Eminem – Superman Lyrics - Genius

Superman Lyrics · Maybe I'll love you one day. Maybe we'll someday grow · 'Cause I can't be your Superman, can't be your Superman Can't be your ... RémyMartinFeaturedChartsVideosShopLoginSupermanEminemTrack13on TheEminemShow AddingtoEminem’scollectionofsongsexpressinghisangeragainstex-wifeKimMathers,SupermancontainsalotofharshtruthsaboutthekindsofwomenthatEmineminteracts…ReadMore FeaturingDinaRaeProducedbyEminemReleaseDateMay26,2002ViewAllCredits 51.5M160166SupermanLyrics[Intro:Eminem&DinaRae]Mhmmm*inhales*Youhigh,baby?YeahYeah?TalktomeYouwantmetotellyousomething?Uh-huhIknowwhatyouwannahear[Refrain:Eminem(&DinaRae)]'CauseIknowyouwantme,baby,IthinkIwantyoutoo(IthinkIloveyou,baby)IthinkIloveyoutooI'mheretosaveyou,girl,comebeinShady'sworldIwannagrowtogether,let'sletourloveunfurlYouknowyouwantme,baby,youknowIwantyoutooTheycallmeSuperman,I'mheretorescueyouIwannasaveyou,girl,comebeinShady'sworld(Ohboy,youdrivemecrazy)Bitch,youmakemehurl[Verse1:Eminem]TheycallmeSupermanLeaptallhoesinasingleboundI'msinglenow:gotnoringonthisfingernowI'dneverletanotherchickbringmedownInarelationship;saveit,bitch!Babysit?YoumakemesickSupermanain'tsavin'shitGirl,youcanjumponShady'sdickStraightfromthehip,cuttothechaseItellamotherfuckin'sluttoherfacePlaynogames,saynonamesEversinceIbrokeupwithwhat's-her-faceI'madifferentman,kissmyassKissmylips?Bitch,whyask?Kissmydick,getmycash?I'dratherhaveyouwhipmyassDon'tputout,I'llputyououtWon'tgetout,I'llpushyououtPussblewout,poppin'shitWouldn'tpissonfiretoputyououtAmItoonice?Buyyouice?Bitch,ifyoudied,wouldn'tbuyyoulifeWhat,youtryin'tobemynewwife?What,youMariah?Flythroughtwice[Pre-Chorus:Eminem]ButIdoknowonethingthoughBitches,theycome,theygoSaturdaythroughSunday,MondayMondaythroughSunday,yoMaybeI'llloveyouonedayMaybewe'llsomedaygrow'Tilthenjustsityourdrunkassonthatfuckin'runway,ho[Chorus:Eminem]‘CauseIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,yourSuperman,yourSuperman[Verse2:Eminem]Don'tgetmewrong,IlovethesehoesIt'snosecret,everybodyknowsYeah,wefucked—bitch,sowhat?That'saboutasfarasyourbuddygoesWe'llbefriends,I'llcallyouagainI'llchaseyouaroundeverybaryouattendNeverknowwhatkindacarI'llbeinWe'llseehowmuchyou'llbepartyin'thenYoudon'twantthat,neitherdoIIdon'twannaflipwhenIseeyouwithguysToomuchpride,betweenyouandINotajealousman,butfemaleslieButIguessthat'sjustwhatslutsdoHowcoulditeverbejustustwo?I'dneverloveyouenoughtotrustyouWejustmetandIjustfuckedyou[Pre-Chorus:Eminem]ButIdoknowonethingthoughBitches,theycome,theygoSaturdaythroughSunday,MondayMondaythroughSunday,yoMaybeI'llloveyouonedayMaybewe'llsomedaygrow'Tilthenjustsityourdrunkassonthatfuckin'runway,ho[Chorus:Eminem]‘CauseIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,yourSuperman,yourSuperman‘CauseIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,yourSuperman,yourSuperman[Refrain:Eminem(&DinaRae)]'CauseIknowyouwantme,baby,IthinkIwantyoutoo(IthinkIloveyou,baby)IthinkIloveyoutooI'mheretosaveyou,girl,comebeinShady'sworldIwannagrowtogether,let'sletourloveunfurlYouknowyouwantme,baby,youknowIwantyoutooTheycallmeSuperman,I'mheretorescueyouIwannasaveyou,girl,comebeinShady'sworld(Ohboy,youdrivemecrazy)Bitch,youmakemehurl[Verse3:Eminem]Firstthingyousay:I'mnotfazedIhangaroundbigstarsalldayIdon'tseewhatthebigdealisanywayYou'rejustplainoldMarshalltomeOohyeah,girl,runthatgameHailieJade,IlovethatnameLovethattattoo,what'sthatsay?"RotInPieces,"uh,that'sgreatFirstoff,youdon'tknowMarshallAtall,sodon'tgrowpartialThat'sammoformyarsenalI'llslapyouoffthatbarstoolTheregoesanotherlawsuitLeavehandprintsallacrossyouGoodLordy,whoadieYoumustbegoneoffthatwaterbottleYouwantwhatyoucan'thaveOohgirl,that'stoodamnbadDon'ttouchwhatyoucan'tgrabEndupwithtwobackhandsPutanthraxonaTampaxAndslapyou'tilyoucan'tstandGirl,youjustblewyourchanceDon'tmeantoruinyourplans[Pre-Chorus:Eminem]ButIdoknowonethingthoughBitches,theycome,theygoSaturdaythroughSunday,MondayMondaythroughSunday,yoMaybeI'llloveyouonedayMaybewe'llsomedaygrow'Tilthenjustsityourdrunkassonthatfuckin'runway,ho[Chorus:Eminem]‘CauseIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,yourSuperman,yourSuperman‘CauseIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,yourSuperman,yourSuperman[Refrain:Eminem(&DinaRae)]'CauseIknowyouwantme,baby,IthinkIwantyoutoo(IthinkIloveyou,baby)IthinkIloveyoutooI'mheretosaveyou,girl,comebeinShady'sworldIwannagrowtogether,let'sletourloveunfurlYouknowyouwantme,baby,youknowIwantyoutooTheycallmeSuperman,I'mheretorescueyouIwannasaveyou,girl,comebeinShady'sworld(Ohboy,youdrivemecrazy)Bitch,youmakemehurl[Chorus:Eminem]‘CauseIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,yourSuperman,yourSuperman‘CauseIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanIcan'tbeyourSuperman,can'tbeyourSupermanCan'tbeyourSuperman,yourSuperman,yourSuperman166EmbedCancelHowtoFormatLyrics:Typeoutalllyrics,evenifit’sachorusthat’srepeatedthroughoutthesongTheSectionHeaderbuttonbreaksupsongsections.HighlightthetextthenclickthelinkUseBoldandItalicsonlytodistinguishbetweendifferentsingersinthesameverse.E.g.“Verse1:KanyeWest,Jay-Z,Both”CapitalizeeachlineTomoveanannotationtodifferentlyricsinthesong,usethe[...]menutoswitchtoreferenteditingmodeAboutGeniusAnnotation3contributorsAddingtoEminem’scollectionofsongsexpressinghisangeragainstex-wifeKimMathers,SupermancontainsalotofharshtruthsaboutthekindsofwomenthatEmineminteractswith,partiallyduetohisfame;however,Eminemmaybetryingtodetailasortofenlightenmentinthissongthat,eventhoughithascomeastheresultofsuffering,hevalues. Thetitleof‘Superman’inrelationtowomenlikelyalludestotheclassicsituationofSupermanhimselfsavingwomenfromdangeroussituationsandthembeinggratefultohim,aswellassexuallyinterestedinhim.Eminemdescribeshimselfasbeingthecompleteantithesis–“Ican’tbeyourSuperman”–tothiskindofcharacter,preferringtoleavewomentosolvetheirownproblemsbythemselveswithouthishelp.Broadly,thesongdiscussestheneedformeninrelationshipstoabandonwomenwithseverepersonalissuesandleavethesewomentosortoutsaidissuesontheirown(andnotsimplyswoopintosavethemandsolvealloftheirproblems,likeSupermanhimself). EminemdoesnotwanttoplaythePrinceCharming-esquecharactersodesiredbywomenanddepictshimselfinsteadasabattle-hardenedsoldierawareofwhatwomengenuinelywantfrommeninrelationships(thisawarenessgivesEminemareasontoavoidanysortofchivalryandsacrificeforwomenwhowillnotreturnthefavour). Itisalsoworthnoting–whetherornotthisisintentional–thatthesong’stitlecouldalludetoFriedrichNietzsche’sconceptoftheÜbermensch,awordwhichcanbetranslatedinto,“superman.”ThelinkcanbemadebylikeninghisdivorcefromKimtoNietzsche’sdeathofGod,giventhatthedivorceessentiallycreatedavoidwhereEminem’svaluesoncewere(inasense)andwhicharenowbeingcalledintoquestion(he’srethinkinghisreasoningbehindmarryingKiminthefirstplace). Insteadofnihilisticallygivinguponlifeinthewakeofthisdivorce,Eminemwantstoconstructnewvaluesbywhichhecanlivethatdonotmeanthathewillbedependentuponawoman(or,asNietzschewouldhypothesise,God)tobehissourceofwellbeingandmeaning(and,broadly,hewantsallmentoaspiretothisgoalaswell).ExpandAskusaquestionaboutthissongAskaquestion *Whathavetheartistssaidaboutthesong?GeniusAnswer1contributorInhisbookTheWayIAmEminemsays: With“Superman”,allIeverhearpeopletalkaboutisMariahCarey.Didsheinspireit?Yes,shekindofdid.Idon’twanttogetintotabloidgossip,butifyoureadbetweenthelines,andyoulistentoit,you’llknowwhatI’mtalkingabout.IrecordedittowardtheendofTheEminemShow.IwantedtodoitwithanLLCoolJkindofawhisper,likeinhissong“INeedLove”.Thatwasthethingforawhilewiththegoodold-schoollovesongs,tobegentleandplayfulwithyourvoice.In“Superman”,thegirlthinksI’mserenadingher,butI’mreallytellingherI’msickofher.I’djustgottendivorcedfromKim,andIwasn’tgoingdownthesameroadI’dalreadybeenon.Thiswasmywayofsaying,I’mnotgoingtomakealovesong.ManageWhatcertificationsdidthistrackreceive?GeniusAnswer1contributor“Superman”wascertifiedplatinumbytheRIAAonFebruary28,2018.ManageTranslationsGeniusAnswer1contributor TurkishTranslation ManageTheEminemShow(2002)Eminem1.CurtainsUp(Skit)[2002]2.WhiteAmerica3.Business4.Cleanin’OutMyCloset5.SquareDance6.TheKiss(Skit)7.Soldier8.SayGoodbyeHollywood9.Drips10.WithoutMe11.PaulRosenberg(Skit)[2002]12.SingfortheMoment13.Superman14.Hailie’sSong15.SteveBerman(Skit)[2002]16.WhentheMusicStops17.SayWhatYouSay18.’TillICollapse19.MyDad’sGoneCrazy20.CurtainsClose(Skit)CreditsWrittenBySteveKing,JeffBass&EminemKeyboardsJeffBassVideoCommissionerRandySosinVideoVisualEffectsArtist吉田山田(YoshidaYamada)VideoDigitalCompositorAndyDavisVideoProducerNinaHuangVideoDirectorPaulHunterPublisherCarefree,EightMileStyle&EnsignMusicCorporationPerformanceRightsBMIDistributorUniversalMusicGroupPhonographicCopyright℗AftermathEntertainmentCopyright©AftermathEntertainmentMixingEngineerSteveKingRecordingEngineerSteveKingAssistantEngineerMikeStrange&UrbanKrisMasteringEngineerBrianGardnerLabelAftermathEntertainment,ShadyRecords&InterscopeRecordsMasteredatBernieGrundmanMasteringMixedAt54Sound,Detroit,MIBassJeffBassAdditionalProductionJeffBassRecordedAtMarshall'sHouse&54Sound,DetroitReleaseDateMay26,2002SampledIn​supermanby Swono,ΜόνιμαΠρόστυχος(MonimaProstixos)by Iratus (GRC)&SuperBadby Horseshoe G.A.N.GInterpolatedByNowYouSeeMyLife(OriginalVersion)by Deuce,NowYouSeeMyLifeby Deuce(Ft. Skee-Lo),ForMarshallby Slothrust,SUPERMAN*by WayneJill,EverythingThat'sYoursIIby Mike G(Ft. GUN40),ChicagoFreestyleby Drake(Ft. GIVĒON),Racistsby Ocean Wisdom(Ft. Novelist),IBoughtABoat(JustToGetOverYou)by Trap LoreRoss,Midnightthinkingby 2nd InCommand&SuperBadby Horseshoe G.A.N.GRemixedBySuperman(CryMeARiverRemix)by Eminem(Ft. Justin Timberlake),Supermanby Gemitaiz&​supermanrmxby ​Mastro (ITA)TagsRapHardcoreHip-HopHip-HopExpandCommentsAddacommentSignUpAndDropKnowledge🤓Geniusistheultimatesourceofmusicknowledge,createdbyscholarslikeyouwhosharefactsandinsightaboutthesongsandartiststheylove.SignUpGeniusistheworld’sbiggestcollectionofsonglyricsandmusicalknowledgeAboutGeniusContributorGuidelinesPressAdvertiseEventSpacePrivacyPolicyLicensingJobsDevelopersCopyrightPolicyContactUsSignInDoNotSellMyPersonalInformation©2022GeniusMediaGroupInc.TermsofUseVerifiedArtistsAllArtists:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz#HotSongs:​astralstepElBakht|البختPS5IHateYoungBoyTRUELOVEViewAll