[Chorus: Gwen Stefani] Here to stay Even when I'm gone When I close my eyes Through the passage of time Kings never die [Verse 1: Eminem] I can hear the drummer drumming And the trumpets, someone's tryna summon someone, I know something's coming But I'm running from it to be standing at the summit And plummet, how come it wasn't what I thought it was Was it, too good to be true? Have nothing, get it all but too much of it Then lose it again, did I swallow hallucinogens Cause if not, where the hell did it go? Cause here I sit in Lucifer’s den by the dutch oven Just choosing to sin Even if it means I'm selling my soul, just to be the undisputed again Do whatever I gotta do just to win Cause I got this ************* cloud over my head Crown around it, thorns on it Cracks in it, bet you morons didn't Think I'd be back, did ya? How 'bout that I’m somehow now back to the underdog But no matter how loud that I bark, this sport is something I never bow-wow'd at I complain about the game, I shout and I pout, it's a love-hate But I found out that I can move a mountain of doubt Even when you ******* are counting me out, and I appear to be down for the count Only time I ever been out and about is driving around town with my ******* whereabouts in a doubt Cause I been lost tryna think of what I did to get here but I'm not a quitter Gotta get up, give it all I got or give up Spit on, **** on, stepped on, but kept going I'm tryna be headstrong but it feels like I slept on my neck wrong Cause you're moving onto the next, but is the respect gone? Cause someone told me that (Kings never die)
[Verse 2: Eminem] Don't give me that sob story liar, don't preach to the choir You ain't never even had to reach in the fire to dig deep Nobody ever handed me **** in life, not even a flyer Wouldn't even take **** into consideration Obliterate anyone in the way I think I see why a lot of rappers get on these features and try to show out on a track with me But it'd actually have to be a ******* blowout to get me to retire Tell these new artists that kings never die I know **** has changed in this age, **** a Twitter page Did it just say I've been upstaged? Why am I online? It's driving me crazy I'm riding shotgun tryna get a gauge Almost hot, but I'm not gonna' conform With a stage pass and this **** And opinions sway, I can hear them say If I stay passionate maybe I can stay Jay miraculous Comeback as if I went away But detractors just say so much for the Renegade Someone's gonna make me blow my composure Here I go again, center stage and I feel like I'm in a cage Some want a champion to fall I still wonder why I laugh at 'em, cause why care when I'm awesome? **** what these cynics say Just goes to show that when my back's against the wall And I'm under attack again, that I'll act as if I'm posted up With this pent up rage, cause all these plaques in my office On the floor stacked against the door Are they just metaphors for the odds of when you comin' back again? Cause all the accomplishments, accolades, awards And trophies just don't mean jack anymore If I'm here today and gone tomorrow And I'm not gonna be
[Chorus: Gwen Stefani] Here to stay Even when I'm gone When I close my eyes Through the passage of time Kings never die I want it, I'm coming to get it
[Verse 3: Eminem] So you son of a ******* don't duck you’re gonna get ******* Bowe’d Critics'll end up in critical, think your **** is **** all you're gonna get is smoked then And I'm not stopping until I'm top again, all alone and on a throne Like a token of respect, or a homage poem, or an ode I've been owed Tossed in the air by my own arm, and launched so hard I broke my collarbone And when it's my time to go, I'm still not leaving Stop for no one, I don't know but I've been told an obstacle that Blocks your road, knock it over, time to go for that pot of gold, cause
[Bridge: Eminem] They say kings never die Just ask Jam Master Jay They just grow wings and they fly So, hands up, reach for the sky Try to hold up and prolong these moments Cause in a blink of an eye They'll be over
[Verse 4: Eminem] Tryna secure your legacy like Shakur And ensure that nobody's ever gonna be what you were So before you're leaving this Earth You want people to feel the fury of a pure evil cerebral berserk Deacon of words, syllable genius at work Plus I'm thinking that they're mistaking my kindness for weakness, distill it with meanness I went from powdered milk to Purina To flipping burgers on the grill for some peanuts To Gilbert's to arenas, call me Gilbert Arenas, still appeal to the dreamers I made it to the silverscreen where Rocky's still what the theme is Khalil on the beat cause making the beat ain’t the same feeling to me as killing the beat So fulfilling to me is what filling a seat is That sound, vomit, thirst and how common underground commons eat Outsider stomach growl, throbbing hunger Out-rhyming everyone, God just give me one shot I swear that I won't let you down I'mma be around forever, entertain even in the ground You ain't never gonna hear me say I ain't
[Chorus: Gwen Stefani] Here to stay Even when I'm gone When I close my eyes Through the passage of time Kings never die Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Kings never die
[00:00.440][Chorus: Gwen Stefani] [00:01.520]Here to stay [00:03.620]Even when I'm gone [00:06.560]When I close my eyes [00:09.430]Through the passage of time [00:13.690]Kings never die [00:17.020][Verse 1: Eminem] [00:26.080]I can hear the drummer drumming [00:28.040]And the trumpets, someone's tryna summon someone, I know something's coming [00:31.100]But I'm running from it to be standing at the summit [00:33.100]And plummet, how come it wasn't what I thought it was [00:34.450]Was it, too good to be true? [00:36.420]Have nothing, get it all but too much of it [00:38.150]Then lose it again, did I swallow hallucinogens [00:40.650]Cause if not, where the hell did it go? [00:42.370]Cause here I sit in Lucifer’s den by the dutch oven [00:44.750]Just choosing to sin [00:45.610]Even if it means I'm selling my soul, just to be the undisputed again [00:48.400]Do whatever I gotta do just to win [00:49.780]Cause I got this ************* cloud over my head [00:51.740]Crown around it, thorns on it [00:52.780]Cracks in it, bet you morons didn't [00:56.900]Think I'd be back, did ya? [00:58.370]How 'bout that I’m somehow now back to the underdog [01:00.490]But no matter how loud that I bark, this sport is something I never bow-wow'd at [01:04.320]I complain about the game, I shout and I pout, it's a love-hate [01:07.050]But I found out that I can move a mountain of doubt [01:09.620]Even when you ******* are counting me out, and I appear to be down for the count [01:13.080]Only time I ever been out and about is driving around town with my ******* whereabouts in a doubt [01:16.870]Cause I been lost tryna think of what I did to get here but I'm not a quitter [01:20.070]Gotta get up, give it all I got or give up [01:21.860]Spit on, **** on, stepped on, but kept going [01:23.790]I'm tryna be headstrong but it feels like I slept on my neck wrong [01:26.410]Cause you're moving onto the next, but is the respect gone? [01:28.770]Cause someone told me that [01:30.250](Kings never die) [01:32.830] [01:33.720][Verse 2: Eminem] [01:39.210]Don't give me that sob story liar, don't preach to the choir [01:41.370]You ain't never even had to reach in the fire to dig deep [01:43.470]Nobody ever handed me **** in life, not even a flyer [01:46.640]Wouldn't even take **** into consideration [01:48.940]Obliterate anyone in the way [01:50.320]I think I see why a lot of rappers get on these features and try to show out on a track with me [01:54.350]But it'd actually have to be a ******* blowout to get me to retire [01:57.490]Tell these new artists that kings never die [01:59.110]I know **** has changed in this age, **** a Twitter page [02:01.330]Did it just say I've been upstaged? [02:02.550]Why am I online? It's driving me crazy [02:04.470]I'm riding shotgun tryna get a gauge [02:06.460]Almost hot, but I'm not gonna' conform [02:08.010]With a stage pass and this **** [02:09.430]And opinions sway, I can hear them say [02:11.060]If I stay passionate maybe I can stay Jay miraculous [02:13.780]Comeback as if I went away [02:15.070]But detractors just say so much for the Renegade [02:18.010]Someone's gonna make me blow my composure [02:18.970]Here I go again, center stage and I feel like I'm in a cage [02:21.790]Some want a champion to fall [02:23.560]I still wonder why I laugh at 'em, cause why care when I'm awesome? [02:25.950]**** what these cynics say [02:27.250]Just goes to show that when my back's against the wall [02:29.970]And I'm under attack again, that I'll act as if I'm posted up [02:32.730]With this pent up rage, cause all these plaques in my office [02:35.670]On the floor stacked against the door [02:37.640]Are they just metaphors for the odds of when you comin' back again? [02:40.110]Cause all the accomplishments, accolades, awards [02:43.640]And trophies just don't mean jack anymore [02:44.430]If I'm here today and gone tomorrow [02:46.050]And I'm not gonna be [02:47.050] [02:47.650][Chorus: Gwen Stefani] [02:47.960]Here to stay [02:49.860]Even when I'm gone [02:53.020]When I close my eyes [02:55.680]Through the passage of time [02:59.340]Kings never die [02:59.570]I want it, I'm coming to get it [02:59.710] [03:00.000][Verse 3: Eminem] [03:00.260]So you son of a ******* don't duck you’re gonna get ******* Bowe’d [03:02.440]Critics'll end up in critical, think your **** is **** all you're gonna get is smoked then [03:05.980]And I'm not stopping until I'm top again, all alone and on a throne [03:09.230]Like a token of respect, or a homage poem, or an ode I've been owed [03:11.740]Tossed in the air by my own arm, and launched so hard I broke my collarbone [03:15.350]And when it's my time to go, I'm still not leaving [03:18.780]Stop for no one, I don't know but I've been told an obstacle that [03:22.020]Blocks your road, knock it over, time to go for that pot of gold, cause [03:23.140] [03:24.510][Bridge: Eminem] [03:25.510]They say kings never die [03:26.760]Just ask Jam Master Jay [03:28.410]They just grow wings and they fly [03:30.030]So, hands up, reach for the sky [03:31.700]Try to hold up and prolong these moments [03:33.490]Cause in a blink of an eye [03:35.670]They'll be over [03:36.830] [03:37.500][Verse 4: Eminem] [03:37.820]Tryna secure your legacy like Shakur [03:38.670]And ensure that nobody's ever gonna be what you were [03:41.830]So before you're leaving this Earth [03:43.630]You want people to feel the fury of a pure evil cerebral berserk [03:45.920]Deacon of words, syllable genius at work [03:47.750]Plus I'm thinking that they're mistaking my kindness for weakness, distill it with meanness [03:50.050]I went from powdered milk to Purina [03:51.740]To flipping burgers on the grill for some peanuts [03:52.190]To Gilbert's to arenas, call me Gilbert Arenas, still appeal to the dreamers [03:56.550]I made it to the silverscreen where Rocky's still what the theme is [03:58.800]Khalil on the beat cause making the beat ain’t the same feeling to me as killing the beat [04:01.780]So fulfilling to me is what filling a seat is [04:03.950]That sound, vomit, thirst and how common underground commons eat [04:06.720]Outsider stomach growl, throbbing hunger [04:08.530]Out-rhyming everyone, God just give me one shot [04:11.170]I swear that I won't let you down [04:12.520]I'mma be around forever, entertain even in the ground [04:13.570]You ain't never gonna hear me say I ain't [04:16.160] [04:16.970][Chorus: Gwen Stefani] [04:17.210]Here to stay [04:19.540]Even when I'm gone [04:22.700]When I close my eyes [04:25.750]Through the passage of time [04:29.000]Kings never die [04:34.020]Oh, oh, oh [04:35.140]Oh, oh, oh [04:45.030]Kings never die
