Eminem escribió «Lose Yourself» en un corto periodo de tiempo, mientras estaba filmando 8 Mile. La canción refleja sus propias experiencias como joven luchador que aspira a ser exitoso en el mundo del rap. Se grabó de manera rápida, pero se convirtió en una de sus canciones más aclamadas.
El tema central es aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades que se presentan en la vida, a pesar de las dificultades y los miedos. Habla de los altibajos que enfrenta alguien en el camino hacia el éxito y cómo, a veces, solo se tiene una oportunidad en la vida para cambiar el destino.
La famosa línea «You can do anything you set your mind to, man» se ha convertido en un lema de superación, reflejando la idea de que el esfuerzo y la determinación son clave para alcanzar metas.
A lo largo de la canción, Eminem explora el temor de perder esa oportunidad única. Los versos hablan de la ansiedad y los nervios previos a un momento crucial, pero también subraya la importancia de enfrentarlo y seguir adelante sin rendirse.
La canción fue un éxito en las listas de música, alcanzando el número 1 en el Billboard Hot 100 durante 12 semanas consecutivas, lo que la convirtió en una de las canciones más populares de Eminem. Es uno de sus mayores éxitos comerciales.
Canción: Lose Yourself
Artista: Eminem
Album: No pertenece a un álbum, sino a la banda sonora de la película 8 Mile. (2002)
Letra de Lose Yourself
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 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 and
(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, yo
(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, yo
You better
His soul’s escapin’ through this hole that is gapin’
This world is mine for the takin’, make me king
As we move toward a new world order
A normal life is borin’, but superstardom’s
Close to postmortem, 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 more, 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, dah-dah, dah-dah
(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, yo
(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, yo
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 beginnin’, 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 being 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, yo
(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, yo
You better
(You can do anything you set your mind to, man)
