The track opens with Jelly Roll delivering a gospel-tinged chorus that feels like a cry from the edge:

“You don’t see the fight behind my smile /You don’t hear the war beneath my breath /I’m still standing through the scars /

But I’m bleeding just the same…”

Then, Eminem enters — not angry, not shouting — but rapping quietly, like he’s talking to his own reflection:

“They call it strength / when you bury what broke you /
But I call it prison / if no one ever knows you.”

The verses escalate — detailing childhood trauma, addiction, and fame’s lonely weight — before both artists explode in a final chorus so emotionally raw it left live listeners in tears during a private preview event.

Two Painfully Different Lives. One Shared Wound.

The collaboration was born from a chance studio conversation in Nashville last winter.

Eminem reportedly heard Jelly Roll’s “Save Me” and reached out with a single message:

“You sing what I scream. Let’s meet in the middle.”

What began as a single writing session turned into a deep creative partnership — and according to insiders, “Through the Scars” is just the beginning.

The Internet Can’t Handle It

“Never thought I’d hear Eminem this vulnerable,” one user wrote.
Another: “Jelly Roll’s voice is the soul of everyone who’s ever been told to ‘man up.’ This song isn’t a track — it’s therapy.”

Even Machine Gun Kelly, famously once beefing with Eminem, posted a single word:

“Respect.”

The Video: Coming Soon — and It’s Not What You Expect

The upcoming music video (already filmed in black and white, reportedly in a burned-out Detroit church) features real footage from fans who submitted videos of their personal scars — literal and metaphorical.

“We wanted them to see themselves in us,” Jelly said. “Because we’ve been them.”

EMINEM x JELLY ROLL – Through the Scars

Now streaming.Now breaking you wide open.And reminding the world:Sometimes strength doesn’t look pretty.

It just keeps breathing.**