Rise and Rule is a powerful anthem by Eminem that emphasizes the importance of confidence, posture, and resilience. It draws on the metaphor of lobsters to highlight the significance of winning and losing in life's battles. Eminem encourages listeners to stand tall, stay combative, and keep pushing further in their careers, adopting a stance of ready engagement with the world. The song weaves in themes of serotonin, hierarchy, and mental resilience while nodding to iconic lines from Tupac and Kendrick Lamar.
Chorus:
Stand up straight with your shoulders back, yeah
Don’t hunch down, show 'em where you're at
Be combative, push through the cracks
Further your career, no lookin' back
Verse 1:
Like a lobster who’s fought in the depths of the seas
Lost a fight, lookin’ small, but he’s got no need
When he wins, he stretches out, lookin' bigger, with ease
Signaling victory, confidence he breeds
Serotonin flowin', brain chemistry in sync
Primordial drive, hierarchy, on the brink
Keep your head up high, like Tupac said
But be humble, bitch, sit down, still ahead,
Chorus:
Stand up straight with your shoulders back, yeah
Don’t hunch down, show 'em where you're at
Be combative, push through the cracks
Further your career, no lookin' back
Verse 2:
In the depths, we claw and fight, that's fact
Lobster battles teach us how to react
Lose a fight, yeah, crunch down, feelin’ smaller
Win, stretch out, signal tall, feelin’ taller
Inject that serotonin, feelin' high, no doubt
Antidepressants for the mind, work it out
Hierarchy builds, just keep fightin' for the crown
Know your worth, never let 'em see you frown
Bridge:
It's primordial, this struggle we face
From the ocean's depths to this life's rat race
Heads up, shoulders back, stand your ground
Every win, every loss, learn from every round
Chorus:
Stand up straight with your shoulders back, yeah
Don’t hunch down, show 'em where you're at
Be combative, push through the cracks
Further your career, no lookin' back
Outro:
Rise and rule, like the kings of the sea
Every battle, every triumph, defines your legacy
Stay confident, stay combative, never slack
Stand up straight with your shoulders back
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Stand up straight with your shoulders back, Don’t hunch, Be combative, Further your career, Adopt a stance of ready engagement with the world and reflect that in your posture, Lobsters
When a lobster loses a fight he crunches down to look smaller, when he wins a fight he stretches out and looks bigger, He’s signaling to other lobsters the Talley of his victory, Serotonin, He’s confident, Antidepressants, Primordial, Hierarchy, Keep your head up- Tupac, Be humble bitch sit down- Kendrick Lamar
Eminem