river - eminem (rewrite)

[Ghostdog]

Interviewer: What does love mean to you?
(Rachel: I want to be with you whether
he is in the picture or not)
Ghostdog: If you don't have the trust element,
You're over
Interviewer: How would you describe your relationships with women?
(Ghostdog: I HATE YOU!)
Ghostdog: You know, they broke my heart
I know I've broke theirs too
My love life is not exactly a highlight reel
(Lindsay: I'm falling in love with you)

I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water, feel it washing over me
Well, little one, I don't want to get into something
All it's gonna cause is pain
Truth right now is falling like the rain
So let that river run

Interviewer: Tell me about your relationship with Rachel
Ghostdog: Honestly, that was the first relationship that I
know I shouldn't have gotten into
(Rachel: Hi
Ghostdog: Hey
Rachel: How you doing?
Ghostdog: I'm good
Rachel: I missed you
Ghostdog: Yeah?
Rachel: Yeah
Rachel: I want to be with you whether
he is in the picture or not
Ghostdog: Really?
Rachel: Yeah
Ghostdog: What are we doing?
Rachel: We're webcamming
Ghostdog: Why?
Rachel: Because why not?
You want to do this with me, right?
Ghostdog: Why do you have to be married
Rachel: Ghostdog, you're everything that my husband isn't)

She was married, yet we found our way,
Guilt and pleasure intertwined each day.
Introduced me to a world I hadn’t known,
In the shadows of the screen, our seeds were sown.
We explored desires through digital touch,
In moments of escape, we lost too much.
Her voice was a whisper that called me near,
But the weight of our actions was crystal clear.
She felt trapped in a life she couldn’t change,
I was the escape from her cage so strange.
We both ended it, walked our separate ways,
A twisted dance in our secret haze.
Never felt that depth of feeling again,
A love built on guilt and digital sin.
The lessons learned were harsh and true,
The pain lingers on in all that I do.

I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water, feel it washing over me
Well, little one, I don't want to get into something
All it's gonna cause is pain
The truth right now is falling like the rain
So let that river run

Interviewer: Tell me about your next relationship with Amanda
Ghostdog: Oh man how much time we got?
(Amanda: Hi
Ghostdog: Hi
Amanda: What's your phone number?
Ghostdog: You're beautiful
Amanda: Ghostdog I've fallen head over
Heels in love with you
Ghostdog: This girl at work--
Amanda: Stop please!
Ghostdog: I think we're meant to be together forever
Amanda: I'm sorry but theres another guy
Ghostdog: I HATE YOU!)

All the nights we shared, thought it was meant to be,
We planned a future, dreamed of eternity.
A year together, a promise we made,
But reality hit, and our dreams began to fade.
Headgames we played, you and I were tangled,
Trust was a game, and our hearts were mangled.
You left me for another, shattered my trust,
The future we envisioned turned to dust.
We thought forever, but the end came fast,
Our love was a moment, just a fleeting past.
I played my part, and you did too,
The harsh goodbye left me feeling blue.
You called, you reached out, but it was too late,
The pain of the breakup sealed our fate.
I was left with memories and a heart that hurt,
Regret and sorrow, from the love we skirted.

I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water, feel it washing over me
Well, little one, I don't want to get into something
All it's gonna cause is pain
The truth right now is falling like the rain
So let that river run

My name's (ooh), my name's (ooh)
Ghostdog (ooh), river run
Call me (ooh), call me (ooh)
Ghostdog (ooh), let that river run

Interviewer: How would you describe your relationship with Lindsay?
Ghostdog: I really shouldn't have used her the way I did
(Lindsay: I'm falling in love with you
Ghostdog: Are you kidding me?
Are you sure this is right?
Lindsay: I'm sure it's right,
Ghostdog: I don't want to be in a realationship
I've already told, we've already talked about this
Lindsay: Maybe this was supposed to happen for us
Maybe I want something more between us--
Ghostdog: Hold on, hold on, hold on
So, so listen, you're saying
Us as in like we're together together
Like I thought we were just making out
Lindsay: You're kidding me
You're involved in this too.
And you need to take responsibility
for your own actions
You are so selfish
Ghostdog: I'm selfish?
how am I selfish?
Lindsay: Cause you're choosing yourself over--
Ghostdog: You told me you didn't want a realationship
Do you remember that?
Do you remember us having this conversation?
Lindsay: Okay, well anyone can fall in love
when you fool around like we do,
Well make a decision
You wanna be with me?
Ghostdog: I don't want to
Lindsay: You and me did this together
That's it
Ghostdog: I'm not calling you baby)

Still reeling from Amanda’s goodbye,
I found myself lost, with no reason why.
Lindsay came into the picture, sweet and bright,
But my heart was still dark from the previous night.
We were cybering, tangled in our virtual space,
But I wasn’t ready for a real embrace.
Her feelings grew, and mine were unclear,
I was still healing from the last broken sphere.
I left her quickly, couldn’t face the truth,
A short-lived affair, a moment of youth.
She wanted more, but I was just a ghost,
Using her trust, I was the one who hurt most.
We were a fleeting dream in a digital land,
I walked away, unable to understand.
The hurt I caused was something I regret,
A short-lived love that I’ll never forget.

I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water, feel it washing over me
Well, little one (I'm sorry)
I don't want to get into something (I messed up)
All it's gonna cause is pain
The truth right now is falling like the rain
So let that river run

Interviewer: Just explain to me a bit
about what the rewrite means to you?
Ghostdog: What this rewrite means to me is something that I felt
like I needed to get off my chest
Interviewer: Do you have anything you’d like to say to them now?
Ghostdog: I just want to say sorry for the way I treat you. I made mistakes and you deserved better.