"Kim"

The song « Kim » has always been the media’s target and has shocked a lot of (closed minded) people. Eminem’s song has always been pictured as « horrible ». But if you take a deeper look at the lyrics and at the context in which the song was written, you will clearly see that « Kim » is a desperate call for love.

This song expresses so many passionate feelings. Some people need to express their feelings in a romantic way, some others don’t. Eminem has found an original way of expressing his feelings towards Kim.

The song gently starts with sweets words addressed to Hailie. You would never guess that the whole story leads to a drama while listening to Eminem’s “sweet candy voice” when he addresses to his asleep daughter.
But suddenly his voice changes to something very threatening when he begins yelling at Kim:

“ Sit down bitch
If you move again I’ll beat the shit out of you…”

When Eminem wrote the song “Kim”, he was very unhappy in his love life. His anger and his immense pain are expressed in this song. He had caught kim cheating on him and felt totally betrayed.
Through his song, he makes you feel his desperate quest of love and his sadness.
He admits that he had cheated on Kim when he was 18, but he finds no exuse to her behavior, because he thinks that they’re both supposed to be adults now and not to cheat on each other like very young people are more likely to do.
Eminem admits his former mistakes, his sincerity is visible during the whole song. He feels betrayed, he suffers a lot, he is jealous. But he still loves Kim as he states it in the chorus:

“So long, bitch you did me so wrong
I don’t wanna go on
Living in this world without you…”

Eminem completed this song in 1998, when he had broken up with Kim. As he explains it very well in his book “Angry Blonde”, Eminem wanted to make a love song, but not a sugarcoated love song.
“Kim” was just a disguised way for Eminem to tell Kim “My baby, I love you, come back to me…”

Marshall exposes their argument publicly and it shocks people who (by the way) have the same kind of arguments in real life. During such arguments, I admit sometimes have wished my former partners dead and also to have said things that I would never done out of anger.
An intimate friend of Marshall should avoid arguments with him, because he or she might end up in a song…

Eminem has been betrayed, he wants to kill Kim and he fantasizes about murdering his wife. It is just a way to get rid of his negative emotions. Eminem needs to share his emotions and bitterness with his audience.
Kim has cheated many times on her ex husband. Anthony Bozza, the author of “Whatever You Say I Am”, stated that Eminem even caught Kim cheating on him when they got back together.
Matter of fact: Kim Mathers is still alive. Eminem may be hurt by her behavior in real life, but he has always forgiven her.
People who picture Eminem as a monster are ridiculous. He is just a normal human being who expresses his feelings -with much more originality than an average person- whether he feels happy or sad.
Lynne Cheney, though, is convinced of Eminem’s misogyny. She also thinks he enjoys murdering women:

“Eminem is not the first rapper to revel in violent misogyny, but he has taken hatred of women and depictions of degrading and violating them to new levels. »

What a big joke! Mrs Cheney, it’s high time for you to get a sense of humor…
The female fans he has met and the women he has dated are still alive! I have never heard that he has raped nor killed any of them.

When Kim first heard the “Kim” song, she seemed to react with humor:

« When Kim fisrt heard 97 Bonnie and Clyde she said ‘Your an as*hole…bla bla bla…but when she heard the song Kim, it’s funny because I will always remember this, we were sitting in the car. I looked at her and I said ‘Well, do you have anything to say?’ She looked over at me and said ‘Your crazy, seriously…your fuckin’ crazy!” —

But in Marshall’s darkest times, when Marshall was divorcing from Kim, she suddenly lost her sense of humor. In 2001, Kim filed a 10 Million $ lawsuit against Marshall for defamation.
Worst, she also tried to prove that Marshall was unfit to take care of Hailie and requested full custody of their daughter.
Hailie has been caught in the middle of this battle. Like she is caught in the middle of the « Kim » song. An innocent victim of a couple’s fight that ends tragically in the song.
In fact the song « Kim » parodies what million of couples are experiencing : arguments, treasons, struggles…
Of course, Eminem exaggerates and makes the story end in a tragical way. He murders Kim. The content of the story is personal. His message towards Kim is hidden, but it becomes very clear when you take a deeper look at the song :

« How could you treat me this way ? I’d like to kill you for what you’ve done to me, that’s why I’m doing it symbolically. My heart is in pain, Kim. I do suffer a lot. But can’t you see I cannot live without you ? Baby, come back to me. »

Eminem’s relationship with Kim will remain a mystery for many people. Their relationship has been commented here :

http://www.sidekickmagazine.com/feb03/lovetrain.html

Kim may not always treat him right, but Marshall has still feelings for her. Those strong feelings are reflected in his recent song « I love you more », which is a wonderful and touching love ballad I enjoy listening to very much.
To be fully understood, Eminem needs to be read « between the lines ».

If you have the patience to go deep into his lyrics, you will discover a sensitive man behind the roughness of some of his lyrics.

Aww look at daddy’s baby girl
That’s daddy baby
Little sleepy head
Yesterday I changed your diaper
Wiped you and powdered you.
How did you get so big?
Can’t believe it now your two
Baby you’re so precious
Daddy’s so proud of you
Sit down bitch
If you move again I’ll beat the shit out of you

Repeat 1 (2x)