Eminem reunion with troubled mom Debbie Mathers for Spike Lee's 'Headlights' video? Hailie Jade Scott's grandma 'ready to make amends & bury the hatchet' with 'MMLP2' rapper
Eminem has always had a troubled relationship with his mother, Debbie Mathers. The MMLP2 rapper emotionally addressed these familial issues in his new hit song "Headlights" [featuring Fun. frontman Nate Ruess]:
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Check out the full lyrics:
[Verse 1: Nate Ruess]
Mom, I know I let you down
And though you say the days are happy
Why is the power off, and I'm fucked up?
And, Mom, I know he's not around
But don't you place the blame on me
As you pour yourself another drink, yeah.
[Hook: Nate Ruess]
I guess we are who we are
Headlights shining in the dark night I drive on
Maybe we took this too far
[Verse 2: Eminem]
I went in headfirst
Never thinking about who what I said hurt, in what verse
My mom probably got it the worst
The brunt of it, but as stubborn as we are
Did I take it too far?
"Cleaning Out My Closet" and all them other songs
But regardless I don't hate you 'cause, Ma,
You're still beautiful to me, 'cause you're my mom
Though far be it for you to be calling, my house was Vietnam
Desert Storm and both of us put together can form an atomic bomb equivalent to Chemical warfare
And forever we can drag this on and on
But, agree to disagree
That gift from me up under the Christmas tree don't mean shit to me
You're kicking me out? It's 15 degrees and it's Christmas Eve (little prick just leave)
Ma, let me grab my fucking coat, anything to have each other's goats
Why we always at each other's throats?
Especially when dad, he fucked us both
We're in the same fucking boat, you'd think that it'd make us close (nope)
Further away it drove us, but together headlights shine, a car full of belongings
Still got a ways to go, back to grandma's house it's straight up the road
And I was the man of the house, the oldest, so my shoulders carried the weight of the load
Then Nate got taken away by the state at eight years old,
And that's when I realized you were sick and it wasn't fixable or changeable
And to this day we remained estranged and I hate it though, but
[Hook]
[Verse 3: Eminem]
'Cause to this day we remain estranged and I hate it though
'Cause you ain't even get to witness your grand babies grow
But I'm sorry, Mama, for "Cleaning Out My Closet", at the time I was angry
Rightfully maybe so, never meant that far to take it though,
'cause now I know it's not your fault, and I'm not making jokes
That song I no longer play at shows and I cringe every time it's on the radio
And I think of Nathan being placed in a home
And all the medicine you fed us
And how I just wanted you to taste your own,
But now the medications taken over
And your mental state's deteriorating slow
And I'm way too old to cry, that shit's painful though
But, Ma, I forgive you, so does Nathan, yo
All you did, all you said, you did your best to raise us both
Foster care, that cross you bear, few may be as heavy as yours
But I love you, Debbie Mathers, oh, what a tangled web we have,
'cause one thing I never asked was
Where the fuck my deadbeat dad was
Fuck it, I guess he had trouble keeping up with every address
But I'd have flipped every mattress, every rock and desert cactus
Own a collection of maps and followed my kids to the edge of the atlas
Someone ever moved them from me? That you coulda bet your asses
If I had to come down the chimney dressed as Santa, kidnap them
And although one has only met their grandma once
You pulled up in our drive one night as we were leaving to get some hamburgers
Me, her and Nate, we introduced you, hugged you
And as you left I had this overwhelming sadness come over me
As we pulled off to go our separate paths,
And I saw your headlights as I looked back
And I'm mad I didn't get the chance to thank you for being my Mom and my Dad
So, Mom, please accept this as a tribute I wrote this on the jet
I guess I had to get this off my chest,
I hope I get the chance to lay it before I'm dead
The stewardess said to fasten my seatbelt, I guess we're crashing
So if I'm not dreaming, I hope you get this message that I'll always love you from afar
'Cause you're my mama...
[Hook]
[Verse 4: Nate Ruess]
I want a new life (start over)
One without a cause (clean slate)
So I'm coming home tonight (yeah)
Well, no matter what the cost
And if the plane goes down
Or if the crew can't wake me up
Well, just know that I'm alright
I was not afraid to die
Oh, even if there's songs to sing
Well, my children will carry me
Just know that I'm alright
I was not afraid to die
Because I put my faith in my little girl
So I never say, "Goodbye, cruel world."
Just know that I'm alright
I am not afraid to die
[Hook]
I want a new life
Now, reports confirm that legendary director Spike Lee will work alongside Slim Shady to make a "Headlights" short film music video. And apparently, Mrs. Mathers is ready to do anything to make amends with her son.
After trying to make contact with Mathers, representative Neal Alpert confirmed with MLive, "She doesn't want me to comment to the press. So I have to respect her wishes. She doesn't want anything to get in the way of a possible reunion with her son."
Shady's publicist Dennis Dennehy also denied further comment, stating in an email - "Eminem has addressed it all in the song... We have no further comment."
Alpert reveals that mother and son "barely had any interaction" since the release of "Headlights," but confirms that she remains "in good health and spirits." He doesn't know is Debbie has any involvement in the upcoming video. "I don't know, to be honest with you, because this is all news to me. To my knowledge, she is doing OK."
Alpert continues, "She's never not considered him her son... As long as this whole thing has played out, she has never stopped loving him. I can tell you that right now."
Journalist Annette Witheridge (who helped Mathers pen the 2007 book "My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem") tells MLive that after working closely with Debbie, it's obvious that she wants to fix her relationship with the Detroit emcee:
"Nothing would make Debbie happier than if Eminem were to make amends with her. She has longed to have a proper relationship with him for many, many years. I don't know if she'd like to explain to him what happened when she sued him ... but she has never stopped loving him."
According to Witheridge. Debbie would probably like to "bury the hatchet" privately - not on video:
"I think she would prefer not to be in the spotlight because of his fans. I do know that when he first became famous and was singing about Debbie, that she would get fans throwing chewing gum at her in the shopping mall and it would get stuck in her hair... She became the most hated mother in America."
Interesting stuff - do Mstars readers think Eminem will finally forgive and make amends with his mother?