you either loved it or hate it

Every CD, critics gave it a three, then three

Years later they go back and re-rate it

And call The Slim Shady LP the greatest

The Marshall Mathers was a classic

The Eminem Show was fantastic

But Encore  just didn't have the caliber to match it

I guess enough time just ain't passed yet

A couple more years, that shit'll be Illmatic

And eight years later, I'm still at it

Divorced, re-married, a felon, a father, sleepin' pill addict

And this is real talk, I feel like The Incredible Hulk

My back has been broke and I can still walk

[Chorus]

So be careful what you wish for, 'cause you just might get it

And if you get it, then you just might not know what to do with it

'Cause it might just come back on you ten-fold

I said, "Be careful what you wish for, 'cause you just might get it

And if you get it, then you just might not know what to do with it

'Cause it might just come back on you ten-fold"

[Verse 2]

I got a letter from a fan that said

He's been prayin' for me

Every day and for some reason, it's been weighin'

On my mind heavy, 'cause I don't read every

Letter I get, but something told me to go ahead and open it but

Why would someone pray for you when they don't know you?

You didn't pray for me when I was local

And as I lay these vocals, I think of all the shit I had to go through

Just to get to where I'm at, I've already told you

At least a thousand times in these rhymes

I appreciate the prayer but I've already got God on my side

And it's been one hell of a ride, hasn't it?

Just watching it from a opposite standpoint

Man, boy's got to look

Nuts, and that's the only word I can think of

Right now, on how to describe the shit

This is like a vibe you get, go ahead and bop to it

Just watch what you wish for 'cause I got the shit

[Chorus]

So be careful what you wish for, 'cause you just might get it

And if you get it, then you just might not know what to do with it

'Cause it might just come back on you ten-fold

I said, "Be careful what you wish for, 'cause you just might get it

And if you get it, then you just might not know what to do with it

'Cause it might just come back on you tenfold"

[Outro]

"D12, back in the news again today as more trouble rises for that group

Member Swifty McVay, real name Andre Moore, has finally turned himself in just one day after Detroit rapper Proof's funeral

Swifty is set to be released in July"

"An assault at a T.G.I. Friday’s reportedly involving members of the rap group D12

Members of the group have been accused of assaulting a customer in the restaurant

Police are looking for Rufus Johnson, otherwise known as Bizarre, DeShaun Holton, also known as Proof, and Denaun Porter, also known as Kon Artis

Police want all of them brought in for questioning"

"This just in, a tour bus involving part of Eminem's entourage was in a horrific accident today

Eminem’s DJ Alchemist and Shady/Aftermath recording artist Stat Quo were on that bus

There are conflicting reports, but witnesses say that bus was flying down the interstate, when the driver lost control, hitting at least two trucks, a tractor trailer, and a semi before it overturned

One of the bus riders is being airlifted to a local hospital, his condition is not known at this time

We're bringing the very latest information as we get it"

"Is it a sabbatical or the end? The rumors and speculation continue to swirl around Eminem

He insists he's just taking a break, but doubters believe he's retiring, leaving us all to ask, 'Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?'"

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