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Lose Yourself Lyrics

[Intro] 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? [Verse 1] 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 forgetting What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out He's choking, how? Everybody's joking now The clock's run out, time's 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 this mobile home, that's when it's Back to the lab again, yo! This whole rhapsody Better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him [Hook] 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, yo 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, yo You better… [Verse 2] His soul's 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 boring; but superstardom'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 schmoe who flows He nose-dove and sold nada, and so the soap opera Is told, it unfolds, I suppose it's old, partner But the beat goes on: da-da-dum, da-dum, dah-dah, dah-dah [Hook] 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, yo 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, yo You better… [Verse 3] No more games, I'ma change what you call rage Tear this motherfuckin' roof off like two dogs caged I was playing in the beginning, the mood all changed I've been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage But I kept rhymin' and stepped right in the next cypher Best believe somebody's paying 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 goddamn Food stamps don't buy diapers, and there's no movie There's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life And these times are so hard, and it's getting even harder Tryna feed and water my seed; plus, teeter-totter Caught up between being a father and a prima donna Baby mama drama, screaming on her Too much for me to wanna stay in one spot Another day of monotony's gotten me to the point I'm like a snail, I've got to formulate a plot Or 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 [Hook] 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, yo 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, yo You better… [Outro] You can do anything you set your mind to, man

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"Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity"

This song as a very important role in my life as this song motivated me to get acheive my dream and get into the high school basketball team.

In this lyric I remember when I was in senior year of my high school and had one oppurtunity to get into the team , my first and last try.

https://dreallday.com/basketball/guides-tips/what-coaches-look-for-at-tryouts/

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Yo, his palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy

I had to work really hard , almost everyday after school for hours

I dont know how it worked in the states , but in my high school it was our coach picking 20 players, trains them hard for months before the competion and selects the best ones.

http://www.midnightmadness.tv/about-to-go-in-s3-e10-do-british-players-train-hard-enough/#.WNLPjmeM3cs

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“To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth, but the words won’t come out He’s choking, how?”

We had practice games during recess , where most of the high school would come and watch the game. The games used to be hard as there would be critics who would keep criticizing me and my game just goes bad.

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“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”

But I would not give up that easily, I would try my best and eventually after few games the people who criticized me started supporting me.

Image source: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/street-basketball/

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“No more games, I'ma change what you call rage Tear this m*****f******’ roof off like two dogs caged I was playing in the beginning, the mood all changed I’ve been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage”

I remember when tryouts came to an end and when some boys used dirty tricks to get into the game , instead of showing talent they used connections to get in , my only chance was to grind harder than normal and become a  non replaceable part of the team.

Image source: http://macduffiemagnet.org/961/sports/through-hard-work-division-i-basketball-in-sight-for-tshimanga/

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   “And these times are so hard, and it’s getting even harder”

When there was less than 2 weeks left for the final team members to be announced and I heard I wont make it .

Image source: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/lebrons-finals-record-isnt-really-a-disappointment/

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“I’m like a snail, I’ve got to formulate a plot Or end up in jail or shot Success is my only m******f*****’ option—failure’s not”

I started practicing harder . Alone late at night without getting tired.

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“So here I go, it’s my shot, feet: fail me not This may be the only opportunity that I got”

I showed the coach my worth and got into the team.

Image source: https://www.upf.edu/esports/en/lligues/basket3x3.html

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“The moment, you own it, you better never let it go”

I was the proudest boy in school. Because I got into the team I was on cloud-9, now the only thing I had to do was to win the season championship.

Image source: http://basket-infos.com/2016/08/05/la-pression-monte-pour-une-team-usa-confiante-mais-prudente/

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“You can do anything you set your mind to, man”

We ended up becoming the runner ups of the season.

Image source: http://www.nj.com/college-basketball/index.ssf/2012/04/man_shot_during_kentucky_basketball_celebration_has_foot_amputated.html