If you didn’t wanna talk to me outside your concert I ain’t mad – I just think it’s FUCKED UP you don’t answer fans Verse 2 – ‘Stan’ĭear Slim, you still ain’t called or wrote, I hope you have a chance Nothing to be noticed, apart from the fact that the line “it’s not so bad” sounds ironic: a fan who does not get answers from the star he loves, the story of a suicide, that may start to sound “so bad”. It reminds me, that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad. The morning rain clouds up my window and I can’t see at allĪnd even if I could it’ll all be gray, but your picture on my wall My tea’s gone cold I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all It confirms that the Goal of the Hero is to get in touch with Eminem, to get a message from him. This gives us the explanation for the song’s title. The fan then compliments Eminem about some underground collaborations he did, tells him about how close he feels to him (“I got a room full of your posters and your pictures man”…), concludes his letter by asking again for a reply, and signs it: “This is Stan”. There is modesty in the fact that Eminem speaks about his most painful autobiographic experiences indirectly through the fictitious voice of one of his fans… Another uncle of Eminem killed himself in 2004. This uncle Ronnie was only 6 weeks older than Eminem and they grew up together. The story is true and particularly tragic. The fan expresses his sorrow towards Eminem’s uncle, named Ronnie, who killed himself because the woman he loved didn’t love him. It’s also the beginning of the development, Act II of this plot. This name makes the connection with 97 Bonnie & Clyde. If he has a daughter, he says, he will name her Bonnie. The fan asks Eminem for some news about his family, and announces that his girlfriend is pregnant. If he does, then Eminem will stand as a Helper of the Hero. The Antagonist will be Eminem, if he doesn’t reply. The Goal of the Hero (= the fan) is to get a reply. The insistence to get a reply is the catalyst. And whereas the 3 messages of Stan complain about a lack of empathy from Eminem, the structure of the song on the contrary reveals a big, generous capacity of empathy from Eminem to Stan. Now, he’s inverting the roles between himself and his audience. In 97′ Bonnie and Clyde, he makes voice effects to sound childish like Hailie. The structure is very interesting because once again, it’s a role-playing for Eminem: in Kim, he played at the same time his own role and the one of Kim. So, we understand it’s a letter written by a fan to the singer. He underlines the fact that he leaves his contact at the end of the letter.īeginning of Act I. Eminem, didn’t reply to his last two letters. Its author complains that his destinator, Slim Shady a.k.a. It starts with “Dear Slim”, so we can understand it’s a letter. Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan I like the shit you did with Rawkus, too, that shit was phatĪnyways, I hope you get this man, hit me back, I got a room full of your posters and your pictures man I even got the underground shit that you did with Skam I know you probably hear this everyday, but I’m your biggest fan I had a friend kill himself over some bitch who didn’t want him I read about your Uncle Ronnie, too, I’m sorry If I have a daughter, guess what I’ma call her? My girlfriend’s pregnant, too, I’m bout to be a father Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot ’emīut anyways fuck it, what’s been up? Man how’s your daughter? There probably was a problem at the post office or something I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not-a got ’em I left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom It will not be the case.ĭear Slim, I wrote you but you still ain’t calling This opening sounds sad and romantic and seems to introduce a love story. A sound of storm can be heard, and the chorus gets repeated more clearly, its frequencies, more widely spread, overcome the sound of rain. During the first seconds, we can hear a sound of rain, and the singer Dido performing the attenuated chorus which is about a feeling of sadness and despair in the morning, only contradicted by “ your picture on the wall” that reminds her that “ it’s not so bad“. On this analysis, we use the writing techniques taught in our scenario courses, Storytelling 1 and Storytelling 2. Eminem – Stan – Song lyrics analysis, interpretation and meaning
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