An old Eminem song that really talks
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When I first heard this song, I fell in love with Eminem again. I've been disappointed with his latest offerings, but hearing this old album, especially this song reminded me why I like him.
He is the voice of the people. Not *the* people. Rather, he speaks for people who were born on the wrong side of the tracks and just can't catch a break. Average people. People like me.
In his rhymes, he's able to put into words what so many of us feel in our darkest hours. Feelings that metaphors cheapen. "It's OK" is a look into the life of a struggling kid living in a broken down city under oppressive conditions. A kid who is trying to make something of himself but keeps getting beat down. A kid who can't sleep at night because he knows doesn't belong there.
I know I don't belong here.
He is the voice of the people. Not *the* people. Rather, he speaks for people who were born on the wrong side of the tracks and just can't catch a break. Average people. People like me.
In his rhymes, he's able to put into words what so many of us feel in our darkest hours. Feelings that metaphors cheapen. "It's OK" is a look into the life of a struggling kid living in a broken down city under oppressive conditions. A kid who is trying to make something of himself but keeps getting beat down. A kid who can't sleep at night because he knows doesn't belong there.
I know I don't belong here.
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