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Il protagonista  del post di oggi è un cantante che ho pubblicato poche volte nonostante abbia una carriera discografica pluriennale. Si tratta di Eminem, probabilmente il rapper bianco di maggior successo nel mondo. Ha apppena pubblicato "Revival" il nuovo album di inediti. Il singolo uscito in questi giorni si intitola "River" e vede la collaborazione tra Eminem e Ed Sheeran, due personaggi molto "distanti" almeno pubblicamente. Vediamo se musicalmente sono più affini di quanto si possa immaginare. Buon sabato e buon ascolto. A domani!!

River (Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran)

[Chorus: Ed Sheeran] 
I've been a liar, been a thief 
Been a lover, been a cheat 
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me 
Oh, little one, I don't want to admit to something 
If all it's gonna cause is pain 
Truth in my lies right now are falling like the rain 
So let the river run

[Verse 1: Eminem] 
He's coming home with his neck scratched to catch flack 
Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatch 
On his breath's Jack is a sex addict 
And she just wants to exact revenge and get back 
It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jetpack 
She's kept track of all his Internet chats 
And guess who just so happens to be moving on to the next? 
Actually, just shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks 
'Cause she loves danger, psychopath 
And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that 
But she's devised some plan to stab him in the back 
Knife in hand, says the relationship's hanging by a strand 
So she's been on the web lately 
Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man 
And I know she's using me to try to play him, I don't care 
Hi Suzanne, but I shoulda said "Bye Suzanne" after the first night, but tonight I am

[Chorus: Ed Sheeran] 
I've been a liar, been a thief 
Been a lover, been a cheat 
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me 
Oh, little one, I don't want to admit to something 
If all it's gonna cause is pain 
The truth in my lies now are falling like the rain 
So let the river run

[Verse 2: Eminem] 
One night stand turned into night stayin' 
He was calling so might scram, now we hug tight and 
He found out, now she feels deserted and used 
'Cause he left, so what? He did it first to her too 
Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through? 
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous, ensued 
And witnessed you hurt but what you deserve is the truth 
Don't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you 
So I revert to the studio like Hole in the Wall diners 
Don't have to be reserved in a booth 
I just feel like the person who I'm turning into 
Is irreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew 
And now that I got you I don't want you 
Took advantage of my thirst to pursue 
Why do I do this dirt that I do? 
Get on my soapbox and preach, my sermon in speech 
Detergent and bleach is burned in the womb 
'Cause now with her in the womb 
We can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew 
To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit 
Fuck!

[Chorus: Ed Sheeran] 
I've been a liar, been a thief 
Been a lover, been a cheat 
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me 
Oh, little one, I don't want to admit to something 
If all it's gonna cause is pain 
The truth in my lies now are falling like the rain 
So let the river run

[Bridge: Eminem & Ed Sheeran] 
My name's (ooh), my name's (ooh) 
Denver (ooh), river run 
Call me (ooh), call me (ooh) 
River (ooh), we'll let the river run

[Verse 3: Eminem] 
Always the bride's maid, never "The bride, hey!" 
Fuck can I say? If life was a highway 
The seat was an enclave 
I’d be swerving in five lanes 
Speeds at a high rate, like I'm sliding on ice maybe 
That's what I made, that came at you sideways 
I can't keep my lies straight 
What I made you terminate, my baby 
This love triangle, left us in a wreck tangled 
What else can I say? It was fun for a while 
Bet I really woulda loved your smile 
Didn't really wanna abort 
But fuck it, what's one more lie to tell an unborn child?

[Chorus: Ed Sheeran & Eminem] 
I've been a liar, been a thief 
Been a lover, been a cheat 
All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me 
Oh, little one (I'm sorry), I don't want to admit to somethin' 
(I fucked up) If all it's gonna cause is pain 
The truth in my lies now are falling like the rain 
So let the river run