Like Toy Soldiers
Singer:Eminem
Album:Curtain Call
We all fall down like toy soldiers
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers
I'm supposed to be the soldier who never blows his composure
Even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders
I ain't never supposed to show it
my crew ain't supposed to know it
Even if it means goin' toe to toe with a Benzino it don't matter
I'd never drag them in battles that I can handle unless I absolutely have to
I'm supposed to set an example
my crew looks for me to guide 'em
If some shit ever just pop off
I'm supposed to be beside 'em
Now the Ja shit I tried to squash it
it was too late to stop it
There's a certain line you just don't cross and he crossed it
I heard him say Hailie's name on a song and I just lost it
this shit be way beyond some Jay-Z and Nas shit
And even though the battle was won
I spent too much energy on it
And I'm so caught in it I almost feel I'm the one who caused it
This ain't what I'm in hip-hop for
That was never my object for someone to get killed
Why would I wanna destroy something I helped build?
I went through my whole career without ever mentionin' it
Now it's just out of respect for not runnin' my mouth
And talkin' about something that I knew nothing about
Plus Dre told me stay out
watched and gritted my teeth
While he's all over TV down talkin' a man
Who literally saved my life
This is business and this shit just isn't none of my business
But still knowin' this shit could pop off at any minute 'cause
We all fall down like toy soldiers
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers
There used to be a time when you could just say a rhyme
And wouldn't have to worry about one of your people dyin'
But now it's elevated 'cause once you put someone's kids in it
it ain't just words no more is it?
It's a different ball game
callin' names and you ain't just rappin'
We actually tried to stop the 50 and Ja beef from happenin'
Me and Dre had sat with him
kicked it and had a chat with him
And asked him not to start it he wasn't gonna go after him
Until Ja started yappin' in magazines how we stabbed him
Meanwhile my attention is pulled in another direction
Some receptionist at The Source who answers phones at his desk
Has an erection for me and thinks that I'll be his resurrection
Tries to blow the dust off his mic and make a new record
But now he's fucked the game up 'cause one of the ways I came up
Was through that publication
the same one that made me famous
Now the owner of it has got a grudge against me for nothin'
that mutherfucker can get it too
When I'm so busy being pissed off I don't stop to think
That we just inherited 50's beef with Murder Inc.
And he's inherited mine which is fine ain't like either of us mind
We still have soldiers that's on the front line
That's willing to die for us as soon as we give the orders
strictly to show they support us
We'll maybe shout 'em out in a rap or up in a chorus
To show them we love 'em back and let 'em know how important it is
To have Runyon Avenue soldiers up in our corners
Their loyalty to us is worth more than any award is
But I ain't tryna have none of my people hurt or murdered
I can't think of a perfecter way to word it
Than to just say that I love ya'll too much to see the verdict
I'll walk away from it all before I let it go any further
it's not a plea that I'm coppin'
I'm just willin' to be the bigger man if y'all can quit poppin'
Off at your jaws with the knockin' 'cause frankly I'm sick of talkin'
I'm not gonna let someone else's coffin rest on my conscience 'cause
We all fall down like toy soldiers
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers