Lose Yourself
Eminem Lyrics

Look
Pay attention

If you had
In the event that you possessed

One shot
A single chance

Or one opportunity
Or one opening

To seize everything you ever wanted
To gain all that you ever desired

In one moment
In a single instance

Would you capture it
Will you take hold of it

Or just let it slip?
Or let it pass you by?

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
He is anxious and nervous

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
His nervousness is making him ill

He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
He is frightened, but looks unafraid

To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin'
To perform well, but keeps forgetting his lyrics

What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He forgot what he practiced and the crowd is restless

He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He tries to speak but can't find the words

He's chokin', how, everybody's jokin' now
He's struggling, and everyone's mocking him now

The clocks run out, times up, over, blaow
Time is up

Snap back to reality, ope there goes gravity
Returning to the present, the pressure is on

Ope, there goes Rabbit, he choked
Oh, there goes the performer, he lost his nerve

He's so mad, but he won't give up that easy? No
He is furious but refuses to give up

He won't have it, he knows his whole back's to these ropes
He is cornered, with no room to move

It don't matter, he's dope, he knows that, but he's broke
Even though he is skilled, he is poor

He's so stagnant, he knows, when he goes back to this mobile home, that's when it's
He feels stuck, and knows he has an ordinary home to return to

Back to the lab again, yo, this whole rhapsody
He's going back to the recording studio to create his masterpiece

Better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him
He needs to seize this moment, as opportunities are rare

You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You need to immerse yourself in the music and the moment

You own it, you better never let it go
You possess it, and it should never slip away

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
You have but one chance, do not waste it

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime
This rare chance to succeed only comes once

His soul's escaping, through this hole that is gaping
He feels like his spirit is leaving him

This world is mine for the taking
He believes he can conquer the world

Make me king, as we move toward a New World Order
He desires to rule and be part of the new world system

A normal life is borin', but super stardom's close to post mortem
A typical life is dull, and fame is nearly dead

It only grows harder, only grows hotter
The challenges are getting more difficult and intense

He blows, it's all over, these hoes is all on him
Once he fails, he loses his fame and many women

Coast to coast shows, he's known as the Globetrotter
He has become famous worldwide

Lonely roads, God only knows, he's grown farther from home, he's no father
His fame has made him lonely and distant, and he is not a good parent

He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
He has been away so much, he doesn't really know his own child

But hold your nose 'cause here goes the cold water
He is diving into a new challenge, despite it being uncomfortable

These hoes don't want him no mo', he's cold product
Women aren't interested in him anymore, he has lost his appeal

They moved on to the next schmo who flows, he nose dove and sold nada
They've found another artist and his popularity has plummeted

So the soap opera is told and unfolds, I suppose it's old partna, but the beat goes on
His tragic story continues, nothing new but the music continues

Da-da-dum, da-dum, da-da
A musical interlude

No more games, I'ma change what you call rage
He's done playing around and will channel his energy differently

Tear this motherfuckin' roof off like two dogs caged
He will destroy everything in his path

I was playin' in the beginnin', the mood all changed
He was playing around early in his career, but things have gotten serious

I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
He's been through the ringer and experienced rejection

But I kept rhymin' and stepped right in the next cypher
He continued to rap and participate in rap battles

Best believe somebody's payin' the Pied Piper
Someone will pay the price for his success

All the pain inside amplified by the
The pain he feels only grows more intense

Fact that I can't get by with my nine to
He can't afford to live on his regular job alone

Five and I can't provide the right type of
He can't provide the life he wants for his family

Life for my family 'cause man, these goddamn food stamps don't buy diapers
He can't take care of his kids, even with government assistance

And its no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer
His life is not a movie like Mekhi Phifer's character's was

This is my life and these times are so hard
This is his reality, and these are tough times

And it's getting even harder tryna feed and water my seed, plus
It's getting even more difficult to take care of his family

Teeter totter, caught up between bein' a father and a prima donna
He is split between being a parent and a diva

Baby mama drama, screamin' on her, too much
His child's mother is causing drama and screaming at him

For me to wanna stay in one spot, another day of monotony's
He can't bear the monotony of his life anymore

Gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail I've got
It's slowed him down, he feels stuck

To formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot
He needs to come up with a plan or risk jail or death

Success is my only motherfuckin' option, failure's not
He knows he must succeed, he has no other option

Mom, I love you, but this trailer's got to go, I cannot grow old in Salem's Lot
He must leave his childhood home and start anew

So here I go, is my shot
He's taking his chance now

Feet, fail me not, this may be the only opportunity that I got
He can't afford to fail, this is his best shot

You can do anything you set your mind to, man
He encourages others to follow their dreams and work hard to achieve them