Eminem
Ugly Truth
I learned life watching the darkness cover the light
Broken-hearted, tryna survive
Torn to pieces, ripped to shreds, I'm barely alive
Dyin' inside
Fightin' to breath, to utter a word, speak
Deceived by my own vices
Is this me? It can't be
Feelin' weak, I'm losing control
No sleep, too scared to dream
And these demons won't let me go
They keep clinging and I'm screamin'
From every part of my soul
I mean it, looking for meaning
That woman ain't me
I seen a reflection
When I walk past the mirror, scared to look
Tried to play it by the book
But every breath I ever took
Cursed since birth, generations, nothing worse
Than this hurt I feel in every word
I wrote in this verse

[Hook: Alvin River]
Even if I try to find a way to escape
All the roads lead back to you
The way to fill this empty space in my heart
Please, don't stop
My soul cryin' out to you
I know that you can see the pain
When you look at my face
Don't look at my face
I just kept erasin', replacin'
It's my fate, it's my fate
It's the ugly truth
I just kept erasin', replacin'
It's my fate, it's my fate
It's the ugly truth

[Verse 2: Meccah Dawn]
Out here tryin' to gain mass appeal
This some shit I shouldn't reveal
Way I'm maskin' the shame with secrets
Pretending I couldn't feel
Or the guilt and self-loathing
That's going on in my head
While my universe keep explodin'
And wakin' me up instead
Of lettin' me die, I suffer
Use these words as a buffer
Why try to hold on with all the strength I can muster
But damn, this fuckin' heartache is breakin' me down
And when I cry out, they don't hear me
Like I ain't makin' a sound
So fuck it, I'll save face, but I'm losin' the race
Feelin' like every dream I got
Gettin' too fast for me to chase
A part of me wanna keep going
And fight til nothing's left
But instead, inside I'm cringing
And fearing my next breath

[Hook: Alvin River]
Even if I try to find a way to escape
All the roads lead back to you
The way to fill this empty space in my heart
Please, don't stop
My soul cryin' out to you
I know that you can see the pain
When you look at my face
Don't look at my face
I just kept erasin', replacin'
It's my fate, it's my fate
It's the ugly truth
I just kept erasin', replacin'
It's my fate, it's my fate
It's the ugly truth