Eminem
Everything I Ruined
[Intro: Hailie Jade]
I didn’t need the world to hear you
I needed you to hear me
But you were too fuckin' loud
[Verse 1: Eminem]
How the fuck you write lullabies with blood on your hands?
I was off chasing fans, while you learned how to stand
Missed your first steps, missed your first heartbreak
But I was in the booth, crying for my own damn sake
I said I did it all for you — lie
I did it 'cause I couldn't look you in the eye
Every trophy, every tour, every goddamn stage
Was a weak-ass cover for all my rage
You had tears, I had bars
You had school nights, I had scars
I blamed your mom, I blamed my past
Truth is — I just ran fast
Ran from the dad I was supposed to be
Left you waiting on steps with a rosary
I was too brokеn to notice you cracking
Too busy rapping while our life was collapsing
[Chorus: Skyler Grey]
You madе the world cry, but not for me
You gave them pain, gave them poetry
But I was the silence between your lines
Screaming, choking, dying in time
And I still love you, but it’s fucked up too
All the birthdays, the dances you never came through
Now all that’s left is a voice in a room
And everything, everything we ruined…
[Verse 2: Eminem]
I remember Christmas, you waited by the door
I was backstage, screaming “fuck this tour”
But I went anyway, like a coward would
Sold your childhood just ‘cause the rhymes were good
My legacy? It’s a house with no roof
A family built on trauma in a vocal booth
And yeah, they cheer when I vent my hate
But what’s applause to a daughter who can’t relate?
I taught the world how to fight back with pain
But never taught you how to smile in the rain
I signed deals, signed autographs, signed shoes
But never signed your fuckin’ report card, that’s truth
[Bridge: Hailie Jade]
You were there in my headphones
But not in my life
And now I sing along
To a stranger with a mic
[Final Chorus: Eminem + Hailie Jade]
You gave them truth, gave them fire
(Eminem)
But I burned my own fuckin’ daughter in the pyre
They called you a god, I called you Dad
But you left me praying for what I never had
(Eminem)
And I still love you, but it kills me too
For every “I’m sorry,” there’s a hole in you
Now all that’s left is a beat and a wound
And everything… everything I ruined
[Outro: Hailie Jade]
They call you a legend
I just call you…
Missing