英语流行歌曲：Eminem写给女儿的歌 When I'm Gone

Eminem（艾米纳姆），美国说唱歌手。风格类型为：Hardcore Rap¹（硬核说唱）。他的叛逆不仅长期以来深受美国青少年喜爱，也让他在舆论中始终遭到抨击。
第一次听这首《When I'm Gone》，满耳充斥着阿姆的咄咄逼人，还有结尾前的枪声，误以为是讽刺战争之类的愤青歌曲。

Yeah
It's my life
But all in words I guess
Have you ever loved someone so much you'd give an arm for?
Not the expression, no, literally² give an arm for?
When they know they are your heart
And you know you are their armour³
And you will destroy anyone who will try to harm her
But what happens when karma turns right around and bites you
And everything you stand for turns on you to spite⁴ you
What happens when you become the main source of a pain
Daddy look what I made?
Dad's gotta go catch a plane
Daddy where's mummy? I can't find mummy, where is she?
I don't know, go play, Hailie baby your daddy's busy.
Daddy's writin' this song, this song ain't gon' write itself
I give you one underdog, then you gotta swing by yourself

Then to write a rhyme in a song and tell her you love her
And put hands on her mother who's a spittin' image of her
That's slim shady⁵, yeah baby slim shady's crazy
Shady make me, but tonight, Shady's rock-a-by baby

And when I'm gone, just carry on don't mourn,
Rejoice⁶ every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm lookin' down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing so baby don't feel no pain, just smile back
×2

I keep havin' this dream - I'm pushin' Hailie on the swings she keeps screamin'
She don't want me to sing, You're makin mummy cry, why, why's mummy crying?
Baby, Daddy ain't leavin' no more,
Daddy you're lying,
You always say that, you always say this is the last time,
but you ain't leavin' no more, Daddy you're mine!
She's piling boxes infront of the door tryin' to block it,
Daddy please daddy don't leave daddy no, stop it!
Goes in her pocket, pulls out a tiny necklace locket, it's got a picture,
This'll keep you safe daddy, take it with you
I look up, it's just me standin in the mirror, these fuckin walls must be talkin cos man I can hear 'em
They sayin you got one more chance to do right, and it's tonight,
Now go out there and show 'em that you love 'em 'fore⁷ its too late
And just as I go to walk out of my bedroom door it turns to a stage, they're gone
And the spotlight⁸ is on and I'm singin:

And when I'm gone, just carry on don't mourn,
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm lookin' down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing so baby don't feel no pain, just smile back
×2

Sixty thousand people, all jumpin' out their seat
The curtain closes, they're throwing roses at my feet
I take a bow, and thank you all for comin' out
They're screamin so loud, I take one last look at the crowd
I glance down, I don't believe what I'm seein',
Daddy it's me! Help mummy her wrists are bleedin'
But baby we're in Sweden, how did you get to Sweden?!
I followed you daddy, you told me that you wern't leavin
You lied to me dad, and now you make mummy sad
And I bought you this coin
It says 'number 1 dad', that's all I wanted
I just wanna give you this coin
I get the point, fine, me and mummy are goin
But baby wait-
its too late dad, you made the choice. Now go out there and show 'em you love 'em more than us
That's what they want
They want you Marshall, they keep
screamin your name, it's no wonder you can't go to sleep
Just take another pill, yeah be ya you will
You rap about it. Yeah word, keep it real
I hear a pause, all this time I couldn't see
How could it be that the curtain is closing on me
I turn around, find a gun on the ground, click it, put it to my brain, scream 'Die Shady!' and pump it
The sky darkens, my life flashes,
The plane that I was supposed to be on crashes and burns to ashes
That's when I wake up, alarm clock screamin,
There's birds singin', it's spring 'n
Hailie's out side swingin'
I walk right up to Kim and kiss her, tell her I miss her
Hailie just smiles and winks at her little sister, almost as if to say-

And when I'm gone, just carry on don't mourn,
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm lookin' down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing so baby don't feel no pain, just smile back
×2

1 rap   

n.轻敲，拍击，责骂，厉声说出，说唱音乐，谈话，最少量；vi.轻敲，敲门，表演说唱音乐，畅谈；vt.抓，抢，拍击

参考例句：

• I heard a rap on the door.我听到有轻轻的敲门声。
• Today we are going to rap about relationships.今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。

2 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

3 armour   

（=armor）n.盔甲；装甲部队

参考例句：

• His body was encased in shining armour.他全身披着明晃晃的甲胄。
• Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour.防弹车护有装甲。

4 spite   

n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管

参考例句：

• He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
• In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。

5 shady   

adj.成荫的，多荫的，可疑的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• This is a shady avenue.这是条林阴大道。
• He's a rather shady person.他是个相当靠不住的人。

6 rejoice   

vi.感到高兴，充满喜悦

参考例句：

• We rejoice at every victory won by your people.我们为贵国人民取得的每一个胜利都感到高兴。
• Let us rejoice together on this great occasion!在这样一个盛大的节日里，让我们共同欢庆吧！

7 fore   

adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。

8 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。