歌词
Feels like a close, it’s coming to
感觉即将走到终点
Fuck am I gonna do? / It's too late to start over
我该要做些什么，重头再来已是太迟
this is the only thing I, thing I know
这是我唯一熟知的事情
Sometimes i feel like all I ever do is
有时候我觉得我曾做的一切
Find different ways to word the same, old song
是在找寻不同的方式写同样的老歌
Ever since I came along
自从我独自到来
From the day the song called ‘’Hi! My Name Is’’ dropped
自从my name is这首歌横空出世
Started thinking my name was fault
我就开始认为我的名字是个错误
Cause anytime things went wrong
因为每当有事情出错
I was the one who they would blame it on
我就是那个他们会指责的人
The media made me the equivalent of a modern-day Genghis Kahn
媒体将我刻画成当代的成吉思汗
Tried to argue it was only entertainment, dog
我试图争辩，一切只不过是娱乐而已
Gangster? Nah, courageous balls
匪帮习气，不，我只是无所畏惧地胡说罢了
Had to change my style, they said I‘m way too soft
我不得不改变我的风格，他们说我的唱得太软了
And I sound like AZ and Nas, out came the claws（Em第一张专辑infinite被人诟病模仿Nas和AZ，从此他塑 造了Slim Shady这个角色，风格向暴力转变）
于是我像az和nas一样说唱，伸出了爪子
And the fangs been out since then
从那时起也亮出了毒牙（Em后来的风格继续变化，部分暴力弱化）
But up until the instant that I went against it
但从某一时刻开始，我开始背道而驰
It was ingrained in me that I wouldn’t amount to a shit stain，I thought
根深蒂固的想法是我必将一事无成，我想
No wonder I had to unlearn everything that my brain was taught
难怪我记不得我脑海中被灌输的一切
Do I really belong in this game? I pondered
我真的属于这场游戏吗？我陷入了沉思
I just wanna play my part, should I make waves or not?
我只想做好自己的事情，我应该兴风作浪，制造争议吗
So back and forth in my brain the tug of war wages on
这场拉锯战在我脑海中不断地进行着
And I don’t wanna seem ungrateful or disrespect the art form I was raised upon
我不想忘恩负义，也不愿对造就我的艺术不敬
But sometimes you gotta take a loss
但是有的时候你不得不承认失败
And have people rub it in your face before you can get made pissed off
人们会指责你的错误并激怒你
And keep pluggin’, it’s your only outlet
继续不断努力，这是你唯一的出路
And your only outfit, so you know they gonna talk about it（only outfit指Em在部分人眼中根深蒂固的形象，也指他无法改变的白人皮肤却在黑人说唱领域生存）
是你唯一的形象，所以你知道他们会谈论它
Better find a way to counter it quick and make it, ah
最好快速找到方法然后反击，赢得一切，ah
Feel like I’ve already said this a kabillion eighty times
我感觉我已经说过它无数遍
How many times can I say the same thing different ways that rhyme?
我能把同样的事用不同的押韵说多少遍呢
What I really wanna say is, if there's anyone else who can relate to my story?
但是我真正想说的是，若是其他人对我的故事感同身受？
Bet you feel the same way I felt when I was in the same place you are, when I was afraid to
最好你能和我有同样的和感受，当我和你处于相同境地时，当我害怕....
when I was afraid to
当我害怕
Afraid to make a single sound
害怕会发出一丁点声音
Afraid I will never find a way out,out, out
害怕永远不会找到出路
Afraid I'd never be found, I don't wanna go another round
害怕我从未被人知，我不想再重蹈覆辙了
An angry mans power will shut you up
这个愤怒的男人的力量会让你闭嘴
Trip wires fill this house with tip toed love（trip wires指遍布在房子周围保护房子而设立起的地线，指Em受到 困扰，不敢发出一点声音（写词），他对音乐的爱变得很小心）
地雷引线的存在让热爱只能分外小心
Run out of excuses with every word
再也无法以任何一个词来作为借口
So here I am and I will not run
所以我就在这里，绝不会逃避
Guts over fear, the time is near
勇气战胜恐惧，就在此时此刻
Guts over fear, I shed a tear
勇气战胜恐惧，尽管我也会哭泣
For all the times I let you push me around I let you keep me down
每一次我任你摆布，我因你而低落
Guts over fear, guts over fear
勇气战胜恐惧
Feels like a close, it’s coming to
感觉接近尾声，一切快要结束
Fuck am I gonna do? / It*s too late to start over
我该要做些什么，重新开始已经太晚了
this is the only thing I, thing I know
这是我唯一，我唯一知道的事
It’s like I was there once, single parents(single parents即指Em和他同父异母的弟弟由妈妈一个人抚养大，也 指Em自己和Kim的两次结婚两次离婚，尽管两人达成协议共同抚养三个孩子，但某种程度上他也属于单亲父 亲）
这种感觉我也知道，单亲父母
Hate your appearance,as you struggle to find your place in this world
当你在世界上努力寻找归属时，你讨厌自己的模样
And the pain spawns all the anger on
痛苦产生了所有的愤怒
But it wasn’t until I put the pain in songs learned who to aim it on
但知道我将这些痛苦放在了歌中，才知道我该为谁而唱
That I made a spark,started to spit harder shit
我找到了动力，开始去创作更高难度的作品
Learned how to harness it while the reins were off
学会了如何在脱缰之时控制自己的言辞
And there was a lot of bizarre shit,but the crazy part
而且还发生了很多疯狂的事，但疯狂的是
was soon as I stopped saying"I gave a fuck"
当我不再说“我在乎这一切”时
Haters started to appreciate my art
原来厌恶我的人开始欣赏我的艺术
And it just breaks my heart to look at all the pain I caused
看我所造成的痛苦，这让我伤心不已
But what am I gonna do when the rage is gone?
但当所有的愤怒平息之后我该怎么去做？
The lights go out in the trailer park
拖车公园的灯火全部熄灭
And the window is closing and there's nowhere else I can go with flows and I'm frozen
窗口正在慢慢关闭，我再也没有空间去写词饶舌，我陷入了僵局
Cause there's no more emotion for me to pull from
因为我无法再挖掘出更多的感情
Just a bunch of playful songsthat I make for fun
只是做了一些我觉得有趣的，开玩笑的歌
So to the break of dawn here
所以破晓时分
I go recycling the same old song
让我再写了同样的老歌
But I*d rather make“Not Afraid 2”than make another mothafuckin "We Made You" uh
但我宁愿做一曲“Not Afraid 2”也不会再去做他妈的一首"We Made You"
And I don't wanna seem indulgent when I discuss my lows and my highs
我不想对自己宽容，当我讨论我的低谷，我的高潮
My demise and my up rise
我的衰落和我的崛起
pray to God
向上帝祈祷
I just opened enough eyes later on
后来我已是做到睁大眼睛看清事实
Gave you the supplies and the tools to hopefully use that'll make you
给你们精神物质和工具，希望它能让你变得坚强
strong enough to lift yourself up when you feel like I felt
让你在跟我身处于同一种感受时，足以借此鼓舞自己
Cause I can‘t explain to y’all how dang exhausted my legs felt（Em曾沉迷于安眠作用的处方药，在戒药过 程中，Em的膝关节半月板曾撕裂）
因为我无法向你们讲清楚，我的双腿多么的无力
Just having to balance my dang self
只是为了去试图平衡那个邪恶的自己
When on eggshells I was made to walk(walkingon eggshells类似中文的如履薄冰，此处指Em在微妙的处 境中继续前行，并不畏艰险）
那些讨厌的弱者逼得我必须行走
But thank you ma,cause that gave me the, Strength to cause Shady-mania(Mania指对某种事情上瘾发狂）
但是谢谢你，妈妈，给我力量去制造Shady-Mania
so when they empty that stadium
当人群涌入那个体育馆时
At least I made it out of that house and a found a place in this worldwhen the day was done
我走出了那间小房子并且当一天结束的时候，在这世界中找到了那么一个角落
So this is for every kid who all*s they ever did was dreamt that one day they would just get accepted
所以这首歌送给每一个只是梦想有一天能得到认可的孩子
I represent him or her,or anyone similar you are the reason that I made this song
我代表他或他，或者任何一个相似的你们，你们就是我写这首歌的原因
Everything you*re scared to say don*t be afraid to say no more
所有你害怕诉说的，不用再害怕诉说
From this day on forward,just let them a-holes talk
从今天起，就让那些混蛋去说
Take it with a grain of saltand eat their fucking faces off
别去在乎那些，直到将他们彻底击倒
The legend of the angry blonde lives on through you when I*m gone，and to think I was
当我离开，angry blonde的传说会通过你们流传下去，去想想我曾经
when I was afraid to
当我害怕
Afraid to make a single sound
害怕会发出一丁点声音
Afraid I will never find a way out,out, out
害怕永远不会找到出路
Afraid I'd never be found, I don't wanna go another round
害怕我从未被人知，我不想再重蹈覆辙了
An angry mans power will shut you up
这个愤怒的男人的力量会让你闭嘴
Trip wires fill this house with tip toed love（trip wires指遍布在房子周围保护房子而设立起的地线，指Em受到 困扰，不敢发出一点声音（写词），他对音乐的爱变得很小心）
地雷引线的存在让热爱只能分外小心
Run out of excuses with every word
再也无法以任何一个词来作为借口
So here I am and I will not run
所以我就在这里，绝不会逃避
Guts over fear, the time is near
勇气战胜恐惧，就在此时此刻
Guts over fear, I shed a tear
勇气战胜恐惧，尽管我也会哭泣
For all the times I let you push me around I let you keep me down
每一次我任你摆布，我因你而低落
Guts over fear, guts over fear
勇气战胜恐惧
歌曲赏析
自从《Lose yourself》开始，姆爷的歌便开始向正能量进发了。这首歌可以说是和《beautiful pain》相像的，同样的演唱者，而这首歌却有了励志的MV，也算弥补了歌迷一个小小遗憾。可以看出，Eminem对《Not afraid》非常的肯定，而对《we made you》等早期的一些歌有了很多厌恶情绪，很明显，姆爷是真正从当初那个肆意怒斥对生活不满的男孩变成了成熟的歌手，但歌曲风格并没有太大变化，同样是仿佛对世俗蔑视的“中指”，快速而有节奏让歌迷大呼过瘾。
