Sobre Evil Deeds
El significado detrás de la letra de "Evil Deeds" de Eminem
La canción "Evil Deeds" de Eminem es una reflexión sobre el pasado difícil del artista y cómo ha sido influenciado por los eventos traumáticos de su infancia. La letra aborda temas como la soledad, la búsqueda de aceptación y el sentimiento de estar condenado a repetir errores pasados.
El pasado difícil de Eminem
La canción comienza con una mención a Dios y un reconocimiento de que no sabe por qué ha seguido el camino de lo malo: "Father please forgive me for I know not what I do, / I just never had the chance to ever meet You, / Therefore I did not know that I would grow to be / My mother's evil seed and do these evil deeds". Eminem reconoce que su comportamiento negativo puede estar relacionado con su infancia difícil y la falta de afecto y atención por parte de sus padres.
La búsqueda de pertenencia
A lo largo de la canción, Eminem habla sobre cómo fue abandonado en diferentes lugares y cómo su familia lo trató mal, hasta ser adoptado por su tía Edna y su tío Charles. La línea "Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb, / Debbie had a Satan spawn Satan spawn" muestra cómo Eminem sintió que no encajaba en su entorno familiar y fue etiquetado como un niño malo desde temprana edad.
El ciclo de la fama
En la canción, Eminem reflexiona sobre cómo su vida cambió después de encontrar el éxito en la música y cómo se siente atrapado en un ciclo de fama que no es lo que esperaba. La línea "Where's the switch I can just turn off-and-on this ain't what I chose to be" muestra su deseo de escapar de la vida pública y volver a ser una persona normal.
El mensaje detrás de "Evil Deeds"
En general, "Evil Deeds" es una reflexión sobre cómo nuestros pasados difíciles pueden influir en nuestras acciones y cómo la fama puede ser más abrumadora de lo que esperamos. Eminem compartió su historia con el mundo y utilizó su talento para expresar sus sentimientos y experiencias, lo que ha permitido a muchas personas relacionarse con él y encontrar consuelo en su música.
Letra de Evil Deeds
Father please forgive me for I know not what I do, I just never had the chance to ever meet You, Therefore I did not know that I would grow to be, My mother's evil seed and do these evil deedsMama had a baby and its head popped off (Head popped off) (Head popped off) (Head popped off) (Head popped off) (Head popped off) But mama don't want me the next thing I know I'm gettin' dropped off (Getting dropped off) (Getting dropped off) (Getting dropped off) (Getting dropped off) Ring, ring, ring on the doorbell of the next door neighbors on their front porch (Their front porch) (Their front porch) (Their front porch) (Their front porch) But they didn't want me neither so they left me on someone else's lawn (Else's lawn) (Else's lawn) (Else's lawn) Til' someone finally took me in my great aunt and uncle Edna and Charles (Edna and Charles) (Edna and Charles) (Edna and Charles) They were the ones who were left in charge My elementary they'd gang up on me and sing this song (Sing this song) (Sing this song) (Sing this song) It went a little something like Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb, Debbie had a Satan spawn Satan spawn Mama why do they keep saying this I just don't understand understand And by the way where's my dad?!Father please forgive me for I know not what I do I just never had the chance to ever meet you Therefore I did not know that I would grow to be My mother's evil seed and do these evil deedsPredominately, predominately, everything's always predominately Predominately-white, predominately-black, well what about me? Where does that leave me? Well I guess that I'm between predominately both of em' I think if I hear that fuckin' word again I'm a scream While I'm projectile vomiting. What do I look like a Comedian to you? Do you think that I'm kidding? What do I look like some kinda idiot? Wait a minute shit, don't answer that Why am I so misunderstood? Why do I go through so much bullshit It's such Bullshit it's tush mull bish Woe is me, there goes poor Marshall again Whining about his millions And his mansion and his sorrow he's always drowning in And the dad that he never had, And how his childhood was so bad And how his mom was a dope addict And his ex-wife how they go at it man I'd hate to have it as bad as that Mr. Mathers Claims he had it, I can't imagine it That little rich poor white bastard Needs to take some of that cash out of the bank And take a bath in it Man if I only had half of it, Shit if you only knew the half of it?Evil deeds, while I plant these evil seeds Please release me from these demons I never Had any of this shit planned Mom please believe I don't wanna be Satans spawn, never got the chance to say I'm sorry Now look at all the pain I caused Dear Santa-Clause why are you not coming this year again What did I do that was so bad to deserve this? Everything could have been So perfect but life ain't a fairy tale. I'm about to be hoisted up in the air Forty feet below me there's people everywhere I don't even know but who feel like they know me 'cause I'm in this Ferris wheel And all I wanna do is go to the mall and take Hallie on the carousel Without this crowd everywhere I go but life is like a merry-go-round Here we go now do-si-do now curtains up the show must go on now Ring-around-the-rosie the show's over you can all go home now But the curtain just don't close for me This ain't how fame was supposed to be Where's the switch I can just turn off-and-on this ain't what I chose to be So please God give me the strength To have what it takes to carry on 'Til I pass 50 back the baton, the camera's on, my soul is goneOoh! Last one baby Lets Go Detroit!