I saw 8 Mile on Chadu's iPod

But not really

I was distracted by a revealing photo of a girl in her underwear

And that's all I remember

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And my brother Milan

When I was in my room

We had this huge, fat CRT tv from back then

And on MTV, they were playing Eminem's Lose Yourself

He called

Aiya, they're playing your song

And I would run outside

Turn the music up

And---

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[Chorus — original rewrite]

You better drop into the sound and ride the moment

Hold it tight — don’t let it slip away

You get one clean chance, don’t waste the window

This kind of opening doesn’t come every day

You better drop into the sound and ride the moment

Make it yours — don’t let it fade

You get one clean chance, don’t waste the window

This kind of opening doesn’t come every day

You better