 After the song's release, critics heavily compared its lyrics to Eminem, and suggested Carey alluded to him and his' obsession 'with her. "Obsessed" never mentions the rapper's name, although reviewers felt it to be very obvious. The song begins with "I was like, 'Why are you so obsessed with me?'", before the music begins. As the first verse begins, Carey describes the tracks'subjects constant lies: "All up in the blogs sayin' we met at a bar / When I don 't even, know who you are / Sayin' you up in my house sayin 'you up in my car / When you in L.A. and I'm at Jermaine's". Additionally, the song suggests the stalker is under the influence of drugs: It must be the weed, it must be the E /' Cause you be poppin ', you get it poppin'. "During the chorus, Carey confronts her stalker, asking: Why are you so obsessed with me / Boy I wanna know / Lying that you 're sexing me / When everybody knows / It's clear that you 're upset with me / Oh, Oh, Oh, finally found a girl that you couldn't impress / If you you were the last man on earth still couldn 't hit this." During the song's second verse, critics complimented Carey's lyrics, highlighting phrases such as: You're a mom & pop, I 'm a corporation / I'm a press conference, you 're a conversation "," suggesting the rapper isn't a worthy suitor ".
