Music Appreciation: Imagery: Mockingbird by Eminem

Imagery (1:52): It’s funny
I remember back one year when daddy had no money
Mommy wrapped the Christmas presents up
And stuck ’em under the tree and said some of ’em were from me
‘Cause daddy couldn’t buy ’em
I’ll never forget that Christmas I sat up the whole night crying
At 1:52 Eminem is talking about when him and his family still lived in Detroit before he became famous. They lived in poverty and he couldn’t afford to by any Christmas presents for his daughter Hailie.

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