Hayden Parker
Mr. Thomas
ENG 102
11 April 2016
The poetic lyrics of “Love the Way you Lie” by Eminem and Rihanna has been heard by millions of listeners after it was released in May two-thousand ten. This song is about People who have been in abusive relationships, mentally and physically wore out from it. This song sends a message to everyone to flee from relationships involving domestic violence and to never look back in that direction or situation that they were undergoing. Many people have been through situations such as this song portrays and it gives listeners a sense of relief knowing others have been through the same situations.
In every relationship people tend to go through struggles, these struggles often lead to arguments and abuse. In the music video “Love the Way You Lie” the lyrics and the video make thoughts and emotions appear of what it would be like to be in the position the couple in the video is in. In the music video Rihanna sings, “Just gonna stand there and hear me cry/ But that’s alright/ I love the way you lie” (0:15). She shows forgiveness by making up excuses for the way her partner is treating her. Love has the ability to blind people and they don’t see what they are being put through. This makes it difficult for one to leave an abusive relationship because the love she feels for her significant other overpowers the pain she feels. Eminem sings, “Who’s that dude? I don’t even know his name. I laid hands on her, I’ll never stoop so low again. I guess I don’t know my own strength” (Eminem 1:04). They are going back and forth with each other all the time and they both love each other but can’t seem to work out their differences.