Same Song & Dance Lyrics

[Chorus]
Yeah, baby, do that dance
It's the last dance you'll ever get the chance to do
Girl, shake that ass, you ain't never gonna break that glass
That windshield's too strong for you
I said, "Yeah, baby, sing that song
It's the last song you'll ever get the chance to sing
You sexy little thing, show me what you got, give it your all
Look at you bawl, why you crying to me?"

Same song and dance

[Verse 2]
The first victim I had, she was a big one
Big movie star, a party girl, big fun
She was the girl the media always picked on
In and out of rehab every four-to-six months

She was always known for little pranks and slick stunts
At Nickelodeon, flashed the little kids once
What an event it was, I was sitting in front
I was hooked in at the first glimpse of them buns

Seen her backstage, now here's where I come in, son
Look, here she comes, I better pull out the big guns
"Hello, Lindsay, you're looking a little thin, hun
How 'bout a ride to rehab? Get in, cunt!"
But starting off on the wrong foot is what I didn't want
"Girl, I'm just kidding, let me start over again, hun
See what I meant was, we should have a little intervention
Come with me to Brighton, let me relieve your tension
You little wench, ya, murder wasn't my intention
If I wanted to kill you, it would've already been done"
Slowly she gets in and I begin to lynch her
With 66 inches of extension cord

[Chorus]
Yeah, baby, do that dance
It's the last dance you'll ever get the chance to do
Girl, shake that ass, you ain't never gonna break that glass
That windshield's too strong for you
I said, "Yeah, baby, sing that song
It's the last song you'll ever get the chance to sing
You sexy little thing, show me what you got, give it your all
Look at you bawl, why you crying to me?"

Same song and dance

[Verse 3]
My second victim was even bigger than the first
Pop star, icon, the whole works
She played a little schoolgirl when she first
Burst upon the scene and seen that the world was hers

She twirls and turns and flirts in skirts so bad it hurts
It irked me, it made me mad at first

I lashed out in my songs, but what was really going on
Was that I had developed a crush

I just didn't know how to tell it to her
Should I cut off one of my ears and mail it to her?
Send her pictures of my collection of skeletons, or
Footage of me impaling myself on an elephant tusk?
We'll settle this once and for all, I'ma tell her at dusk
Tonight, tonight is the night, and tell her I must

Creep up to her mansion in stilettos, and just
Climb the gate, and ring the bell like, "Hello, my love
I just picked your prescription for Seroquel up
Now would you like to share a pill or two with me?
I'll share my Valium with you, 'cause I'm feeling you, Britney
I'll trade you a blue one for a pink one
Ever since a schoolgirl juvenile delinquent
I've been feeling you, ooh-ooh, girl, you sexy little gal, you

Hold that pill any longer, it'll get sentimental value
C'mon toots, give me the Valium alley-oop
I'll slam dunk it in your mouth 'til you puke

And just as soon as you pass out in your alphabet soup
I'm 'bout to make a new outfit out of you
New outfit? Shit, I'll make a suit out of you, shoot
Now, show me how you move, baby, do how a-you do"

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Genius Annotation

This song can be interpreted in two ways. Some believe the lyrics are to be taken literally. This interpretation would mean that Eminem is simply expressing his desire to rape and murder these women.

The other interpretation asserts that these lyrics are metaphoric. As a metaphor, the song illustrates the weight and pressure that fame can bring to an artist. When artists experience an extreme level of fame, it often becomes a destructive force in their lives. This applies to not only the two women included in the song, Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan, but to Mathers himself. It’s not difficult to see how Eminem relates to Britney Spears' and Lindsay Lohan’s situations. Keeping this metaphor in mind, he personifies the destructive powers of the celebrity status through the Slim Shady character.

Shady becomes one with the tabloid culture. He traps them with intentions of rape and murder.

Eminem is known to speak about fame in this way. His celebrity status traps him inside his house, hotel, etc. He’s no longer free to do as he wishes. The screaming, overzealous fans leave him feeling violated (rape). These feelings of isolation breed suicidal thoughts (murder) as he alludes to in multiple songs.

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