Quartz 4

Venom

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https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1c64y167Ss
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Lt411d7DX

Intro

I got a song filled with shit for the strong-willed
When the world gives you a raw deal
Sets you off ‘til you scream, “Piss off! Screw you!”
When it talks to you like1 you don’t belong
Or tells you you’re in the wrong field
When something’s in your mitochondrial
’Cause it latched on to you, like—

Verse 1

Knock knock, let the devil in
Manevolent as I’ve ever been, head is spinnin’
This medicine’s screamin’, “L-L-L-Let us in!”
L-L-L-Like a salad bowl, Edgar Allan Poe
Bedridden, shoulda been dead a long time ago
Liquid Tylenol, gelatins, think my skeleton’s meltin’
Wicked, I get all high when I think I’ve smelled the scent of elephant manure—hell, I meant Kahlúa
Screw it, to hell with it, I went through hell with accelerants
And blew up my-my-myself again
Volkswagen, tailspin, bucket2 matches my pale skin
Mayo and went from Hellmann’s and being rail thin
Filet-o-Fish, Scribble Jam, Rap Olympics ‘97 Freaknik
How can I be down?3 Me and Bizarre in Florida
Proof’s room slept on the floor of the motel then
Dr. Dre said, “Hell yeah!”
And I got his stamp like a postcard, word to Mel-Man
And I know they’re gonna hate
But I don’t care, I barely can wait4 to hit ‘em with the snare and the bass
Square in the face, this fuckin’ world better prepare to get laced5
Because they’re gonna taste my—

Chorus

Venom, (I got that) adrenaline momentum
And I’m not knowin’ when I’m ever gonna slow up
and I’m ready to snap any moment
I’m thinkin’ it’s time to go get ‘em
They ain’t gonna know what hit ‘em
(W-W-When they get bit with the—)
Venom, (I got that) adrenaline momentum
And I’m not knowin’ when I’m
Ever gonna slow up and I’m
Ready to snap any moment I’m
Thinkin’ it’s time to go get ‘em
They ain’t gonna know what hit ‘em
(W-W-When they get bit with the—)

Verse 2

I said knock knock, let the devil in
Shotgun p-p-pellets in the felt pen6
Cocked7, fuck around and catch a hot one
It-it’s evident I’m not done
V-Venomous, the thoughts spun
Like a web and you just caught in ‘em
Held against8 your will like a hubcap or mud flap9
Be strangled or attacked
So this ain’t gonna feel like a love tap10
Eat painkiller pills, fuck up the track11
Like, what’s her name’s at the wheel12? Danica Patrick (美国前赛车手)
Threw the car into reverse13 at the Indy, a nut crashin’ into ya,
And you look back and it’s just mangled steel
My Mustang and the Jeep Wrangler grill
With the front smashed, much as my rear fender, assassin
Slim be a combination of an actual kamikaze and Gandhi (Gandhi)
Translation, I will probably kill us both when I end up backin’ into ya
You ain’t gonna be able to tell what the fuck’s happenin’ to ya
When you’re bit with the—

Chorus

Venom, adrenaline momentum
And I’m not knowin’ when I’m
Ever gonna slow up and I’m
Ready to snap any moment I’m
Thinkin’ it’s time to go get ‘em
They ain’t gonna know what hit ‘em
(W-W-When they get bit with the—)
Venom, (I got that) adrenaline momentum
And I’m not knowin’ when I’m
Ever gonna slow up and I’m
Ready to snap any moment I’m
Thinkin’ it’s time to go get ‘em
They ain’t gonna know what hit ‘em
(W-W-When they get bit with the—)

Verse 3

I said knock knock, let the devil in
Alien, E-E-Elliott phone home14
Ain’t no telling when this chokehold

there’s no ˈtelling:
used to say that it is impossible to know what happened or will happen
There’s no telling how they’ll react.
说不准他们会有什么反应。

On this game will end, I’m loco
Became a Symbiote, so
My fangs are in your throat, ho
You’re snake-bitten with my—venom
With the ballpoint pen I’m Gun cocked, bump stock, double-aught, buckshot
Tied her up to a garrote, tie a couple knots
Fired up and caught fire, juggernaut(漫威角色名)
Punk rock, bitch, it’s goin’ down like Yung Joc (rapper)
‘Cause the Doc put me on like sunblock
Why the fuck not, you only get one shot
Ate shit ‘til I can’t taste it
Chased it with straight15 liquor
Then paint thinner, then drank ‘til I faint
And awake with a headache
And I take anything in rectangular shape
Then I wait to face the demons I’m bonded to16
’Cause they’re chasin’ me but I’m part of you
So escapin’ me is impossible
I latch onto you like a—parasite
And I probably ruined your parents’ life and your childhood too
’Cause if I’m the music that y’all grew up on
I’m responsible for you retarded fools
I’m the super villain Dad and Mom was losin’ their marbles to
You marvel that? Eddie Brock is you
And I’m the suit17, so call me—

Chorus

Venom, (I got that) adrenaline momentum
And I’m not knowin’ when I’m
Ever gonna slow up and I’m
Ready to snap any moment I’m
Thinkin’ it’s time to go get ‘em
They ain’t gonna know what hit ‘em
(W-W-When they get bit with the—)
Venom, (I got that) adrenaline momentum
And I’m not knowin’ when I’m
Ever gonna slow up and I’m
Ready to snap any moment I’m
Thinkin’ it’s time to go get ‘em
They ain’t gonna know what hit ‘em
(W-W-When they get bit with the—)

Footnotes

  1. as if ↩

  2. an open container with a handle, used for carrying and holding things, especially liquids ↩

  3. “How can I be down?” is a phrase that originated in hip-hop culture and is used to express a desire to be part of the hip-hop community. To be down means to be accepted and respected as a member of the community. There is no one answer to this question, as it depends on what aspect of the hip-hop community you are interested in joining. Some ways to get involved include attending concerts and events, networking with other artists and industry professionals, and creating your own music or content. ↩

  4. If you say that you can’t wait to do something or can hardly wait to do it, you are emphasizing that you are very excited about it and eager to do it. ↩

  5. to be fastened with laces; to fasten sth with laces 由带子系紧；把…用带子系牢 ↩

  6. Eminem likens his pen to a cocked shotgun, meaning he’s ready to use his words as a weapon. This wordplay is similar to a line from “Rap God”: ↩

  7. to raise the hammer on a gun so that it is ready to fire 扣（或扳）上扳机准备射击 hammer: (a part inside a gun that makes the gun fire) ↩

  8. To physically press one thing against another; Hold that ice pack against your foot—it should help with the swelling. ↩

  9. A “hubcap” is a decorative disk bolted on an automobile wheel. Eminem pronounces “will” like “wheel” to play on the two being trapped. He adds “mud flap”—a piece of rubber used to protect tires from mud and debris, because both hubcaps and mud flaps are literally screwed on to the vehicle. ↩

  10. an act of fitting a device to a telephone so that sb’s telephone calls can be listened to secretly 电话窃听；搭线窃听 a phone tap 电话窃听 ↩

  11. a piece of music or song on a record, tape or CD ↩

  12. Literally, driving a vehicle (and thus sitting at the steering wheel). ↩

  13. If a situation goes into reverse, it becomes the opposite of what it was before: ↩

  14. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a classic 1982 flim, directed by Steven Spielberg. In it, a boy named Elliott Taylor takes care of an alien. The most popular quote from the movie is: E-E-Elliott phone home ↩

  15. (NAmE) (BrE neat) not mixed with water or anything else 纯的；不掺水（或其他东西）的 ↩

  16. to join (things) together使连接；使结合 ↩

  17. a set of clothing worn for a particular activity （从事特定活动时穿的）成套服装 a diving suit; a suit of armour 一套盔甲 ↩

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