Stan
Eminem ft. Dido
Chorus:
My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it'll all be gray
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me, that it's not so bad
It's not so bad
Dear Slim, I wrote you but still ain't callin'
I left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom
I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not-a got 'em
There probably was a problem at the post office or something
Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot 'em
But anyways, f**k it, what's been up? Man how's your daughter?
My girlfriend's pregnant too, I'm bout to be a father
If I have a daughter, guess what I'm a call her?
I'm a name her Bonnie
I read about your Uncle Ronnie too I'm sorry
I had a friend kill himself over some b***h who didn't want him
I know you probably hear this everyday, but I'm your biggest fan
I even got the underground s**t that you did with Skam
I got a room full of your posters and your pictures man
I like the s**t you did with Rawkus too, that s**t was fat
Anyways, I hope you get this man, hit me back,
Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan
This is Stan
Repeat Chorus
Dear Slim, you still ain't called or wrote, I hope you have a chance
I ain't mad, I just think it's f***ed up you don't answer fans
If you didn't wanna talk to me outside your concert
You didn't have to, but you coulda signed an autograph for Matthew
That's my little brother man, he's only six years old
We waited in the blistering cold for you,
For four hours and you just said, "No."
That's pretty shitty man, you're like his f***in' idol
He wants to be just like you man, he likes you more than I do
I ain't that mad though, I just don't like bein' lied to
Remember when we met in Denver, you said if I'd write you
You would write back, see I'm just like you in a way
I never knew my father neither,
He used to always cheat on my mom and beat her
I can relate to what you're saying in your songs
So when I have a shitty day, I drift away and put 'em on
Cause I don't really got s**t else so that s**t* helps when I'm depressed
I even got a tattoo of your name across the chest
Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds
It's like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me
See everything you say is real, and I respect you cause you tell it
My girlfriend's jealous cause I talk about you 24/7
But she don't know you like I know you Slim, no one does
She don't know what it was like for people like us growin' up
You gotta call me man, I'll be the biggest fan you'll ever lose
Sincerely yours, Stan, P.S.
We should be together too
Repeat Chorus
Dear Mister "I'm Too Good To Call Or Write My Fans",
This will be the last package I ever send your a**
It's been six months and still no word, I don't deserve it?
I know you got my last two letters;
I wrote the addresses on 'em perfect
So this is my cassette I'm sending you, I hope you hear it
I'm in the car right now, I'm doing 90 on the freeway
Hey Slim, I drank a fifth of vodka, you dare me to drive?
You know the song by Phil Collins, "In the Air of the Night"
About that guy who could a saved that other guy from drowning
But didn't, then Phil saw it all, then at a show he found him?
That's kinda how this is, you could a rescued me from drowning
Now it's too late, I'm on a thousand downers now, I'm drowsy
And all I wanted was a lousy letter or a call
I hope you know I ripped all of your pictures off the wall
I love you Slim, we coulda been together, think about it
You ruined it now, I hope you can't sleep and you dream about it
And when you dream I hope you can't sleep and you scream about it
I hope your conscience eats at you and you can't breathe without me
See Slim,
Shut up b***h! I'm tryin' to talk!
Hey Slim, that's my girlfriend screamin' in the trunk
But I didn't slit her throat, I just tied her up, see I ain't like you
Cause if she suffocates she'll suffer more, and then she'll die too
Well, gotta go, I'm almost at the bridge now
Oh s**t, I forgot, how am I supposed to send this s**t out?
Repeat Chorus
Dear Stan, I meant to write you sooner but I just been busy
You said your girlfriend's pregnant now, how far along is she?
Look, I'm really flattered you would call your daughter that
And here's an autograph for your brother,
I wrote it on the Starter cap
I'm sorry I didn't see you at the show, I must of missed you
Don't think I did that s**t intentionally just to diss you
But what's this s**t you said about you like to cut your wrists too?
I say that s**t just clownin' dog,
Come on, how f***ed up is you?
You got some issues Stan, I think you need some counseling
To help your a** from bouncing off the walls when you get down some
And what's this s**t about us meant to be together?
That type of s**t will make me not want us to meet each other
I really think you and your girlfriend need each other
Or maybe you just need to treat her better
I hope you get to read this letter, I just hope it reaches you in time
Before you hurt yourself, I think that you'll be doin' just fine
If you relax a little, I'm glad I inspire you but Stan
Why are you so mad? Try to understand, that I do want you as a fan
I just don't want you to do some crazy s**t
I seen this one s**t on the news a couple weeks ago that made me sick
Some dude was drunk and drove his car over a bridge
And had his girlfriend in the trunk, and she was pregnant with his kid
And in the car they found a tape, but they didn't say who it was to
Come to think about, his name was, it was you
Damn!
Happy Birthday Eminem! One of the best Eminem tracks of all time!
Track released as the third single in December 2000 from his third album "The Marshall Mathers LP." The track was also included in "Curtain Call: The Hits."
Track peaked at #1 in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, and UK.
Music Video starred Eminem, Dido and actor Devon Sawa.
Track won the MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Artist Video.
Track is ranked #2 on VH1's Countdown Millenium Songs and Complex Magazine's The 100 Best Eminem Songs, #3 on Q Magazine's Greatest Rap Songs, #10 on Rolling Stone's Best Song of the Decade, #15 on VH1's Greatest Hip Hop Songs of All-time, #46 on Complex Magazine's Best Song of the Decade, #290 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Songs of All Time.
Track is certified Double Platinum in Australia, Platinum in Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden and UK; and Gold in Austria, Netherlands and Switzerland.
Written by Dido Armstrong, Paul Herman and Marshall Mathers. Produced by The 45 King & Eminem.
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03. Eminem ft. Dido - Stan
04. Eminem - Paul
05. Eminem - Who Knew
06. Eminem - Steve Berman
07. Eminem - The Way I Am
08. Eminem - The Real Slim Shady
09. Eminem ft. RBX & Sticky Fingaz - Remember Me?
10. Eminem - I'm Back
11. Eminem - Marshall Mathers
12. Eminem - Ken Kaniff
13. Eminem ft. Dina Rae - Drug Ballad
14. Eminem ft. Bizarre - Amityville
15. Eminem ft. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit & Nate Dogg- Bitch Please II
16. Eminem - Kim (Does not appear on clean version)
17. Eminem ft. D12 - Under the Influence
18. Eminem - Criminal
19. Eminem - The Kids (UK and deluxe bonus track, replaces 16th track Kim on clean version)
