Right Now
Fort Minor (Productos KeNJi MaX) Lyrics

Someone right now is leaving their apartment
There's a person walking out of their apartment right now.

Looking down at the street and wondering where their car went
They're searching for their car and wondering where it went.

Someone in a car is sitting at a signal
A person is waiting at a traffic light in their car.

In front of a restaurant staring through the window at
They're looking through the window of a restaurant.

Someone right now with their finger in their teeth
A person has their finger in their teeth right now.

Who could use a little floss, right across the street
They need dental floss which is available across the street.

There's somebody on the curb who really needs a jacket
A person sitting on the curb needs a jacket.

But spent half the rent at a bar getting plastered
They spent a significant portion of their rent on alcohol at a bar.

Now he's gotta walk fourteen blocks
He has to walk a long distance of fourteen blocks now.

Just to work at a shop where he's about to get fired
He's walking to a shop where he's on the verge of getting fired from his job.

Someone right now is looking pretty tired
A person appears to be very tired at the moment.

Staring at a laptop trying to get inspired
They're looking at a laptop screen, hoping to get inspired.

As somebody living right across the street
Another person resides directly across the street from them.

Just wrote the best thing that she's written all week
The person across the street just completed their best writing this week.

But her best friend's coughing up blood in the sink
The writer's best friend is coughing up blood in the sink.

He can't even think what happened, feeling so confused
He's feeling disoriented and confused, unclear what's happening.

And he knows it looks bad but nothing he can do
He's aware that the circumstance appears grim and beyond his control.

I wonder what it's like to be right there in his shoes but...
The author is curious about what it would be like to be in the other person's position.

Yo, I'm just taking it in
The author is observing the scene.

Out the window of a hotel bedroom again
The author is looking out of a hotel bedroom window.

Tomorrow I'll be gone, I don't know when I'll be back
The author will be leaving but isn't sure when they'll return.

But in this world everything can change just like that...
The world is unpredictable and subject to sudden changes.

Somebody right now is dropping his vote
A person is submitting their vote right now.

Inside a box trying to not get shot in his throat
He's casting his vote while attempting to avoid injury.

For the act of freedom, right now somebody's stuck in Iraq
Someone is currently serving in Iraq in pursuit of freedom.

Hoping that he gets shipped back breathing
He's hoping to return alive and uninjured.

In a war but he's not really sure the reasons
The individual isn't entirely convinced of the reason for the war.

So we show our support when the press mislead him
In the face of conflicting information, we offer our support to him.

Though we mourn, remain proud, salute the troops
We honor the troops and remain proud, even as we grieve those lost.

Get some, I know you boys got some work to do
The author is encouraging the troops to complete their mission.

Meanwhile, right now someone's 25-to-life-ing
Someone is currently serving a 25-to-life sentence in custody.

Standing on a corner with their thumb up hitchhiking
A person is soliciting rides by standing on the roadside.

Scratching off a lotto ticket hoping for a real winner
A person is scratching a lotto ticket, hoping for a big win.

Sneaking through the border just to work and eat a real dinner
Some individuals are crossing the border illegally to secure work and sustenance.

Right now someone wishes they were you and I
Another person desires to be in the author's and listener's place.

Instead of second-guessing fatal thoughts of quiet suicide
Rather than entertaining self-destructive thoughts, they'd prefer the present situation.

But right now I'm staring out the window at a fiend
But the author is currently looking out of a hotel bedroom window at a drug addict.

With holes in his arm and holes in his jeans
The addict has needle punctures on his arm and torn trousers.

He pulled out a cigarette and sparked a light
The addict is lighting a cigarette currently.

And walked right around the corner just out of my sight but...
The person walked out of view but the author remains intrigued about their life.

Someone right now is dropping his vote
Someone is casting their vote at the moment.

Inside a box trying to not get shot in his throat
The individual casting his vote is attempting to avoid violence while doing so.

For the act of freedom, right now somebody's stuck in Iraq
Somebody is currently serving their nation to protect their freedoms in Iraq.

Hoping that he gets shipped back breathing
He's hopeful that he gets to come back alive.

In a war but he's not really sure the reasons
The individual doesn't have crystal clear reasons for going to war.

So we show our support when the press mislead him
The press often leads with limited and unclear pieces of information, so we offer our support.

Though we mourn, remain proud, salute the troops
Even if we grieve, we still respect and support our troops.

Get some, I know you boys got some work to do
The author empowers the troops to undertake the challenges before them confidently.

Meanwhile, right now someone's 25-to-life-ing
At the moment, someone is serving a sentence of 25 to life in custody.

Standing on a corner with their thumb up hitchhiking
A person is standing on the side of the road trying to solicit rides by hitchhiking.

Scratching off a lotto ticket hoping for a real winner
Posing dreams for a better life, some individuals are buying lotto tickets in the hope of winning a large sum.

Sneaking through the border just to work and eat a real dinner
Some migrants are violating the law and crossing the border illegally to secure work and a fulfilling meal.

Right now someone wishes they were you and I
Some individuals aspire to live a more comfortable life like ours.

Instead of second-guessing fatal thoughts of quiet suicide
Rather than entertaining the idea of taking their own lives.

But right now I'm staring out the window at a fiend
Currently the writer is observing a drug addict through a hotel room window

With holes in his arm and holes in his jeans
The addict has needle marks on his arm, and his jeans have tears.

He pulled out a cigarette and sparked a light
Using a lighter, the addict lights a cigarette.

And walked right around the corner just out of my sight but...
The addict walked out of the view of the window.

Yo, I'm just taking it in
The author is soaking in his surroundings.

In another strange hotel lobby again
He is in a hotel lobby that he finds unfamiliar.

With my luggage on my back, I don't know where I'm at
His luggage is on his back, and he's unsure of his location.

I'm in a world where it all changes just like that
In this unpredictable world, everything could suddenly change.

Like that
Suggesting both the nature of the world and the conclusion of his thought.