Remembering Music on Instagram: "Eminem – “Mockingbird” (2004) The story behind “Mockingbird” is one of the most personal moments ever put into music. Eminem didn’t write this as a rap icon or chart-dominating superstar — he wrote it as a father trying to make sense of a broken world for his daughter, Hailie. Every verse feels like a letter he never wanted the public to read, filled with guilt, love, and the fear of not being able to protect the one person who mattered most. What makes the song