Eminem - Darkness lyrics

I don't wanna be alone, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be alone in the darkness
I don't wanna be alone in the darkness
I don't wanna be alone in
The darkness anymore
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)

Here I am, alone again
Can't get out of this hole I'm in
It's like the walls are closin' in
You can't help me, no one can
I can feel these curtains closin'
I go to open 'em
But something pulls 'em closed again
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
Feels like I'm loathing in Las Vegas
Haven't got the vaguest why I'm so lost
But I'd make you this small wager
If I bet you I'll be in tomorrow's paper
Who would the odds favor?
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)


I'm so much like my father
You would think that I knew him
I keep pacin' this room, Valium
Then chase it with booze
One little taste, it'll do
Maybe I'll take it and snooze
Then tear up the stage in a few
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
Fuck the Colt 45
I'ma need somethin' stronger
If I pop any caps, it better be off of vodka
Round after round after round
I'm gettin' loaded (Haha)
That's a lot of shots, huh? (Double entendre)
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)

And I don't wanna be alone in the darkness
(yeah)
I don't wanna be alone in the darkness
I don't wanna be alone
In the darkness anymore
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)

Now I'm starin' at the room
Service menu off a benzo
I can hear the music continue to crescendo
I can see the whole fuckin'
Venue from my window
That's when you know you're schizo
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
'Cause I keep peekin' out the
Curtain from the hotel the music is so loud
But it's almost as though I
Don't hear no sound
I should get ready for the show now
Wait, is this the whole crowd? I
Thought this shit was sold out
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
But it's only the opening act, it's early
Don't overreact then something told me relax
And just hope for the show to be packed
Don't wanna hit the stage before they
Fill each row to the max
'Cause that'd be totally wack
You can't murder a show nobody's at
(Hello darkness, my old friend)
But what if nobody shows? Panic mode
'Bout to snap and go motherfuckin'
Wacko at any second
'Bout to cancel the show just as
Fans below rush the entrance
Plan is a go to wreck shit
Cameras in all directions
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
The press is 'bout to go ape shit
Bananas on all the networks
Commando with extra clips
I got ammo for all the hecklers
I'm armed to the teeth, another Valium
Fall off the bed
Hit the ground and crawl to the dresser
Alcohol on my breath as I reach for the scope
I'm blackin' out, I'm all out of meds
With them benzodiazepines gone
Now it's just magazines sprawled
Out on the floor
Fuck the media, I'm goin' all out
This is war (Hello, darkness, my old friend)

And I don't wanna be alone in the darkness
(yeah)
I don't wanna be alone in the darkness
I don't wanna be alone
In the darkness anymore (Hello, darknes
People start to show up
Time to start the show up
It's 10: 05 PM and the
Curtain starts to go up
And I'm already sweatin'
But I'm locked and loaded
For rapid fire spittin' for
All the concert-goers
Scopes for sniper vision
Surprise from out of nowhere
As I slide the clip in from inside the hotel
Leanin' out the window, going Keyser Söze
Finger on the trigger
But I'm a licensed owner
With no prior convictions
So law says sky's the limit
So my supply's infinite
Strapped like I'm a soldier
Got 'em hopping over walls
And climbing fences
Some of them John Travolta
Staying alive by inches
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
Cops are knockin', oh fuck
Thought I blocked the entrance
Guess show time is over no suicide note
Just a note for target distance
But if you'd like to know the
Reason why I did this
You'll never find a motive
Truth is I have no idea
I am just as stumped
No signs of mental illness
Just tryin' to show ya the
Reason why we're so fucked
'Cause by the time it's over
Won't make the slightest difference
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)

And I don't wanna be alone in the darkness
I don't wanna be alone in the darkness
I don't wanna be alone
In the darkness anymore
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)

Yeah, we do have some breaking news
From the Associated Press right now
Just gonna bring that up
Because we are hearing
(I've come to talk with you again)
We have told you that the shooter is dead
And we have just learned
That police are saying
That the Las Vegas shooter killed himself
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
That is the bartender there at
Mandalay Bay and I
Believe we're going to hear more from her
(I've come to talk with you again)
Yeah, we just wanted to share that with you
You can see behind me here
This is what he looks like
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
Now we did just tell you
That police just earlier
Metro was telling us that he killed
Himself inside the hotel room
(I've come to talk with you again)
Good morning, as we come to you on the air
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
We bring you breaking news, a school shooting
(Crushing news)
Another school shooting (Eleven people dead)
Reports of a number of fatalities, and this
Time it is in Santa Fe, texas
(I've come to talk with you again)
That is just outside Galveston
(That no one saw coming)
A mass shooting at a
Southern Californian school
(A suspect has been)
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
We are following breaking news this morning
Another deadly school shooting
This one in Santa Fe, Texas
That's just outside Houston
(I've come to talk with you again)
Twenty-six killed and twenty others wounded
(Houston affiliate is reporting)
At least nine people have been killed
(Somber words
Making it the deadliest shooting
In Texas history)
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
Five people dead
The attacker opening fire outside the church
During a morning worship session
He unloaded the chaotic and terror
Making his way inside
(Five people killed in a workplace shooting
Dozens of officers)
(I've come to talk with you again)
This, a deadly shooting at a
Food festival in Northern California
(Hello, darkness, my old friend)
Three people so far dead
Breaking news (Fifteen wounded)
A deadly shooting at a
Newspaper office in Annapolis
(A gunman opened fire)
(I've come to talk with you again)
Newly-released surveillance video shows the
Moments leading up
To a mass shooting in Dayton, ohio
Authorities say the shooter