Sing for the Moment Lyrics – Eminem
This song "Sing for the Moment" was the fourth single released from Eminem’s fourth studio album The Eminem Show. It was an international hit, reaching the top 10 in several countries and peaking at #14 in the US in May 2003.| Song Name : | Sing for the Moment |
| Album / Movie : | The Eminem Show |
| Singer : | Eminem |
| Music Label : | Shady, Aftermath, Interscope |
| Cast : | Eminem |
These ideas are nightmares to white parentsWhose worst fear is a child with dyed hair and who likes earringsLike whatever they say has no bearingIt’s so scary in a house that allows no swearingTo see him walking around with his headphones blarin’Alone in his own zone, cold and he don’t careHe’s a problem child, what bothers him all comes outWhen he talks about his fuckin’ dad walkin’ out‘Cause he hates him so bad that he blocks him outIf he ever saw him again, he’d probably knock him outHis thoughts are whacked, he’s mad so he’s talkin’ backTalkin’ black, brainwashed from rock and rapHe sags his pants, durags and a stocking capHis stepfather hit him so he socked him backAnd broke his nose, this house is a broken homeThere’s no control, he just let’s his emotions go
, sing for the years(Sing it) Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears (come on)Sing it with me, if it’s just for todayMaybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
Entertainment is changin’, intertwinig’ with gangstersIn the land of the killers, a sinner’s mind is a sanctumHoly or unholy, only have one homieOnly this gun, lonely, ’cause don’t anyone know meYet everybody just feels like they can relateI guess words are a motherfucker, they can be greatOr they can degrade, or even worse, they can teach hateIt’s like these kids hang on every single statement we makeLike they worship us, plus all the stores ship us platinumNow how the fuck did this metamorphosis happen?From standin’ on corners and porches just rappin’To havin’ a fortune, no more kissin’ assBut then these critics crucify you, journalists try to burn youFans turn on you, attorneys all want a turn at youTo get their hands on every dime you haveThey want you to lose your mind every time you madSo they can try to make you out to look like a loose canonAny dispute, won’t hesitate to produce handgunsThat’s why these prosecutors wanna convict meStrictly just to get me off of these streets quicklyBut all they kids be listenin’ to me religiouslySo I’m signing CD’s while police fingerprint meThey’re for the judges daughter, but his grudge is against meIf I’m such a fuckin’ menace, this shit doesn’t make sense, BIt’s all political, if my music is literalAnd I’m a criminal, how the fuck can I raise a little girl?I couldn’t, I wouldn’t be fit toYou’re full of shit too, Guerrera, that was a fist that hit you
, sing for the years(Sing it) Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears (sing that shit)Sing it with me, if it’s just for todayMaybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
They say music can alter moods and talk to youWell, can it load a gun up for you and cock it too?Well, if it can, then the next time you assault a dudeJust tell the judge it was my fault, and I’ll get suedSee what these kids do is hear about us totin’ pistolsAnd they wanna get one ’cause they think the shit’s coolNot knowin’ we really just protectin’ ourselvesWe entertainers, of course the shit’s affectin’ our salesYou ignoramus, but music is reflection of selfWe just explain it, and then we get our checks in the mailIt’s fucked up, ain’t it? How we can come from practically nothin’To bein’ able to have any fuckin’ thing that we wantedThat’s why we sing for these kids eho don’t have a thingExcept for a dream and a fuckin’ rap magazineWho post pin-up pictures on they walls all day longIdolize they favorite rappers and know all they songsOr for anyone who’s ever been through shit in they livesSo they sit and they cry at night, wishin’ they’d die‘Til they throw on a rap record and they sit and they vibeWe’re nothin’ to you, but we’re the fuckin’ shit in they eyesThat’s why we seize the moment, try to freeze it and own itSqueeze it and hold it, ’cause we consider these minutes goldenAnd maybe they’ll admit it when we’re goneJust let our spirits live onThrough our lyrics that you hear in our songs and we can
Sing with me, (sing), sing for the years(Sing it) Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears (come on)Sing it with me, if it’s just for todayMaybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
Sing with me, (sing), sing for the years(Sing it) Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears (come on)Sing it with me, if it’s just for todayMaybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away