Shadowing Practice: Eminem - Without Me (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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2 trailer park girls go round the outside,
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round the outside, round the outside 2 trailer park girls go round the outside,
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round the outside, round the outside
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Guess who's back, back again
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Shady's back, tell her frick
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Guess who's back, guess who's back
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Guess who's back, guess who's back
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Guess who's back, guess who's back I've created a monster
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Cause nobody wants to see Marshall no more
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They want shady, I'm chopped liver
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Well if you want shady, this is what I'll give you A little bit of weed,
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mixin' some heart liquor, some vodka that'll jumpstart my heart quicker than the shocks
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When I get shocked at the hospital by the doctor when I'm not cooperating
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When I'm rockin' the table while he's operating
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You waited this long to stop debating, cause I'm back, I'm on the rag, inovulating I know that you got a job,
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Miss Cheney, but your husband's heart problem's complicating
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So the FCC won't let me be, oh let me be me, so let me see
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They try to shut me down on MTV, but it feels so empty without me
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So, come on and dip, rum on your lips, fuck that, cum on your lips, and cum on your tits, and get ready
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Cause this shit's about to get heavy, I just settled on my lawsuits, fuck you, Debbie Now this looks like a job for me,
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so everybody just follow me
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Cause we need a little controversy, cause it feels so empty without me I said, this looks like a job for me,
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so everybody just follow me
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Cause we need a little controversy, cause it feels so empty without me
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Little hellions, kids feeling rebellious, embarrassed, their parents still listen to Elvis They start feeling like prisoners helpless,
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till someone comes along on a mission and yells A visionary, vision is scary, can start a revolution, polluting the airwaves of revel
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So this let me revel in basking the fact that I got everyone kissing my ass and it's a disaster
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Such a catastrophe for you to see, so damn much of my ass you ask for me, well I'm back
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Fix your minutes and a tuning in and a minute, enter in and up under your skin like a splinter
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The center of attention, back for the winner, I'm in a resting
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The best thing since wrestling, investing in your kids' ears and nesting
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Testing, attention, bleed
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Feel the tension, soon as someone mentions me
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Here's my ten cents, my two cents is free A nuisance, who sent you sent for me?
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Now this looks like a job for me
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So everybody, just follow me
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Cause we need a little controversy
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Cause it feels so empty without me I said, this looks like a job for me
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So everybody, just follow me
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Cause we need a little controversy
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Cause it feels so empty without me I just get a task
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and I go tit for tat with Anybody who's talking this shit, that shit Chris Kirkpatrick You can get your ass kicked
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Worse than them little -int biscuit bastards
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And Moby, you can get stonked by Obi You 36 year old boy, they fag Lomo You don't know me, you too old, let go,
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it's over Nobody listens to techno, now let's go
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Just give me the signal, I'll be there with a whole list full of new insults
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I've been dope Suspenseful with a pencil ever since Prince turned himself into a symbol
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But sometimes the shit just seems
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Everybody only wants to disgust me
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So this must mean I'm disgusting
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But it's just me, I'm just obscene
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Though I'm not the first king of controversy I am the worst things I'm Elvis Presley to do black music so selfishly
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And use it to get myself wealthy
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There's a concept that works, 20 million other white rappers emerge
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But no matter how many fish in the sea
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It'll be so empty without me
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Now this looks like a job for me
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So everybody just follow me
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Cause we need a little controversy
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Cause it feels so empty without me I said, this looks like a job for me
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So everybody, just follow me
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Cause we need a little controversy
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Cause it feels so empty without me Kids!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Eminem - Without Me”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: empty, controversy, everybody, guess, round. This video has 64 sentences and 718 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:49. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| controversy noun | /kənˈtɹɒv.ə.si/ | A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife. |
| shock noun | /ʃɔk/ | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| reveal verb | /ɹɪˈviːl/ | To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden. |
| trailer noun | /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/ | Someone who or something that trails (follows behind); something that is trailing. |
| lip noun | /lɪp/ | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. |
| shady adjective | /ˈʃeɪdi/ | Abounding in shades. |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| disaster noun | /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/ | An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent… |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| settle verb | /ˈsɛtəl/ | To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc). |
| invest verb | /ɪnˈvɛst/ | To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in. |
| symbol noun | /ˈsɪmbəl/ | A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. |
| tune noun | /tjuːn/ | A melody. |
| weed noun | /wiːd/ | Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing. |
| disgusting adjective | /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ | Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go round verb | To physically swirl or rotate. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shock /ʃɔk/, shady /ˈʃeɪdi/, tension /ˈtɛnʃən/, visionary /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛɹi/
- Long words — get the stress right: controversy /kənˈtɹɒv.ə.si/, cooperate /kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/, catastrophe /kəˈtæstɹəfi/, visionary /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛɹi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like controversy, shock, reveal.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.