Eminem Explain Lyrics Of “Kings Never Die” on Genius.
Last year, Eminem Annotated his famous tracks like Stan, Fack, Rap God, Lose Yourself and more on Genius and today he returns with the Annotation of his track titled “Kings Never Die” which is off Soundtrack of Movie Southpaw and features Gwen Stefani on the Chorus. Check out the Annotation of “Kings Never Die” below which Eminem reveals on Genius.
“Here to stay, Even when I’m gone, When I close my eyes, Through the passage of time, Kings never die,” talking about the following chorus, Eminem reveals that his Dog die after recording the song, “My dog ‘King’ died immediately after recording of this song,” says Eminem.
“Cause here I sit in Lucifer’s den by the dutch oven, Just choosing to sin, Even if it means I’m sellin’ my soul, just to be the undisputed again, Do whatever I gotta do just to win,” Eminem annotated follwing lines off his first verse and said, “I actually dutch ovened myself one time and it was like Lucifer’s den which became the inspiration for that line.”
“How ’bout that, I’m somehow now back to the underdog, But no matter how loud that I bard, this sport is somethin’ I never bow-out at,” Eminem talks following lyrics saying, “Shout to Jean Claude Van Damme. I wrote this bar during a Bloodsport marathon on TNT.”
“Only time I ever been out and about, Is drivin’ around town with my fuckin’ whereabouts in a doubt, Cause I been lost tryna think of what I did to get here,” for the following lyrics, Eminem reveals, “I’m saying ‘out in a bout’ as in boxing match & using the next line as a play on words as in ‘out & about.”
“but I’m not a quitter, Gotta get up, give it all I got or give up,” Eminem annotated following lines saying, “This is a complete fabrication, because I’ve quit quitting on more than one occasion. Such is the circle of life.”
“Spit on, shit on, stepped on, but kept goin’, I’m tryna be headstrong but it feels like I slept on my neck wrong, Cause you’re moving onto the next, but is the respect gone? Cause someone told me that,” Eminem reveals about the following last line of his 1st verse, “‘I’m tryna be headstrong’ is in direct correlation to a new line of neck weights that I’m endorsing. There isn’t a name yet, but out slogan is ‘Don’t let your skull be dull!’ Look out for them.”
“You ain’t never even had to reach in the fire to dig deep,” Eminem reveals 2nd line of 2nd verse saying, “I have. Once at camo. 10 skin grafts later, you can barely tell.”
“I think I see why a lot of rappers get on these features and try to show out on a track with me, But it’d actually have to be a fuckin’ blow-out to get me to re-tire, Tell these new artists that kings never die,” Eminem talks following lyrics, “‘blow-out to get me to re-tire’…I had a summer internship at Belle Tire when I was 15. I still hold the record for the tire changing, 16 seconds.”
“And I ain’t stopping ’til I’m on top again, all alone and on a throne, Like a token of respect, or a homage poem, or an ode I’ve been owed“, Eminem annotated following lines off verse 3, “‘on a throne’ ‘honor thrown’ ‘ like a token of respect or a homage poem or a ode I’ve been owed tossed in the air and launched so hard it broke my collar bone..!!!…??? Gimme A fuckin’ BREAK!!!.”
“I went from powdered milf and Farina, To flippin’ burgers on the grill for some peanuts, From Gilber’s to arenas, call me Gilbert Arenas, still appeal to the dreamers,” for the following lines Eminem says, “Shout to my Gilber’s peeps!!!“.
Eminem has forged a deal with Genius, a lyric and annotation service, to collaborate on Eminem.com as well as cooperate with the label Shady Records.
Eminem’s manager and co-founder of Shady Records, Paul Rosenberg, went on to say: “Genius provides an avenue for fans to dig deeper into their favorite songs, but more importantly, it gives artists a way to communicate their artistic intent directly to those fans. For an artist like Eminem, the intricacies and nuances in his lyrics are very layered and his art is a perfect fit for this type of tool. We’re excited about what this partnership brings for both sides.”
