Guilty Conscience

Album: The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Charted: 5
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  • Meet Eddie, 23 years old
    Fed up with life (damn)
    And the way things are going (I'm going fucking insane)
    He decides to rob a liquor store (I gotta take this shit)
    But on his way in (I can't take it no more, holmes)
    He has a sudden change of heart (Shit is mine)
    And suddenly (I gotta do this)
    His conscience comes into play (I gotta do this)

    Alright, stop (Huh?)
    Now before you walk in the door of this liquor store
    And try to get money out the drawer
    You better think of the consequence (Who are you?)
    I'm your motherfuckin' conscience
    That's nonsense
    Go in, gaffle the money, and run to one of your aunt's cribs
    And borrow a damn dress and one of her blond wigs (can I borrow this?)
    Tell her you need a place to stay, you'll be safe for days
    If you shave your legs with Renee's razor blades
    Yeah, but if it all goes through like it's supposed to
    The whole neighborhood knows you and they'll expose you
    Think about it before you walk in the door first
    Look at the store clerk, she's older than George Burns
    Fuck that, do that shit, shoot that bitch
    Can you afford to blow this shit? Are you that rich?
    Why you give a fuck if she dies? Are you that bitch?
    Do you really think she gives a fuck if you have kids?
    Man, don't do it, it's not worth it to risk it (you're right)
    Not over this shit (stop)
    Drop the biscuit (I will)
    Don't even listen to Slim, yo, he's bad for you
    You know what, Dre? I don't like your attitude

    Come on, just come in here for a minute
    I don't know
    Look, look, look (damn)
    Look, it's gonna be alright, alright?
    O-okay

    Meet Stan, 21 years old (look, give me a kiss)
    After meeting a young girl at a rave party
    Things start getting hot and heavy
    In an upstairs bedroom (pull your pants down, come on)
    Once again, his conscience comes into play (shit)

    Now, listen to me, while you're kissin' her cheek
    And smearin' her lipstick, slip this in her drink
    Now all you gotta do is nibble on this little bitch's earlobe
    Yo, this girl's only fifteen years old
    You shouldn't take advantage of her, it's not fair
    Yo, look at her bush, does it got hair? (Uh-huh)
    Fuck this bitch right here on the spot, bare
    'Til she passes out and she forgot how she got there
    Man, ain't you ever seen that one movie Kids?
    No, but I seen the porno with Sun Doobiest
    Shit, you wanna get hauled off to jail?
    Man, fuck that, hit that shit raw dog, then bail

    (Here I lay)
    Man, it feels good to be home
    Meet Grady, a 29-year-old construction worker
    After coming home from a hard day's work
    He walks in the door of his trailer park home
    To find his wife in bed with another man
    (What the fuck?) Grady

    Alright, calm down, relax, start breathin'
    Fuck that shit, you just caught this bitch cheatin'
    While you at work, she's with some dude tryna get off
    Fuck slittin' her throat, cut this bitch's head off
    Wait, what if there's an explanation for this shit?
    What, she tripped, fell, landed on his dick?
    Tsh, alright, Shady, maybe he's right, Grady
    But think about the baby before you get all crazy
    Okay, thought about it? Still wanna stab her?
    Grab her by the throat, get your daughter and kidnap her?
    That's what I did, be smart, don't be a retard
    You gonna take advice from somebody who slapped Dee Barnes?
    What you say?
    What's wrong? Didn't think I'd remember?
    I'ma kill you, motherfucker
    Uh-uh, temper, temper
    Mr. Dre, Mr. NWA, Mr. AK
    Comin' straight outta Compton, y'all better make way
    How in the fuck you gonna tell this man not to be violent?
    'Cause he don't need to go the same route that I went
    Been there, done that
    Aw, fuck it, what am I sayin'?
    Shoot 'em both, Grady, where's your gun at? Writer/s: Andre Romell Young, Marshall Bruce Mathers, Ronald Stein
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

  • Michael from Las Cruces, NmThis is funny, Slim wins the f--king argument. Every Time
  • Michael from Las Cruces, NmI love this song. xD
  • Jeremy from Brunswick, OhThe scenario with the girl being 15, dropping her off and ringing the doorbell is blow for blow identical to the movie Animal House. I just found that interesting.
  • Erich from Atlanta, GaIn the video, the "Announcer" who introduces each of the three scenarios was played by Robert Culp (star of the original "I Spy" TV series, among many other credits).
  • Sarah from Cambridge, Englandi love this song
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