Lose Yourself
Eminem(에미넴) Lyrics

Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity
Imagine having only one chance to achieve what you've always desired.

To seize everything you ever wanted
To claim everything that you have ever dreamt of possessing.

One moment
One decisive moment that could change your life.

Would you capture it or just let it slip?
Would you be ready to seize the opportunity or let it slip away?

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
He feels intense anxiety, his body's physical response to stress.

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's so nervous that he's physically ill and threw up his mom's spaghetti.

He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
He appears confident and brave on the outside despite feeling nervous inside.

To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin'
He's a rapper preparing to perform with his lyrics but he's having trouble remembering them.

What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
The audience cheered him on so loud that it makes it hard for him to think and concentrate.

He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He can't speak due to his nervousness and stress.

He's chokin', how, everybody's jokin' now
He's terrified and it seems like everyone is making fun of him.

The clocks run out, times up, over, blaow!
He has run out of time to perform, and his moment has passed.

Snap back to reality, oh there goes gravity
He has come out of his trance and is now back in the real world. He feels a sense of defeat, as if gravity pulled him down.

Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked
His stage name is Rabbit and the audience noticed that he messed up.

He's so mad, but he won't give up that easy? No
He's upset but he isn't going to give up on his dreams that easily.

He won't have it, he knows his whole back city's ropes
He's determined and knows the ins and outs of his hometown.

It don't matter,
It doesn't matter.

He's dope, he knows that, but he's broke
He's skilled but lacks money.

He's so stacked that he knows
He has the talent to be successful.

When he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it's
He lives in a trailer home but sees it as an opportunity to work on his craft.

Back to the lab again yo, this whole rhapsody
He will head back to his music studio to work on his music, also known as rhapsody.

He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him
He must work hard to achieve success and hope that another opportunity will arise.

You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
Focus solely on the music and the performance in that moment.

You own it, you better never let it go
Take ownership of the moment and don't let it slip away.

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
You only have one opportunity to make an impact and you can't afford to miss your chance.

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime
This kind of opportunity is rare and may only come around once.

The souls escaping, through this hole that it's gaping
His soul is escaping him, and there is a metaphorical hole in his life that he must fill.

This world is mine for the taking
He believes that the world is his to conquer and achieve success in.

Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order
He desires to be seen as a powerful king, as the world progresses to a new order.

A normal life is boring, but super stardom's close to post-mortem
He finds regular life uninteresting, and believes that super stardom may only happen after death.

It only grows harder, only grows hotter
The path towards success is becoming more difficult and demanding.

He blows us all over, these hoes is all on him
He succeeds and everyone is watching. Women throw themselves at him.

Coast to coast shows, he's known as the globetrotter
He's known worldwide and performs everywhere.

Lonely roads, God only knows
He travels alone on long journeys and wonders whether he'll succeed.

He's grown farther from home, he's no father
He's grown distant from his hometown and has not fathered any children.

He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
He barely knows his child due to his busy life of performing.

But hold your nose 'cause here goes the cold water
Be prepared for a shock or obstacle that will come his way.

His hoes don't want him no mo, he's cold product
His former partners don't want him anymore, and he's become discarded and unpopular.

They moved on to the next schmo who flows
His former lovers are involved with someone else who has similar musical abilities.

He nose dove and sold nada
He failed and made no money.

So the soap opera is told and unfolds
His unfortunate story is retold and revealed.

I suppose it's old partna, but the beat goes on
It's an old story, but life continues.

Da da dumb da dumb da da
Musical transition.

No more games, I'm a change what you call rage
He's no longer playing games and feels angry and determined to make a change.

Tear this motherfuckin' roof off like two dogs caged
He wants to blow the roof off the place, as if he's been caged like a wild animal.

I was playin' in the beginnin', the mood all changed
The beginning was playful, but things have quickly changed.

I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
He's been critiqued harshly and failed on stage.

But I kept rhymin' and stepwritin' the next cipher
He kept going, rapping and creating new lyrics for the next time he performs.

Best believe somebody's payin' the pied piper
Someone will be held accountable for what's happened to him.

All the pain inside amplified by the fact
His emotional pain is intensified and increased by his reality.

That I can't get by with my nine to five
He cannot support himself on his regular job alone.

And I can't provide the right type of life for my family
He's not making enough money to provide for his family properly.

'Cause man, these God damn food stamps don't buy diapers
Even government aid doesn't help him afford basic necessities for his family.

And it's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life
This isn't a movie, and he doesn't have a glamorous actor helping him. This is his real life.

And these times are so hard and it's getting even harder
Times are difficult and becoming more challenging.

Tryin' to feed and water my seed, plus
He's trying to provide and care for his child.

See dishonor caught up between bein' a father and a prima donna
He's struggling between feeling like he needs to be present for his child and his desire for stardom and attention.

Baby mama drama screamin' on and
His child's mother is creating drama and causing stress.

Too much for me to want to Stay in one spot,
It's too difficult to stay in one place with all this going on.

another day of monotony Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail
He's bored with his regular routine and feels like he's moving slowly like a snail.

I've got to formulate a plot fore I end up in jail or shot
He needs to come up with a plan for success or else he may end up in trouble with the law or killed.

Success is my only motherfuckin' option, failures not
He has to succeed at all costs because he has no other option but failure is not acceptable.

Mom, I love you, but this trail has got to go
He loves his mother but must take a different path in life.

I cannot grow old in Salem's lot
He can't live his whole life in one town with no success.

So here I go is my shot.
This is his chance to make it, and he's going for it.

Feet fail me not 'cause maybe the only opportunity that I got
He can't afford to fail, because this could be his one and only chance to succeed.

You can do anything you set your mind to, man
You have the power to achieve anything you desire if you have a determined mindset.