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Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity 00:34

To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment 00:43

Would you capture it or just let it slip? 00:49

Yo 00:52

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy 00:53

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti 00:56

He's nervous, but on the surface, he looks calm and ready 00:59

To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting 01:02

What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud 01:04

He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out 01:07

He's chokin', how? Everybody's jokin' now 01:10

The clock's run out, time's up, over, blaow 01:13

Snap back to reality, ope, there goes gravity 01:16

Ope, there goes Rabbit, he choked, he's so mad 01:19

But he won't give up that easy, no, he won't have it 01:21

He knows his whole back's to these ropes, it don't matter 01:24

He's dope, he knows that, but he's broke, he's so stagnant 01:27

He knows when he goes back to this mobile home, that's when it's 01:30

Back to the lab again, yo, this old rhapsody 01:33

Better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him 01:36

You better lose yourself in the music 01:38

The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go) 01:40

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow 01:43

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime- 01:47

You better lose yourself in the music 01:49

The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go) 01:52

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow 01:55

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime- 01:58

You better- 02:00

His soul's escaping through this hole that is gaping 02:01

This world is mine for the taking, make me king 02:04

As we move toward a new world order 02:07

A normal life is boring, but superstardom's 02:10

Close to post-mortem, it only grows harder 02:12

Homie grows hotter, he blows, it's all over 02:15

These hoes is all on him, coast-to-coast shows 02:18

He's known as the Globetrotter, lonely roads 02:20

God only knows he's grown farther from home, he's no father 02:23

He goes home and barely knows his own daughter 02:26

But hold your nose 'cause here goes the cold water 02:29

These hoes don't want him no mo', he's cold product 02:32

They moved on to the next schmoe who flows 02:35

He nose-dove and sold nada, and so the soap opera 02:37

Is told, it unfolds, I suppose it's old, partner 02:40

But the beat goes on, da-da-dom, da-dom- 02:43

You better lose yourself in the music 02:45

The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go) 02:48

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow 02:51

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime- 02:54

You better lose yourself in the music 02:57

The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go) 02:59

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow 03:02

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime- 03:05

You better- 03:08

No more games, I'ma change what you call rage 03:08

Tear this motherfuckin' roof off like two dogs caged 03:11

I was playin' in the beginning, the mood all changed 03:14

I've been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage 03:16

But I kept rhymin' and stepped right in the next cypher 03:19

Best believe somebody's payin' the Pied Piper 03:22

All the pain inside amplified by the 03:25

Fact that I can't get by with my nine-to- 03:28

Five and I can't provide the right type of life for my family 03:31

'Cause, man, these goddamn food stamps don't buy diapers 03:34

And there's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life 03:38

And these times are so hard, and it's gettin' even harder 03:41

Tryna feed and water my seed, plus teeter-totter 03:44

Caught up between bein' a father and a prima donna 03:47

Baby-mama drama, screamin' on her, too much for me to wanna 03:50

Stay in one spot, another day of monotony's gotten me 03:53

To the point I'm like a snail, I've got 03:56

To formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot 03:58

Success is my only motherfuckin' option, failure's not 04:01

Mom, I love you, but this trailer's got to go 04:05

I cannot grow old in Salem's Lot 04:07

So here I go, it's my shot 04:09

Feet, fail me not 04:11

This may be the only opportunity that I got 04:12

You better lose yourself in the music 04:15

The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go) 04:17

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow 04:20

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime- 04:23

You better lose yourself in the music 04:26

The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go) 04:28

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow 04:31

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime- 04:35

You better- 04:37

You can do anything you set your mind to, man 04:40

04:42

Lose Yourself

Eminem

Album

8 Mile

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Lyrics:

[English]

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?

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 chokin', how? Everybody's jokin' now

The clock's run out, time's up, over, blaow

Snap back to reality, ope, there goes gravity

Ope, 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 old rhapsody

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 (go)

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime-

You better lose yourself in the music

The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime-

You better-

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-dom, da-dom-

You better lose yourself in the music

The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime-

You better lose yourself in the music

The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (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'ma change what you call rage

Tear this motherfuckin' roof off like two dogs caged

I was playin' 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 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 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 gettin' even harder

Tryna feed and water my seed, plus teeter-totter

Caught up between bein' a father and a prima donna

Baby-mama drama, screamin' 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

You better lose yourself in the music

The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime-

You better lose yourself in the music

The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (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

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
shot /ʃɒt/ A2	noun - an attempt to do or achieve something. verb - to fire a bullet from a gun
capture /ˈkæptʃər/ B2	verb - to take into one's possession or control by force.
slip /slɪp/ B1	verb - to slide unintentionally for a short distance. noun - an act of sliding unintentionally
heavy /ˈhevi/ A2	adjective - of great weight; difficult to lift or move.
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ B1	adjective - easily agitated or alarmed.
calm /kɑːm/ A2	adjective - not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions.
drop /drɒp/ A2	verb - let or allow (something) to fall or hang down loosely.
crowd /kraʊd/ A2	noun - a large number of people gathered together in a public place.
choke /tʃoʊk/ B2	verb - to have severe difficulty in breathing because something is blocking one's throat or windpipe.
gravity /ˈɡrævəti/ B2	noun - the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - angry; furious.
dop /doʊp/ B2	adjective - (slang) very good; excellent
stagnant /ˈstæɡnənt/ C1	adjective - (of a body of water or the atmosphere) not flowing or moving.
rhapsody /ˈræpsədi/ C1	noun - an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
gape /ɡeɪp/ B2	verb - to stare with one's mouth open, typically in amazement or wonder.
bore /bɔːr/ B1	adjective - causing one to feel weary and restless through lack of interest.
rage /reɪdʒ/ C1	noun - violent, uncontrollable anger.
rhyme /raɪm/ B1	verb - (of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound corresponding to another.
fail /feɪl/ A2	verb - be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Vocabulary

Meanings

shot

/ʃɒt/

noun
- an attempt to do or achieve something.

verb
- to fire a bullet from a gun

capture

/ˈkæptʃər/

verb
- to take into one's possession or control by force.

slip

/slɪp/

verb
- to slide unintentionally for a short distance.

noun
- an act of sliding unintentionally

heavy

/ˈhevi/

adjective
- of great weight; difficult to lift or move.

nervous

/ˈnɜːrvəs/

adjective
- easily agitated or alarmed.

calm

/kɑːm/

adjective
- not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions.

drop

/drɒp/

verb
- let or allow (something) to fall or hang down loosely.

crowd

/kraʊd/

noun
- a large number of people gathered together in a public place.

choke

/tʃoʊk/

verb
- to have severe difficulty in breathing because something is blocking one's throat or windpipe.

gravity

/ˈɡrævəti/

noun
- the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.

mad

/mæd/

adjective
- angry; furious.

dop

/doʊp/

adjective
- (slang) very good; excellent

stagnant

/ˈstæɡnənt/

adjective
- (of a body of water or the atmosphere) not flowing or moving.

rhapsody

/ˈræpsədi/

noun
- an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling.

soul

/soʊl/

noun
- the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.

gape

/ɡeɪp/

verb
- to stare with one's mouth open, typically in amazement or wonder.

bore

/bɔːr/

adjective
- causing one to feel weary and restless through lack of interest.

rage

/reɪdʒ/

noun
- violent, uncontrollable anger.

rhyme

/raɪm/

verb
- (of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound corresponding to another.

fail

/feɪl/

verb
- be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Grammar:

If you had one shot or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment

➔ Second Conditional

➔ The **second conditional** (If + past simple, would + base form) is used to talk about unreal or improbable situations in the present or future. Here, it's hypothetical - he doesn't actually *have* one shot yet.
Would you capture it or just let it slip?

➔ Conditional Question with 'Would'

➔ This line uses 'would' to form a question about a hypothetical action. 'Would you capture it' expresses what *would* happen in the imagined scenario. The verb "let" in "let it slip" means to allow something to be lost or wasted.
He's nervous, but on the surface, he looks calm and ready To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting What he wrote down

➔ Contrasting conjunctions (but), Present Continuous tense emphasizing a habitual action (keeps on forgetting)

➔ 'But' shows a contrast between his inner nervousness and his outward appearance. 'He keeps on forgetting' uses the present continuous to emphasize the repeated nature of his forgetting, making it more frustrating. 'Keep on + verb+ing' is an idiom showing persistence.
Snap back to reality, ope, there goes gravity Ope, there goes Rabbit, he choked, he's so mad

➔ Imperative (Snap back), Present Simple ('there goes' - used for emphasis and immediacy)

➔ 'Snap back to reality' is an imperative, a direct command. 'There goes gravity' and 'There goes Rabbit' use the present simple in an unusual way. Typically, 'there goes' indicates something moving away, but here, it signifies the rapid loss of control of the situation. Using it adds impact and immediacy to the scene.
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

➔ Informal Contractions ('back's', 'don't'), Contrasting conjunction ('but')

➔ This line uses informal contractions like 'back's' (back is) and 'don't' (does not) to reflect a conversational, street-level style. 'But' again creates a contrast between his talent ('dope') and his current situation ('broke', 'stagnant').
You better lose yourself in the music The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)

➔ 'Better' (had better) + base form of the verb (lose), Imperative Mood.

➔ 'You better lose yourself' is a strong recommendation or warning. 'Had better' is often shortened to 'better' in informal speech. It expresses urgency. The imperative mood provides direction.
No more games, I'ma change what you call rage Tear this motherfuckin' roof off like two dogs caged

➔ Informal contraction ('I'ma'), noun clause ('what you call rage'), simile ('like two dogs caged')

➔ 'I'ma' is a very informal contraction of 'I am going to'. 'What you call rage' is a noun clause functioning as the object of the verb 'change'. 'Like two dogs caged' is a simile, comparing his intense anger to that of confined animals.
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

➔ Ellipsis ('best believe' - should be 'you best believe'), Passive voice ('amplified by'), Relative clause ('that I can't get by...')

➔ 'Best believe' is an example of ellipsis, where words are omitted for brevity and impact. The passive voice in 'amplified by the fact' is used to emphasize the pain being acted upon, not the actor. 'That I can't get by...' is a relative clause modifying the word 'fact'.