Darkness (Eminem song)

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"Darkness" is a song by American rapper Eminem that was included in his eleventh studio album, Music to Be Murdered By (2020). The track's related music video was the first visual clip released on behalf of the album. "Darkness" came out as a lead single simultaneously with the rest of the album on January 17, 2020, with no prior announcement having been made. In terms of its lyrics, the song recounts the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas. In contrast to multiple previous songs commercially released by the artist during his career, "Darkness" is an explicitly socio-political protest song that condemns gun violence in the United States while additionally invoking the related cultural issues in America of psychological anxiety and substance abuse. Eminem also directly encourages his fans' efforts to register to vote. The song and its related video have been described as "bleak", "chilling", "dark", and "stark", given its emotional tone. Eminem takes on multiple perspectives within the production...

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