The Warning

1. 01

   Only reason I dissed you in the first place

   Multi-line diss block

   02

   Is 'cause you denied seeing me, now I'm pissed off

   Block noteStates the dispute is about Carey's denial

   TargetMariah Carey

   MeaningThe two-line opening says Eminem began dissing Carey because she denied having seen him and that the denial, rather than simple obsession, is the grievance driving this response.

   WordplayThe plain cause-and-effect couplet works as a thesis before the detailed allegations.

   ContextCarey has consistently denied Eminem's account of a past relationship, so the allegation remains disputed and is described as his claim.

2. 03

   Sit back, homie, relax, in fact, grab a six pack

   Multi-line diss block

   04

   Kick back while I kick facts, yeah, Dre, sick track

   05

   Perfect way to get back, wanna hear something wick-wack?

   06

   I got the same exact tat that's on Nick's back

   07

   I'm obsessed now, oh gee

   08

   Is that supposed to be me in the video with the goatee?

   09

   Wow Mariah, didn't expect you to go balls out

   10

   Bitch, shut the fuck up 'fore I put all them phone calls out

   11

   You made to my house when you was wildin' out before Nick

   12

   When you was on my dick and give you something to smile about

   13

   How many times you fly to my house, still tryin' to count

   14

   Better shut your lyin' mouth if you don't want Nick findin' out

   Block noteAnswers Obsessed and threatens to reveal alleged calls

   TargetMariah Carey

   MeaningEminem tells the listener to settle in for evidence, jokes about matching Nick Cannon's tattoo, identifies himself with the goateed character in Carey's video, and threatens to release alleged phone calls. He claims Carey repeatedly visited his home before marrying Cannon and warns that her husband could learn details she denied.

   WordplayFacts/six-pack/sick-track/wick-wack creates a rapid setup. The Nick tattoo is a taunting image of taking Cannon's place; obsessed directly flips Carey's title.

   ContextThe goateed video figure and title refer to Obsessed. The visits and recordings are Eminem's allegations, not independently established facts.

3. 15

   You probably think 'cause it's been so long

   Multi-line diss block

   16

   If I had something on you I woulda did it by now

   17

   Oh, on the contrary, Mary Poppins, I'm mixin' our studio session down

   18

   And sendin' it to masterin' to make it loud

   19

   Enough dirt on you to murder you

   20

   This is what the fuck I do; Mariah it ever occur to you

   21

   That I still have pictures? However you prefer to do

   22

   And that goes for Nick too, faggot, you think I'm scurred of you?

   23

   You're gonna ruin my career, you better get one

   24

   Like I'ma sit and fight with you over some slut bitch cunt

   25

   That made me put up with her psycho ass over six months

   Block noteClaims to possess recordings and private evidence

   TargetMariah Carey

   MeaningEminem rejects the idea that silence proves he has no evidence, says he is mixing an alleged shared studio session, and claims to retain damaging information and photographs. He also addresses Nick Cannon with a slur, dismisses Cannon's career threat, and repeats his claim that the relationship lasted six months.

   WordplayMary Poppins mocks Carey's wholesome persona; mix/master/make it loud converts private material into a threatened public release. Murder is used figuratively for reputational damage.

   ContextThe duration, photos, and session claims are disputed assertions made inside the record. Cannon is a secondary target because he is directly challenged.

4. 26

   And only spread her legs to let me hit once, yeah

   Multi-line diss block

   27

   What you gonna say, I'm lucky? Tell the public that I was so ugly

   28

   That you fuckin' had to be drunk to fuck me?

   29

   Second base, what the fuck you tell Nick, Pumpkin?

   30

   The second week we were dry humpin', that's gotta count for somethin'

   31

   Listen, girly, surely you don't want me to talk about how I nutted early

   32

   'Cause I ejaculated prematurely

   33

   And bust all over your belly and you almost started hurling

   34

   And said I was gross, go get a towel, your stomach's curling

   Block noteUses explicit alleged sexual details to challenge Carey's denial

   TargetMariah Carey

   MeaningThe passage sarcastically anticipates Carey calling Eminem unattractive, challenges what she told Cannon about physical intimacy, and narrates an explicit alleged encounter from early contact through premature ejaculation and her disgust. Every line is offered as embarrassing detail meant to make denial harder.

   WordplaySecond base/dry humping/count creates a mock accounting of intimacy; girly/early/prematurely/hurling/curling drives the increasingly graphic internal rhyme.

   ContextThese are unverified and disputed sexual allegations from Eminem's perspective, not facts endorsed by the archive.

5. 35

   Or maybe you do

   Multi-line diss block

   36

   But if I'm embarrassin' me, I'm embarrassin' you and don't you dare say it isn't true

   37

   As long as that song's gettin' airplay, I'm dissin' you

   38

   I'm a hair away from gettin' carried away and gettin' sued

   39

   I was gonna stop at sixteen, that was thirty-two

   40

   This is thirty-four bars, we ain't even third of the way through

   41

   Damn Slim, Mariah played you, Mariah who?

   42

   Oh did I say "whore," Nick? I meant a liar too (Ha)

   Block noteSays continued airplay will prolong the response

   TargetMariah Carey

   MeaningEminem argues that embarrassing himself would also embarrass Carey, promises to keep dissing while Obsessed receives airplay, jokes that he risks a lawsuit, counts how far his verse has exceeded a normal sixteen bars, then pretends to forget Carey and closes with an insult aimed for Nick Cannon to hear.

   WordplaySixteen/thirty-two/thirty-four turns bar counting into escalation. Mariah who/whore and liar too are deliberate corrections that create fresh insults.

   ContextThe lawsuit line signals that Eminem knows the threatened disclosures and sexual allegations carry legal and reputational risk.

6. 43

   Like I've been goin' off on you all this time

   Multi-line diss block

   44

   For no reason, girl, you out your alcoholic mind

   45

   Check your wine cellar, look at the amounts of all the wine

   46

   Like I fuckin' sit around and think about you all the time

   47

   I just think this shit is funny when I pounce you on a rhyme

   Block noteRejects the obsession narrative and attacks Carey's credibility

   TargetMariah Carey

   MeaningEminem says he has not attacked without cause, accuses Carey of heavy drinking, points to her wine cellar, denies thinking about her constantly, and says he treats attacking her in rhyme as amusement rather than fixation.

   WordplayAlcoholic mind/wine and all the time/rhyme form paired rebuttals. Pounce presents the lyric response as predatory control rather than obsession.

   ContextThe alcohol characterization is an insult within the song, not a verified medical or behavioral finding.

7. 48

   But fuck it, now I'm 'bout to draw the line

   Multi-line diss block

   49

   And for you to cross it, that's a mountain that I doubt you wanna climb

   50

   I can describe areas of your house you wouldn't find

   51

   On an episode of Cribs, a blow below the ribs

   52

   If I hear another word so don't go openin' your jibs

   53

   'Cause every time you do it's like an overload of fibs

   54

   I ain't sayin' this shit again, ho, you know what it is

   55

   It's a warning shot, 'fore I blow up your whole spot

   56

   Call my bluff and I'll release every fuckin' thing I got

   57

   Includin' the voicemails right before you flipped your top

   58

   When me and Luis were tryin' to stick two CDs in the same slot

   Block noteIssues the central warning to release alleged recordings

   TargetMariah Carey

   MeaningEminem draws a boundary, describes alleged private knowledge of Carey's home, says each new statement adds lies, and labels the record a warning shot. He tells Carey to test his bluff and threatens to release everything, including voicemails and a studio moment involving Luis Resto and incompatible CDs.

   WordplayDraw/cross a line and mountain/climb make escalation spatial. Cribs/ribs turns private-house knowledge into a TV reference and bodily blow; warning shot/blow up/spot continues weapon imagery.

   ContextLuis Resto is a longtime collaborator. The private-home knowledge, voicemails, and studio material remain artist claims; the archive does not verify their authenticity.

8. 59

   Slim Shady, artful dodger

9. 60

   Slim Shady, artful dodger

10. 61

    (I love you) I love you, too

    Multi-line diss block

    62

    Let me whisper sweet nothings into your ear, boo

    63

    Now what you say? (It's nothing) Yeah, so what I'll do

    64

    Is refresh your memory when you said (I want you)

    65

    Now should I keep goin' or should we call truce?

    66

    (You think you're cute, right?) You bet your sweet ass I do

    67

    (I'm Mary Poppins, baby) And I'm Superman, ooh

    68

    (Mary P; Slim Shady) Comin' at you

    69

    So if you'll still be my (Baby girl)

    70

    Then I'll still be your (Superhero)

    71

    (Oh and Em?) Yeah, I'm right here

    72

    (You like this) Nope, not anymore, dear

    73

    It cuts like a (Knife) when I tell you get a (Life)

    74

    But I'm movin' on with mine, Nick, is that your (Wife)

    75

    Well tell her to shut her mouth then I'll leave her alone

    76

    If she don't (Stick to the script) then I'ma just keep goin'

    77

    Damn

    Block noteEdits alleged Carey audio into a taunting dialogue

    TargetMariah Carey

    MeaningEminem answers short female vocal snippets as if conducting a conversation: he claims mutual affection and desire, asks whether to stop, pairs Carey's Mary Poppins phrase with his Superman persona, and then rejects the relationship. He ends by asking Nick whether Carey is his wife and warns that she must follow the agreed account or he will continue.

    WordplayMary Poppins/Superman and Mary P/Slim Shady pair celebrity personas. Knife/life/wife is assembled from the chopped vocal snippets, while stick to the script accuses Carey of maintaining a false story.

    ContextThe female audio is presented by the recording as Carey, but its provenance and editing are not independently verified here. Nick Cannon is a secondary target in the closing lines.

11. 78

    I see Mary Ann, Mary Ann's saying cut the tape

    79

    Cut the tape, knife

Content-rights boundary: these are original placeholder lines, not the commercial recording’s lyrics.