Lyrics: EMINEM "LIKE TOY SOLDIERS" (0/3)

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Step by step, heart to heart

Step by step, heart to heart, left right left We

Left right left, we all fall down

all fall down...

Step by step, heart to heart, left right left

[Chorus]

We all fall down like toy soldiers

Step by step, heart to heart, left right left We

Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win

all fall down like toy soldiers Bit by bit, torn

But the battle wages on for toy soldiers

apart, we never win But the battle wages on for

toy soldiers

[Verse 1]

I'm supposed to be the soldier who never blows his

composure Even though I hold the weight of the

whole world on my shoulders I am never supposed to

show it, my crew ain't supposed to know it Even if

it means goin' toe to toe with a Benzino it don't

matter I'd never drag them in battles that I can

handle unless I absolutely have to I'm supposed to

set an example I need to be the leader, my crew

looks for me to guide 'em If some shit ever just

pop off, I'm supposed to be beside 'em Now Ja said

"I tried to squash it, it was too late to stop it"

There's a certain line you just don't cross and he

crossed it I heard him say Hailie's name on a song

and I just lost it It was crazy, this shit be way

beyond some Jay-z and Nas shit And even though the

battle was won, I feel like we lost it I spent too

much energy on it, honestly I'm exhausted And I'm

so caught in it I almost feel I'm the one who

caused it This ain't what I'm in hip-hop for, it's

not why I got in it That was never my object for

someone to get killed Why would I wanna destroy

something I help build It wasn't my intentions, my

intentions was good I went through my whole career

without ever mentionin' Suge Now it's just out of

respect for not runnin' my mouth And talkin' about

something that I knew nothing about Plus Dre told

me stay out, this just wasn't my beef So I did, I

just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth While

he's all over t.v. down talkin' a man who

literally saved my life Like fuck it i understand

this is business And this shit just isn't none of

my business But still knowin' this shit could pop

off at any minute cuz

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]

There used to be a time when you could just say a

rhyme And wouldn't have to worry about one of your

people dyin' But now it's elevated cuz once you

put someone's kids in it The shit gets escalated,

it ain't just words no more is it? It's a

different ball game, callin' names and you ain't

just rappin' We actually tried to stop the 50 and

Ja beef from happenin' Me and Dre had sat with

him, kicked it and had a chat with him And asked

him not to start it he wasn't gonna go after him

Until Ja started yappin' in magazines how we

stabbed him Fuck it 50 smash 'em, mash 'em and let

him have it Meanwhile my attention is pullin' in

other directions Some receptionist at The Source

who answers phones at his desk Has an erection for

me and thinks that I'll be his ressurection Tries

to blow the dust off his mic and make a new record

But now he's fucked the game up cuz one of the

ways I came up Was through that publication the

same one that made me famous Now the owner of it

has got a grudge against me for nothin' Well fuck

it, that motherfucker can get it too, fuck him

then But I'm so busy being pissed off I don't stop

to think That we just inherited 50's beef with

Murder Inc. And he's inherited mine which is fine

ain't like either of us mind We still have

soldiers that's on the front line That's willing

to die for us as soon as we give the orders Never

to extort us, strictly to show they support us

We'll maybe shout 'em out in a rap or up in a

chorus To show them we love 'em back and let 'em

know how important it is To have Runyan Avenue,

soldiers up in our corners Their loyalty to us is

worth more than any award is But I ain't tryna

have none of my people hurt and murdered It ain't

worth it, I can't think of a perfecter way to word

it Then to just say that I love ya'll too much to

see the verdict I'll walk away from it all before

I let it go any further But don't get it twisted,

it's not a plea that I'm coppin' I'm just willin'

to be the bigger man If ya'll can quit poppin' off

at your jaws with the knockin' Cuz frankly I'm

sick of talkin' I'm not gonna let someone elses

coffin rest on my conscience cuz

I'm supposed to be the soldier who never blows his composure

[Chorus]

Even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders

I am never supposed to show it, my crew ain't supposed to know it

Even if it means goin' toe to toe with a Benzino it don't matter

I'd never drag them in battles that I can handle unless

I absolutely have to I'm supposed to set an example

I need to be the leader, my crew looks for me to guide 'em

If some shit ever just pop off, I'm supposed to be beside 'em

That Ja shit I tried to squash it, it was too late to stop it

There's a certain line you just don't cross and he crossed it

I heard him say Hailie`s name on a song and I just lost it

It was crazy, this shit went way beyond some Jay-Z and nas shit

And even though the battle was won, I feel like we lost it

I spent too much energy on it, honestly I'm exhausted

And I'm so caught in it I almost feel I'm the one who caused it

This ain't what I'm in hip-hop for, it's not why I got in it

That was never my object for someone to get killed

Why would I wanna destroy something I help build

It wasn't my intentions, my intentions was good

I went through my whole career without ever mentionin'

Now it's just out of respect for not runnin' my mouth

And talkin' about something that I knew nothing about

Plus Dre told me stay out, this just wasn't my beef

So I did, I just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth

While he's all over TV yeah I'm talkin' a man who literally saved my life

Like fuck it I understand this is business

And this shit just isn't none of my business

But still knowin' this shit could pop off at any minute 'cause

Step by step, heart to heart, left right left

We all fall down like toy soldiers

Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win

But the battle wages on for toy soldiers

There used to be a time when you could just say a rhyme

And wouldn't have to worry about one of your people dyin'

But now it's elevated 'cuz once you put someone's kids in it

The shit gets escalated, it ain't just words no more is it?

It's a different ball game, callin' names and you ain't just rappin'

We actually tried to stop the 50 and Ja beef from happenin'

Me and Dre had sat with him, kicked it and had a chat with him

And asked him not to start it he wasn't gonna go after him

Until Ja started yappin' in magazines how we stabbed him

Fuck it 50 smash 'em, mash 'em and let him have it

Mean while my attention is pullin' in another direction

Some receptionist at the source who answers phones at his desk

Has an erection for me and thinks that I'll be his resurrection

Tries to blow the dust off his mic and make a new record

But now he's fucked the game up 'cuz one of the ways I came up

Was through that publication the same one that made me famous

Now the owner of it has got a grudge against me for nothin'

Well fuck it, that motherfucker can get it too, fuck him then

But I'm so busy being pissed off I don't stop to think

That we just inherited 50's beef with murder inc

And he's inherited mine which is fine ain't like either of us mind

We still have soldiers that's on the front line

That's willing to die for us as soon as we give the orders

Never to extort us, strictly to show they support us

We'll maybe shout 'em out in a rap or up in a chorus

To show them we love 'em back and let 'em know how important it is

To have runyon avenue soldiers up in our corners

Their loyalty to us is worth more than any award is

But I ain't try na have none of my people hurt and murdered

It ain't worth it, I can't think of a perfecter way to word it

Then to just say that I love y'all too much to see the verdict

I'll walk away from it all before I let it go any further

But don't get it twisted, it's not a plea that I'm coppin'

I'm just willin' to be the bigger man if y'all can quit poppin'

Off at your jaws well then I can 'cuz frankly I'm sick of talkin'

I'm not gonna let someone else's coffin rest on my conscience 'cuz

Step by step, heart to heart, left right left

We all fall down like toy soldiers

Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win

But the battle wages on for toy soldiers

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