Eminem Teases 'River' Video with Ed Sheeran Out Tomorrow
This looks amazing...
When Eminem released Revival back in November last year, 'River' quickly established itself as the album's big hit. Since then we've been hoping that the 'Stan' rapper would release a music video for the Ed Sheeran collaboration but it's not appeared.
That is until now. Last night Eminem released a teaser for the 'River' video and it looks absolutely incredible.
But I ain't no Jesus
I walk on water
But only when it freezes (fuck)
Why are expectations so high? Is it the bar I set?
My arms, I stretch, but I can't reach
A far cry from it, or it's in my grasp, but as
Soon as I grab, squeeze
I lose my grip like the flying trapeze
Into the dark I plummet, now the sky's blackening
I know the mark's high, butter–
Flies rip apart my stomach
Knowin' that no matter what bars I come with
You're gonna harp, gripe, and
That's a hard Vicodin to swallow, so I scrap these
As pressure increases like khakis
I feel the ice cracking, because—
I walk on water
But I ain't no Jesus
(It's the curse of the— it's the curse of the—)
I walk on water (Shit)
But only when it freezes
It's the curse of the standard
That the first of the Mathers discs set
Always in search of the verse that I haven't spit yet
Will this step just be another misstep
To tarnish whatever the legacy, love or respect
I've garnered? The rhyme has to be perfect, the delivery flawless
And it always feels like I'm hittin' the mark
'Til I go sit in the car, listen and pick it apart
Like, "This shit is garbage!"
God's given me all this, still I feel no different regardless
Kids look to me as a god, this is retarded
If only they knew, it's a facade and it's exhaustive
And I try not to listen to nonsense
But if you bitches are tryin' to strip me of my confidence
Mission accomplished
I'm not God-sent, Nas, Rakim, 'Pac, B.I.G., James Todd Smith
And I'm not Prince, so...
I walk on water
But I ain't no Jesus
I walk on water
(It's true, I'm a Rubik's— it's true—)
But only when it freezes
(It's true—)
'Cause I'm only human, just like you
Making my mistakes, oh if you only knew
I don't think you should believe in me the way that you do
'Cause I'm terrified to let you down, oh
It's true, I'm a Rubik's—a beautiful mess
At times juvenile, yes, I goof and I jest
A flawed human, I guess
But I'm doin' my best to not ruin your ex–
Pectations and meet 'em, but first
The "Speedom" verse, now Big Sean
He's goin' too fast, is he gonna shout or curse out his mom?
There was a time I had the world by the balls, eatin' out my palm
Every album song I was spazzin' the fuck out on
And now I'm gettin' clowned and frowned on
But the only one who's looking down on
Me that matters now's DeShaun
Am I lucky to be around this long?
Begs the question though
Especially after the methadone
As yesterday fades and the Dresden home
Is burnt to the ground and all that's left of my house is lawn
The crowds are gone
And it's time to wash out the blonde
Sales decline, the curtain's drawn
They're closin' the set, I'm still pokin' my head from out behind
And everyone who has doubt, remind
Now take your best rhyme, outdo it, now do it a thousand times
Now let 'em tell ya the world no longer cares
Or gives a fuck about your rhymes
And as I grow outta site, outta mind, I might go outta mine
'Cause how do I ever let this mic go without a fight
When I made a fuckin' tightrope outta twine?
But when I do fall from these heights though, I'll be fine
I won't pout or cry or spiral down or whine
But I'll decide if it's my final bow this time around, 'cause—
I walk on water
But I ain't no Jesus
I walk on water
But only when it freezes
'Cause I'm only human, just like you
I've been making my mistakes, oh if you only knew
I don't think you should believe in me the way that you do
'Cause I'm terrified to let you down, oh
If I walked on water, I would drown
'Cause I'm just a man
But as long as I got a mic, I'm godlike
So me and you are not alike
Bitch, I wrote "Stan"
Never one to play by the rules, Eminem spun Valentine's Day on its head by taking to Twitter to tease the new video with an announcement and a short snippet captioned: "Unhappy Valentine’s day! #River Music Video ft. [Ed Sheeran] WEDNESDAY".
The track itself cover topics ranging from dysfunctional love to infidelity, so the dark caption is no surprise.
The clip itself appears to be a documentary like video, with interviews and script intercut with each other.
https://twitter.com/Eminem/status/963142542677172224
In the thirty seconds that the 'Lose Yourself' hitmaker has shared with us so far, an actress screams at Slim in one scene and both he and Ed are interviewed about love and relationships. Both superstars are asked: “What does love mean to you?”
Eminem is less than positive, simply responding: “My personal life is not exactly a highlight reel”.
Meanwhile, Ed gets super candid replying: “If you don’t have the trust element, you’re f***ed.”
The entire visual looks like a foreboding cinematic masterpiece.
We cannot wait to see it all in full when it comes out tomorrow.
Words: Sam Prance
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