"The problem is all inside your head," she said to me
"The answer is easy if you take it logically
I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover" Eminem – 50 Ways
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This first line (and the one before it) is probably a reference to the accident when he saw his girlfriend (at the time) Kim kiss bouncer John Guerrera in the parking lot of the Hot Rock Café. Em then assaulted him. The bouncer claimed Em pistol-whipped him while Eminem still holds he assaulted the man with his fists. During the fight his girlfriend Kim just walked away from the scene leaving Em standing between a couple of bouncers. She still questions why he holds a grudge against her.
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If you think about it, it can be a diss to Canibus, since Canibus kept it on wax and Eminem knew how good Canibus is (since Eminem called Canibus dope himself) this was a confirmation that this was aimed at one of Eminem’s rivals, I don’t think it has something to do with the bouncer, but Eminem dissed Canibus on a couple of times on the album (most notable – Square Dance, which Canibus responded to that too) but it was confirmed it was aimed at someone (could also be Benzino).
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Kim was his wife, not his girlfriend. Kim did not leave the scene, she stood to the side and when the police arrived, she insulted the police and got arrested as well. The last sentence shouldn’t be in this description. It is an editorial remark by the annotator meant to be a shot at Kim, with whom Eminem has long since made his peace.
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Perhaps a sarcastic comment towards Guerra as Em claimed he never pistol whipped him
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He is also making reference to the fact that no need of guns, he can kick your ass any time. But in the song context, he means theres no need to get that violent, he can hurt you lyrically with something that just come up to his head like freestyle battles.