Lose Yourself
Eminem/Eminem/Eminem Lyrics

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If you had
If you were given

One shot
One opportunity

Or one opportunity
Or one chance

To seize everything you ever wanted
To get everything you've ever desired

In one moment
In a single instance

Would you capture it
Would you take advantage of it

Or just let it slip?
Or would you let it go?

Yo
Hey

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

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's so nervous, he's thrown up his meal

He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
He's trying to act composed, but he's not

To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin'
To perform well, but he's having a mental block

What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
What he prepared to say, the audience is eagerly waiting

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

He's chokin', how, everybody's jokin' now
He's struggling, and everyone is laughing at him

The clocks run out, times up, over, blaow
There's no more time, it's done

Snap back to reality, ope there goes gravity
Coming back to the present, he feels the weight of the situation

Ope, there goes Rabbit, he choked
There he is, blowing his chance

He's so mad, but he won't give up that easy? No
He's angry, but he won't quit

He won't have it, he knows his whole back's to these ropes
He'll fight back, even when he's down

It don't matter, he's dope, he knows that, but he's broke
It doesn't matter how good he is, he's still poor

He's so stagnant, he knows, when he goes back to this mobile home, that's when it's
He's stuck, he knows when he returns to his trailer, it's

Back to the lab again, yo, this whole rhapsody
Back to his craft, this story

Better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him
He needs to seize this opportunity and hope he doesn't miss it

You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You need to fully immerse yourself in the present situation

You own it, you better never let it go
You're in control, don't let it slip away

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
You only have one opportunity, don't mess it up

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime
You may never get this chance again

His soul's escaping, through this hole that is gaping
He feels like he's losing himself

This world is mine for the taking
He feels like he can do anything

Make me king, as we move toward a New World Order
Empower me, as we head towards a new era

A normal life is borin', but super stardom's close to post mortem
A regular life is dull, but fame is almost like death

It only grows harder, only grows hotter
It gets more difficult and intense

He blows, it's all over, these hoes is all on him
He's peaked, everyone wants a piece of him

Coast to coast shows, he's known as the Globetrotter
He's famous all around the world

Lonely roads, God only knows, he's grown farther from home, he's no father
He's traveled far from home, leaving his family behind

He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
He's spent so much time away that he doesn't know his kid

But hold your nose 'cause here goes the cold water
Prepare yourself for a shock

These hoes don't want him no mo', he's cold product
People don't want him anymore

They moved on to the next schmo who flows, he nose dove and sold nada
They've found someone new, he's lost everything

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

Da-da-dum, da-dum, da-da
Music plays

No more games, I'ma change what you call rage
No more messing around, he's going to show real anger

Tear this motherfuckin' roof off like two dogs caged
Destroy everything around him

I was playin' in the beginnin', the mood all changed
He wasn't serious at first, but things have changed

I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
He's been criticized and rejected

But I kept rhymin' and stepped right in the next cypher
He kept going and moved on to the next challenge

Best believe somebody's payin' the Pied Piper
Someone's going to pay for their disrespect

All the pain inside amplified by the
All of his pain is made worse by the

Fact that I can't get by with my nine to
The reality that he can't make a living with his regular job

Five and I can't provide the right type of
He can't give his family the life they deserve

Life for my family 'cause man, these goddamn food stamps don't buy diapers
He can't afford to take care of his family properly

And its no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer
This isn't just a movie, there's no happy ending

This is my life and these times are so hard
This is his reality, and it's really tough

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

Teeter totter, caught up between bein' a father and a prima donna
He's struggling, balancing being a parent and a star

Baby mama drama, screamin' on her, too much
He's dealing with his ex-girlfriend and their issues are intense

For me to wanna stay in one spot, another day of monotony's
He can't stay in the same place, another boring day is

Gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail I've got
He feels like he's moving slowly, like a snail

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

Success is my only motherfuckin' option, failure's not
The only choice is to succeed, failure isn't an option

Mom, I love you, but this trailer's got to go, I cannot grow old in Salem's Lot
He loves his mom, but he can't live like this forever

So here I go, is my shot
This is it, his big chance

Feet, fail me not, this may be the only opportunity that I got
He can't mess this up, this may be his only chance

You can do anything you set your mind to, man
You can accomplish anything if you're determined enough