The Slim Shady LP

My Fault

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus]

I never^✦ meant to give you mushrooms,^✦ girl

I never^✦ meant to bring you to my world

But now you're sittin'^✦ in the corner,^✦ crying

And now it's my fault, my fault (I'm sorry)^✦

I never^✦ meant to give you mushrooms,^✦ girl

I never^✦ meant to bring you to my world

But now you're sittin'^✦ in the corner,^✦ crying

And now it's my fault, my fault

[Verse 2]

"Yo, Sue"

"Get away^✦ from me, I don't know you"

"Oh shoot, she's trippin'"

"I need to go puke" (Blehh)

"I wasn't tryna^✦ turn this into^✦ somethin' major

I just wanted^✦ to make you appreciate nature^✦

Susan,^✦ stop crying, I don't hate ya

The world's not against you, I'm sorry^✦ your father^✦ raped^✦ ya

So what you had your little coochie in your dad's mouth?

That ain't no reason to start wiggin'^✦ and spaz out (Nah)"

She said, "Help me, I think I'm havin'^✦ a seizure"

I said, "I'm high too, bitch, quit grabbin' my T-shirt (Let go)

Would you calm down? You're startin' to scare me"

She said, "I'm 26 years old and I'm not married

I don't even^✦ have any^✦ kids and I can't cook"

"(Hello)^✦ I'm over^✦ here, Sue (Hi)

You're talking^✦ to the plant, look

We need to get to a hospital 'fore it's too late

'Cause I never^✦ seen no one eat as many^✦ 'shrooms as you ate"

[Chorus]

I never^✦ meant to give you mushrooms,^✦ girl (Whoops)

I never^✦ meant to bring you to my world

But now you're sittin'^✦ in the corner,^✦ crying

And now it's my fault, my fault (It's an accident)

I never^✦ meant to give you mushrooms,^✦ girl

I never^✦ meant to bring you to my world

But now you're sittin'^✦ in the corner,^✦ crying

And now it's my fault, my fault

[Verse 3]

"Susan,^✦ wait, where you goin'? You better^✦ be careful"

"Leave me alone,^✦ dad, I'm sick of gettin'^✦ my hair pulled"^✦

"I'm not your dad, quit trying to swallow your tongue

Want some gum? Put down the scissors

'Fore you do something dumb

I'll be right back, just chill, baby,^✦ please?

I gotta^✦ go find Dave, he's the one who gave me these

(I'ma^✦ kill him)

John, where's^✦ Dave at? Before^✦ I bash you"

"He's in the bathroom, I think he's takin'^✦ a crap, dude"

"Dave, pull up your pants, we need an ambulance

There's^✦ a girl upstairs^✦ talking^✦ to plants, choppin' her hair off

And there's^✦ only^✦ two days left of Spring Break

How long do these things take to wear off?"

"Well, it depends on how many^✦ you had"

"I took three, she ate the other^✦ 22 caps

Now she's upstairs^✦ cryin' out her eyeballs, drinking Lysol"

"She's gonna^✦ die, dude"

"I know and it's my fault"

"Oh my God"

[Chorus]

I never^✦ meant to give you mushrooms,^✦ girl

I never^✦ meant to bring you to my world (I'm sorry)^✦

But now you're sittin'^✦ in the corner,^✦ crying

And now it's my fault, my fault (What do I do?)

I never^✦ meant to give you mushrooms,^✦ girl

I never^✦ meant to bring you to my world

But now you're sittin'^✦ in the corner,^✦ crying

And now it's my fault, my fault

[Outro]

My God, I'm so sorry,^✦ I'm so sorry^✦

Susan,^✦ please wake up, please

Please wake up, what are you doing?!

You're not dead, you're not dead

I know you're not dead

Wake up, Susan,^✦ wake up

Oh my God

Technical Breakdown

7.8

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.84

Production

— Jeff Bass, Mark Bass, Eminem

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse utilizes a conversational, narrative-driven delivery to juxtapose mundane social interactions with jarring, dark comedy, effectively leveraging shock value as a rhythmic and tonal anchor.

B+

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

5.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Narrative storytellingShock-value humorConversational cadenceInternal multisyllabic rhyming

Rhyme Architecture: Frequent internal rhyme chains built around specific vowel clusters, primarily utilizing AABB and interlocking couplets to maintain flow amidst chaotic subject matter.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I just wanted to make you appreciate nature"

① A literal request to enjoy the outdoors or the environment.② A comedic ironic layer referring to 'nature' as the psychedelic mushroom experience itself.

"I'm high too, bitch, quit grabbin' my T-shirt"

① A request to stop physical contact during a moment of distress.② A shift in power dynamics where the narrator centers his own intoxication as a defense mechanism against the girl's escalating panic.

Excellent integration of colloquial dialogue into a tight rhyme scheme

High internal rhyme density that keeps the listener engaged

Strong character work through voice inflection

Relies heavily on shock value rather than complex wordplay

Narrative resolution is secondary to the immediate absurdity

Vocabulary is intentionally simplified to fit the character's persona

My Fault

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