Eminem - The Monster (Lyrics) ft. Rihanna

Eminem - The Monster (Lyrics) ft. Rihanna

Eminem

Lyrics
[Intro: Rihanna]
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy

[Verse 1: Eminem]
I wanted the fame but not the cover of Newsweek
Oh well, guess beggars can't be choosey
Wanted to receive attention for my music
Wanted to be left alone in public, excuse me
For wantin' my cake, and eat it too, and wantin' it both ways
Fame made me a balloon 'cause my ego inflated
When I blew, see, but it was confusing
'Cause all I wanted to do's be the Bruce Lee of loose leaf
Abused ink, used it as a tool when I blew steam
Whoo! Hit the lottery, ooh-wee
But with what I gave up to get it was bittersweet
It was like winnin' a used mink
Ironic 'cause I think I'm gettin' so huge I need a shrink
I'm beginnin' to lose sleep: one sheep, two sheep
Goin' coo-coo and kooky as Kool Keith
But I'm actually weirder than you think, 'cause I'm—

[Chorus: Rihanna & (Bebe Rexha)]
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
Well, that's nothin' (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Well, that's nothin' (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Verse 2: Eminem]
Now, I ain't much of a poet
But I know somebody once told me to seize the moment
And don't squander it 'cause you never know when it all
Could be over tomorrow, so I keep conjurin'
Sometimes I wonder where these thoughts spawn from
Yeah, ponderin'll do you wonders
No wonder you're losin' your mind, the way it wanders
Yodel-odel-ay-hee-hoo! I think it went wanderin' off down yonder
And stumbled onto Jeff VanVonderen
'Cause I need an interventionist
To intervene between me and this monster
And save me from myself and all this conflict
'Cause the very thing that I love's killin' me and I can't conquer it
My OCD's conkin' me in the head, keep knockin'
Nobody's home, I'm sleepwalkin'
I'm just relayin' what the voice in my head's sayin'
Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just friends with the—

[Chorus: Rihanna & (Bebe Rexha)]
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
Well, that's nothin' (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Well, that's nothin' (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Verse 3: Eminem]
Call me crazy, but I have this vision, one day that
I'll walk amongst you a regular civilian
But until then, drums get killed and
I'm comin' straight at MC's, blood gets spilled and
I'll take you back to the days that I'd get on a Dre track
Give every kid who got played that pumped-up feelin'
And s*** to say back to the kids who played him
I ain't here to save the f***in' children
But if one kid out of a hundred million
Who are goin' through a struggle, feels it and relates, that's great!
It's payback, Russell Wilson fallin' way back
In the draft, turn nothin' into somethin', still can make that
Straw into gold, chump, I will spin—Rumpelstiltskin in a haystack
Maybe I need a straightjacket
Face facts: I am nuts for real, but I'm okay with that!
It's nothin', I'm still friends with the—

[Chorus: Rihanna]
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy

[Bridge: Rihanna & (Eminem)]
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
(Get along with) Get along with the voices inside of my head
(You're tryin' to) You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
(And you think) And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
Well, that's nothin'
[Outro: Rihanna & (Bebe Rexha)]
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Well, that's nothin' (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

[Imfunny]

I always thought it was “well that’s not fair”😂

[upsidesparks]

Is it just me or when Rihanna and Eminem do a song together it's always fire

[whydoihavealongname]

When two of the most famous people in music come together you know that it's a banger

[Pink_Cherry_Squirrel]

The part when it says”well that nothing”, it sounds like well that’s not fair!

[buffalobob-sd]

listening to this song as a kid and then growing up realising the meaning behind the song hits different 🥲

[ryvirjones]

Don't let this song die. I can't stop hearing it. I love

[paigehumphreys]

I’ve loved this song since I was little and now I’m 16 and it is still one of my favs

[KiaBerry-zczv]

Till this day I still don't understand how nothing sounds like not fair in the lyrics, and somehow I still love that line.

[pandabearmychihuahua]

This is my first time hearing Eminem and I got to say they both did great

[slimakzkanalu]

Used to listen to this song when I was like 9 and I still love it haven't heard it in a while ❤️💀

[Angel-ccjf]

I always thought it was : ‘but that’s not fair’ instead of it actually being: ‘well that’s nothing’

[tweetysworld]

"When we were kids, we thought the monster was under the bed but now we realised that they are inside us."
-The Joker

[oliviafroberg]

"Im friends with the mustard, thats under my bed"😂

[Goz]

Rihanna in the chorus really takes me back to my elementary school days, now that I'm older and understand what Eminem is talking about, I get to appreciate the verses and this masterpiece story of a song even more.

[daquanrobinson]

Thank you Bebe Rexha for the background vocals!! They're amazing

[Arwen]

Yesterday I heard noises under my bed and I hear alot of voices in my head so this song...is just perfect

[iriezeedyk]

This is actually my first time hearing Eminem I was listening to Rihanna and scowling down when I saw this and Nani’s it a beautiful masterpiece ☺️☺️

[gaely]

The part “and u think I’m crazy yeah I think I’m crazy, we’ll that’s nothing ” always makes me tear up, is it just me? And I have no idea why

[queensenalista]

we need song like this again 😭 bring back memories

[semeremanchawi]

I finally found it i was sad 'cause i don't know the name of it but finally found it thanks loku