Guts Over Fear lyrics

[Refrain: Eminem]
Feels like a close, it's comin' to
f*ck am I gonna do?
It's too late to start over
This is the only thing I—, thing I know

[Verse 1: Eminem]
Sometimes I feel like all I ever do is find different ways to word the same old song
Ever since I came along from the day the song called Hi, My Name Is dropped
Started thinkin' my name was Fault
'Cause any time things went wrong, I was the one who they would blame it on
The media made me the equivalent of a modern-day Genghis Khan
Tried to argue it was only entertainment, dawg
Gangster? Nah, courageous balls
Had to change my style
They said I'm way too soft and I sound like AZ and Nas
Out came the claws and the fangs been out since then
But up until the instant that I went against it
It was ingrained in me that I wouldn't amount to a sh*t stain, I thought
No wonder I had to unlearn everything my brain was taught
"Do I really belong in this game?" I pondered
I just wanna play my part
Should I make waves or not? So back and forth in my brain the tug of war wages on
And I don't wanna seem ungrateful or disrespect the art form I was raised upon
But sometimes you gotta take a loss and have people rub it in your face
Before you get made p*ssed off
And keep plugging, it's your only outlet, and your only outfit
So you know they gonna talk about it, better find a way to counter it quick
And make it—, ah
Feel like I've already said this a ka-billion eighty times
How many times can I say the same thing different ways that rhyme?
What I really wanna say is, if there's anyone else that can relate to my story
Bet you feel the same way I felt when I was in the same place you are, when I was afraid to—
[Pre-Chorus: Sia & Eminem]
I was a—, afraid to make a single sound
Afraid I would never find a way out, out, out
Afraid I'd never be found (My dreams)
I didn't wanna go another round (Yeah)
An angry man's power will shut you up (Agh)
And trip wires fill this house with tip-toed love
Run out of excuses for everyone
So here I am and I will not run (Yeah)

[Chorus: Sia]
Guts over fear (The time is near)
Guts over fear (Might shed a tear)
For all the times I let you push me 'round
I let you keep me down (Now, I got)
Guts over fear, guts over fear

[Bridge: Eminem]
Feels like a close, it's comin' to
f*ck am I gonna do?
It's too late to start over
This is the only thing I—, thing I know

[Verse 2: Eminem]
I know what it was like, I was there once
Single parents, hate your appearance
Did you struggle to find your place in this world?
And the pain spawns all the anger on
But it wasn't 'til I put the pain in song
Learned who to aim it on, that I made a spark
Started to spit harder sh*t, learned how to harness it while the reins were off
And there was a lot of bizarre sh*t
But the crazy part was soon as I stopped sayin' I gave a f*ck
Haters started to appreciate my art
And it just breaks my heart to look at all the pain I caused
But what am I gonna do when the rage is gone?
And the lights go out in that trailer park? (Oh)
And the window is closin', and there's nowhere else that I can go with flows, and I'm frozen
'Cause there's no more emotion for me to pull from
Just a bunch of playful songs that I make for fun
So, to the break of dawn, here I go recyclin' the same old song
But I'd rather make Not Afraid two
Than make another motherf*ckin' We Made You, ah
Now, I don't wanna seem indulgent when I discuss my lows and my highs
My demise and my uprise, pray to God
I just open enough eyes later on and gave you the supplies and the tools
To hopefully use that'll make you strong enough to lift yourself up, when you feel like I felt
'Cause I can't explain to y'all how dang exhausted my legs felt
Just havin' to balance my dang self
When on eggshells, I was made to walk
But thank you, Ma, 'cause that gave me the
Strength to cause Shady-mania
So when they empty that stadium
Least I made it out of that house and found a place in this world when the day was done
So this is for every kid who all's they ever did was dreamt of one day just gettin' accepted
I represent him or her, anyone similar
You are the reason that I made this song
And everything you're scared to say, don't be afraid to say no more
From this day forward, just let them a-holes talk, take it with a grain of salt
And eat their f*ckin' faces off
The legend of the angry blonde lives on through you when I'm gone
And to think I was a—
[Pre-Chorus: Sia & Eminem]
I was a—, afraid to make a single sound
Afraid I would never find a way out, out, out
Afraid I'd never be found (My dreams)
I didn't wanna go another round (Yeah)
An angry man's power will shut you up (Agh)
And trip wires fill this house with tip-toed love
Run out of excuses for everyone
So here I am and I will not run (Yeah)

[Chorus: Sia]
Guts over fear (The time is near)
Guts over fear (Might shed a tear)
For all the times I let you push me 'round
I let you keep me down (Now, I got)
Guts over fear, guts over fear