What Do Love The Way You Lie Lyrics Mean?

If you have come across “Love the Way You Lie” lyrics online, then no doubt you have wondered about the mind that came up with such an outspoken and cathartic song. The song was written by Marshall Mathers (Eminem), Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman and Makeba Riddick and performed by both Eminem and Rihanna.

The song is clearly about dysfunctional relationships, as we can deduce from the opening Love the Way You Lie lyrics: “Just gonna stand there, And watch me burn, But that’s all right, Because I like, The way it hurts.” Eminem’s character, (he’s presumably not playing himself as he customarily does) states that despite his wife’s cruel treatment of him, and his reactionary violence, he still wants her back. He also reiterates that not only does he love her, but he loves the adrenaline rush of both pleasant and difficult moments (“High off love, Drunk from the hate”).

Seeing the music video for Love the Way You Lie may provide further insight into the muggy swamps of Eminem’s mind. Eminem and Rihanna provide vocals for a couple (played by Dominic Monaghan and Megan Fox) who are struck in a dysfunctional relationship. The video shows the couple fighting, throwing tantrums and then making up again, with various flashbacks of peaceful and fun moments.

The most climactic moment of the video is when Rihanna appears in front of a house that explodes into flames. Eminem also appears in the video in front of the burning house; before the video ends, Monaghan and Fox have been engulfed.

The imagery is powerful and the song is hypnotic. It’s little wonder then that it has become an Internet video phenomenon, earning six million hits in the first 24 hours of online availability at VEVO/YouTube and over 300 million views at YouTube by March.

The video was so successful that Eminem and Rihanna recorded a sequel to the song, this time from a woman’s perspective and with Rihanna as the leading singer. This song appears on Rihanna’s album “Loud”, and is mostly piano, drums and singing. The duo most recently performed the song at the Grammy Awards.

As you read the Love the Way You Lie lyrics you can see how strong and vivid the imagery is and how the music video complements the song nicely. Why not download the single right now and hear one of 2010’s most compelling moments in music?

By: Jayme Jones

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