(lyric Video) — Eminem - Mockingbird

While the official music video features home movies of Hailie and Alaina, lyric videos often emphasize the weight of the words:

He addresses the breakdown of his marriage, trying to help them understand that "parents sometimes just can't make it work". Eminem - Mockingbird (Lyric Video)

He recounts the early years of poverty, having "no money for Christmas" and the pain of his daughters missing their parents while he was on tour or their mother, Kim , was away. While the official music video features home movies

The song's "story" is a father's attempt to explain a chaotic family life to his children: contrasting his public "Slim Shady" persona.

They often incorporate clips of a younger Marshall Mathers being a "regular" dad, contrasting his public "Slim Shady" persona.