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Lose Yourself Lyrics
Look
If you had
One shot
Or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted
In one moment
Would you capture it
Or just let it slip?
Yo
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin'
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's chokin', how, everybody's jokin' now
The clocks run out, times up, over, blaow!
Snap back to reality, oh there goes gravity
Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked
He's so mad, but he won't give up that easy? No
He won't have it, he knows his whole back's to these ropes
It don't matter, he's dope, he knows that, but he's broke
He's so stagnant, he knows when he goes back to his mobile home, that's when its
Back to the lab again yo, this whole rhapsody
He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
The souls escaping, through this hole that is gaping
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order
A normal life is borin', but super stardom's close to post-mortem
It only grows harder, homie grows hotter
He blows, it's all over, these hoes is all on him
Coast to coast shows, he's known as the globetrotter
Lonely roads, God only knows, he's grown farther from home, he's no father
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
But hold your nose 'cause here goes the cold water
These hoes don't want him no mo', he's cold product
They moved on to the next schmo who flows, he nose dove and sold nada
So the soap opera is told and unfolds, I suppose it's old partner, but the beat goes on
Da da dum da dum da da da da
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
No more games, I'mma change what you call rage
Tear this motherfuckin' roof off like two dogs caged
I was playin' in the beginnin', the mood all changed
I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
But I kept rhymin' and stepped right into the next cipher
Best believe somebody's payin' the pied piper
All the pain inside amplified by the
Fact that I can't get by with my nine to
Five and I can't provide the right type of
Life for my family 'cause man, these God damn food stamps don't buy diapers
And it's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer
This is my life and these times are so hard
And it's getting even harder tryin' to feed and water my seed, plus
Teeter-totter caught up between bein' a father and a prima donna
Baby mama drama screamin' on and too much
For me to want to say in one spot, another day of monotony
Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail I've got
To formulate a plot or I end up in jail or shot
Success is my only motherfuckin' option, failure's not
Mom, I love you, but this trailer's got to go, I cannot grow old in Salem's lot
So here I go it's my shot
Feet fail me not, this may be the only opportunity that I got
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime you better
You can do anything you set your mind to, man
Eminem is very talented in what he does and how he sings. He gets his message accross to the people the best way he knows how. All music is, is art...and you shouldn't criticize someone for their art work. It's all talent regardless. He is very talented in his way of showing his artistic talents.
Pretty sure several lines are wrong here. This transcription on Lyriki.com seems closer: lyriki.com/Eminem:Lose_Yourself
Only one line in that version seems possibly wrong to me: "But I kept rhymin and stepped right in the next cypher" vs. the line here: "But I kept rhymin and stepwritin the next cypher"
Honestly neither sound correct. It's the only line that doesn't seem right somehow. Maybe it's "But I kept rhymin in step, writing the next cypher"
Uhm, to the person who wrote the quote which said "people who can't sing do rap"- have you heard his singing voice? it's brilliant he's great. My favorite bit in this song is
" This world is mine for the taking"
the sad thing is on loads of his songs he says about not being able to sing even though he's got a really good singing voice, and also in response to anyone who say people who can't sing rap, Ed Sheeran is amazing at both
the sad thing is on loads of his songs he says about not being able to sing even though he's got a really good singing voice, and also in response to anyone who say people who can't sing rap, Ed Sheeran is amazing at both
im not a big fan of eminem but this is a really good song. and this is the first eminem song that i actually like
The soul's escaping, through this hole that it's gaping This world is mine for the taking Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order A normal life is borin', but superstardom's close to post-mortem
Anyone else find these lyrics creepy and out of the ordinary? Hes talking about selling his soul for the music industry saying superstars are practically dead because they have no souls.
yes, i completely agree with you. this little snippet of lyrics was just the start to his whole time he spent in the Illuminati.
yes, i completely agree with you. this little snippet of lyrics was just the start to his whole time he spent in the Illuminati.
This song really means alot to me because its about how Eminem went through life and rose to stardom only to realize thats its not all he ever wanted. These next lines are the most important lines in the song I believe
Too much for me to want to Stay in one spot, another jam or not Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail I've got to formulate a plot fore I end up in jail or shot
These lines are saying that he is realizing that he is becoming stuck in his position and he doesn't like where he is at. He goes through his motions in an attempt to break out of the system in which he is becoming trapped. Any plan that he would make has to be a safe plan because he does not want to be killed or go to jail over it so he is thinking on what options are out there to get away from everything and go back to the old times. He is saying that he is a snail because he doesn't enjoy what he is doing and feels like his life is going by to slow for his liking.
@jblue another jam or not? Its another day of monotony's gotten me.
@jblue another jam or not? Its another day of monotony's gotten me.
@jblue another jam or not? Its another day of monotony's gotten me.
@jblue another jam or not? Its another day of monotony's gotten me.
This song is so damn true. Stage fright gets you your first few times in front of the underground crowd....it's fuckin crazy too, because you think you aren't nervous....
this is a kickass song i heard it on the radio yesterday im buying the 8mile osundtrack...but when i try to dl this song it loops everytime...help guys?
@uncgurl try downloading it legally. :)
@uncgurl try downloading it legally. :)
heh how sweet is this two em albums in one year!!!!!!!!!! Lose yourself describes how people sort of get a "High" off of rapping and freestyling all the shit that bothers you everyday is gone and your in the zone but afterwards you feel like shit again
wohwho DeadAngelicHeart, you are awesome. Exactly what I would have said! This song is AWESOME! I can't stop playing it, and I can't help but get into it. It's great! I love the beat. "Da da dum da dum da da"