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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Eminem
Eminem
Lead Vocals
Maki Athanasiou
Maki Athanasiou
All Instruments
Bebe Rexha
Bebe Rexha
Background Vocals
Luis Resto
Luis Resto
Keyboards
Rihanna
Rihanna
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marshall Mathers
Marshall Mathers
Songwriter
Aaron Kleinstub
Aaron Kleinstub
Songwriter
Maki Athanasiou
Maki Athanasiou
Songwriter
Bryan Fryzel
Bryan Fryzel
Songwriter
Bleta Rexha
Bleta Rexha
Songwriter
Jon Bellion
Jon Bellion
Songwriter
Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Aalias
Aalias
Co-Producer
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Mixing Engineer
Frequency
Frequency
Producer
Joe Strange
Joe Strange
Recording Engineer
Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri
Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri
Mixing Engineer
Mike Strange Jr.
Mike Strange Jr.
Recording Engineer
RJ Colston
RJ Colston
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Tony Campana
Tony Campana
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
[Verse 1]
I wanted the fame but not the cover of Newsweek, oh, well
Guess beggars can't be choosey
Wanted to receive attention for my music
Wanted to be left alone in public, excuse me
For wantin' my cake and eat it, too, and wanting it both ways
Fame made me a balloon 'cause my ego inflated
When I blew, see, but it was confusing
'Cause all I wanted to do's be the Bruce Lee of loose leaf
Abused ink, use it as a tool when I blew steam (Ooh)
Hit the Lottery, ooh-wee
But with what I gave up to get it was bittersweet
It was like winnin' a used mink
Ironic 'cause I think I'm gettin' so huge, I need a shrink
I'm beginnin' to lose sleep, one sheep, two sheep
Goin' cuckoo and kooky as Kool Keith
But I'm actually weirder than you think 'cause I'm-
[Chorus]
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
[Verse 2]
No, I ain't much of a poet
But I know somebody once told me to seize the moment
And don't squander it
'Cause you never know when it all could be over tomorrow
So I keep conjuring
Sometimes, I wonder where these thoughts spawn from
Yeah, ponderin'll do you wonders
No wonder you're losing your mind, the way it wanders
Yodel-odel-ay-hee-hoo
I think you've been wanderin' off down yonder and
Stumbled onto Jeff VanVonderen
'Cause I need an interventionist to intervene between me and this monster
And save me from myself and all this conflict
'Cause the very thing that I love's killing me and I can't conquer it
My OCD's conkin' me in the head, keep knockin', nobody's home
I'm sleepwalkin', I'm just relayin' what the voice in my head's sayin'
Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just friends with the-
[Chorus]
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
[Verse 3]
Call me crazy, but I had this vision
One day that I'll walk amongst you, a regular civilian
But until then, drums get killed and I'm comin' straight at MCs
Blood gets spilled, then I take it back to the days that
I'd get on a Dre track, give every kid who got played that
Pumped the villain and shit to say back to the kids who played 'em
I ain't here to save the fuckin' children, but if one kid out of a hundred million
Who are goin' through a struggle feels it and relates, that's great
It's payback, Russell Wilson, fallin' way back in the draft
Turned nothin' into somethin', still can make that
Straw into gold, chump, I will spin, Rumpelstiltskin in a haystack
Maybe I need a straightjacket, face facts, I am nuts for real
But I'm okay with that
It's nothin', I'm still friends with the-
[Chorus]
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
[Chorus]
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed (Get along with)
Get along with the voices inside of my head (You're tryin' to)
You're tryin' to save me, stop holdin' your breath (And you think)
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
[Outro]
Well, that's nothin'
Well, that's nothin'
Written by: Aaron Kleinstub, Bleta Rexha, Bryan Fryzel, Jon Bellion, Maki Athanasiou, Marshall Mathers, Robyn Fenty
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