[Chorus: Beyoncé]
I walk on water
But I ain’t no Jesus
I walk on water
But only when it freezes (fuck)
[Verse 1: Eminem]
Why are expectations so high?
Is it the bar I set?
My arms, I stretch,
but I can’t reach
A far cry from it,
or it’s in my grasp, but as
Soon as I grab, squeeze
I lose my grip
like the flying trapeze
Into the dark I plummet,
now the sky’s blackening
I know the mark’s high
Butterflies rip apart my stomach
Knowing that no matter
what bars I come with
You’re gonna harp, gripe, and
That’s a hard Vicodin to swallow,
so I scrap these
As pressure increases
like khakis
I feel the ice cracking, because—
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
I walk on water
But I ain’t no Jesus
I walk on water (shit)
But only when it freezes
[Verse 2: Eminem]
It’s the curse of the standard
That the first
of the Mathers disc set
Always in search of the verse
that I haven’t spit yet
Will this step just be
another misstep, to tarnish
Whatever the legacy,
love or respect I’ve garnered?
The rhyme has to be perfect,
the delivery flawless
And it always feels
like I’m hittin’ the mark
’Til I go sit in the car,
listen and pick it apart
Like, «This shit is garbage!»
God’s given me all this,
still I feel no different regardless
Kids look to me as a god,
this is retarded
If only they knew,
it’s a facade and it’s exhaustive
And I try to not listen to nonsense
But if you bitches are tryin’
to strip me of my confidence
Mission accomplished
I’m not God-sent, Nas, Rakim, Pac,
B.I.G., James Todd Smith
And I’m not Prince, so…
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
I walk on water
But I ain’t no Jesus
I walk on water
But only when it freezes
[Post-Chorus: Beyoncé]
‘Cause I’m only human, just like you
Making my mistakes,
oh if you only knew
I don’t think you should
believe in me the way that you do
‘Cause I’m terrified to let you down, oh
[Verse 3: Eminem]
It’s true, I’m a Rubik’s—a
beautiful mess
At times juvenile, yes,
I goof and I jest
A flawed human, I guess
But I’m doin’ my best
to not ruin your ex–
pectations and meet ’em, but first
The «Speedom» verse,
now Big Sean
He’s going too fast,
is he gonna shout
or curse out his mom?
There was a time
I had the world by the balls,
eating out my palm
Every album song
I was spazzin’ the fuck out on
And now I’m gettin’ clowned
and frowned on
But the only one
who’s looking down on
Me that matters now’s DeShaun
Am I lucky to be around this long?
Begs the question though
Especially after the methadone
As yesterday fades
and the Dresden home
Is burnt to the ground,
and all
that’s left of my house
is lawn
The crowds are gone
And it’s time to wash out the blonde
Sales decline, the curtains drawn
They’re closing the set,
I’m still poking my head from out behind
And everyone who has doubt, remind
Now take your best rhyme,
outdo it, now do it a thousand times
Now let ’em tell ya
the world no longer cares
or gives a fuck about your rhymes
And as I grow outta sight,
outta mind, I might go outta mine
‘Cause how do I ever let
this mic go without a fight
When I made a fuckin’ tightrope
outta twine?
But when I do fall
from these heights though, I’ll be fine
I won’t pout or cry
or spiral down or whine
But I’ll decide if it’s my final bow
this time around, ’cause—
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
I walk on water
But I ain’t no Jesus
I walk on water
But only when it freezes
[Post-Chorus: Beyoncé]
‘Cause I’m only human,
just like you
I’ve been making my mistakes,
oh if you only knew
I don’t think you should
believe in me the way that you do
‘Cause I’m terrified to let you down, oh
If I walked on water, I would drown
[Outro: Eminem]
‘Cause I’m just a man
But as long as I got a mic, I’m godlike
So me and you are not alike
Bitch, I wrote «Stan»
