Cleanin' Out My Conscience

Premise: Darth Vader's final testimony.

To: Eminem's "Cleanin' Out My Closet" (I've got to get out of this Eminem thing)

Have you ever been hated or discriminated against?

I have, I've subjugated and been demonstrated against

Call me slime for my wicked crimes. Look at the times.

Sick is the mind of the Dark Lord of the Sith that's behind

All this commotion. Necks snappin' and planets explodin.'

Attacks from the Rebels, just blow 'em off and keep goin.'

Not takin' no lip from no one, killing 'em as loud as I'm breathin'.

Keep takin' lives in the mornin,' an' hatin' my own in the evening.

Leave 'em with a taste of their own blood in their mouth.

See, they can threaten me but they're still always lettin' me out

Look at me now, I bet they're glad to be rid of me now.

I know I am, I'm dyin' and I've got my kid with me now.

I'm sorry, Mama.

I never meant to hurt you.

I never meant to let you die, but tonight

I'm cleanin' out my conscience. (Repeat)

I'm just a skeleton in my suit

I can't lift my head or turn it

But before Luke starts buildin' my pyre and burns it,

I'd like to let me take you to a time in the past

Before I ever was an evil Sith Lord in a mask

I was a kid, I was just ten, just a slave in the sand.

An old man took me away from my dear Mama's hand,

We just split. I barely even got to kiss her goodbye.

But I promised to return when I became a Jedi.

Ten years later I'm a Padawan, full of anger and pride.

I watched Mama die, killed Sand People, tasted the Dark Side

I tried to hold on and not fall just for Padme's sake.

But when she died I became more machine than human.

But I'm man enough to turn back today.

The things I did were evil, I can't deny it one bit,

But the smartest thing I did was throw Palpatine down that pit.

Cuz he'd have killed Luke, he would have fried Luke and I both.

It's my life, it's time for Anakin Skywalker to go.

I'm sorry, Mama.

I never meant to hurt you.

I never meant to let you die, but tonight

I'm cleanin' out my conscience. (Repeat)

Now I would never hurt my own Mama in all of my life.

And I'd never harm a hair on Padme, my wife

But put yourself in my position. Just try to envision

Witnessin' your Mama rotting in a Tusken Raider prison

Languishin' while you hold her tightly in your arms

And wishin' you coulda saved her instead on goin' on a mission

Just wantin' to go home.

My whole life I believed I was doin' right when I wasn't

I grew up, Alderaan blew up. It makes me sick to my stomach.

And all the times that I gladly followed orders from Darth Sidious?

Now I see how it was all so horrible and hideous.

But guess what, I'm dying now and I'm miserable and sad.

But I'm glad that Luke was able to redeem his old Dad.

And Leia's so big now, you should see her, she's beautiful.

I just wish I could have realized this before my funeral.

See, what hurts me the most is I just couldn't admit I was wrong.

I should have listened to my heart and remembered my mom.

But instead I chose the Dark Side, and I'm full of regret.

I was selfish, please forgive me, I'm payin' my debt.

Remember when Obi-Wan died and everybody wished it was me?

Well, I'm dead now. I'm comin' home. I'm finally free.

I'm sorry, Mama.

I never meant to hurt you.

I never meant to let you die, but tonight

I'm cleanin' out my conscience. (Repeat x 4)