That is because he had trouble with the cops.
Through the roof tekst.
To reach extreme heights.
Compare with go through the ceiling.
Through the roof lyrics.
If something actually were to go through the roof of a house it would have risen very high and fast and unexpectedly as well.
Origin of through the roof.
Mynameiseminem 133 3 years ago through the roof was made because it talks about hermitude s bad life.
When i told my mother she went through the roof.
X2 i just came up through the roof ain t coming back down you lookin silly lookin goofy like a damn clown i ain t want none of that around my town don t talk.
When there s a trap set up for you in every corner of this town and so you learn the only way to go is underground when there s a trap set up for you in every corner of your room and so you learn the only way to go is through the roof ooohoohoooh through the roof underground ooohoohoooh through the roof underground.
If someone goes through the roof or hits the roof they suddenly become very angry and usually show their anger by shouting at someone.
It probably is related to a literal roof of a house.
We use the expression through the roof to imply that something has suddenly gone sky high seemingly out of control.
She took one look at my hair and hit the roof.
Compare with hit the ceiling.
However the direction is not up and the situation is not out of control.
He talks about the cops throughout the song.