Lose Yourself
歌詞:
[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?
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 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
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この曲の語彙:
語彙 | 意味 |
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shot /ʃɒt/ A2 |
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capture /ˈkæptʃər/ B2 |
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slip /slɪp/ B1 |
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heavy /ˈhevi/ A2 |
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nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ B1 |
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calm /kɑːm/ A2 |
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drop /drɒp/ A2 |
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crowd /kraʊd/ A2 |
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choke /tʃoʊk/ B2 |
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gravity /ˈɡrævəti/ B2 |
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mad /mæd/ A2 |
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dop /doʊp/ B2 |
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stagnant /ˈstæɡnənt/ C1 |
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rhapsody /ˈræpsədi/ C1 |
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soul /soʊl/ B1 |
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gape /ɡeɪp/ B2 |
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bore /bɔːr/ B1 |
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rage /reɪdʒ/ C1 |
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rhyme /raɪm/ B1 |
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fail /feɪl/ A2 |
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文法:
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If you had one shot or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment
➔ 仮定法過去
➔ **仮定法過去** (If + 過去形, would + 動詞の原形) は、現在または未来の非現実的またはありそうもない状況について話すために使用されます。ここでは仮説です。彼は実際に一度のチャンスを*持っている*わけではありません。
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Would you capture it or just let it slip?
➔ 'Would' を使った条件付き質問
➔ この行は、仮説的な行動についての質問を形成するために「would」を使用しています。 「Would you capture it」は、想像上のシナリオで何が*起こる*かを表現しています。「let it slip」の動詞「let」は、何かが失われるか無駄になるのを許すことを意味します。
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He's nervous, but on the surface, he looks calm and ready To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting What he wrote down
➔ 対照的な接続詞 (but)、習慣的な行動を強調する現在進行形 (keeps on forgetting)
➔ 「But」は、彼の内なる神経質さと外見とのコントラストを示しています。 「He keeps on forgetting」は、現在進行形を使用して、彼の忘れっぽさの繰り返しの性質を強調し、それをよりイライラさせます。 「Keep on + verb+ing」は、持続性を示すイディオムです。
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Snap back to reality, ope, there goes gravity Ope, there goes Rabbit, he choked, he's so mad
➔ 命令形 (Snap back)、現在形 ('there goes' - 強調と即時性を表すために使用)
➔ 「Snap back to reality」は命令形であり、直接的なコマンドです。 「There goes gravity」と「There goes Rabbit」は、現在形を通常とは異なる方法で使用しています。 通常、「there goes」は何かが離れていくことを示しますが、ここでは状況の急速な制御不能を意味します。 それを使用すると、シーンにインパクトと即時性が追加されます。
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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
➔ くだけた短縮形 ('back's', 'don't')、対照的な接続詞 ('but')
➔ この行では、くだけた短縮形である「back's」(back is)や「don't」(does not)を使用して、会話調のストリートレベルのスタイルを反映しています。 「But」は再び、彼の才能(「dope」)と彼の現在の状況(「broke」、「stagnant」)のコントラストを生み出します。
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You better lose yourself in the music The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)
➔ 'Better' (had better) + 動詞の原形 (lose)、命令法。
➔ 「You better lose yourself」は、強い推奨または警告です。 「Had better」は、口語では「better」に短縮されることがよくあります。 それは緊急性を表現します。 命令法は指示を与えます。
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No more games, I'ma change what you call rage Tear this motherfuckin' roof off like two dogs caged
➔ くだけた短縮形 ('I'ma')、名詞節 ('what you call rage')、直喩 ('like two dogs caged')
➔ 「I'ma」は、「I am going to」の非常にくだけた短縮形です。 「What you call rage」は、動詞「change」の目的語として機能する名詞節です。 「Like two dogs caged」は直喩で、彼の激しい怒りを閉じ込められた動物の怒りに例えています。
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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
➔ 省略 ('best believe' - 本来は 'you best believe' とすべき)、受動態 ('amplified by')、関係節 ('that I can't get by...')
➔ 「Best believe」は、簡潔さとインパクトのために単語が省略されている省略の例です。 「amplified by the fact」の受動態は、行為者ではなく、作用を受けている痛みを強調するために使用されます。 「That I can't get by...」は、単語「fact」を修飾する関係節です。