American Psycho – English Lyrics

• By: Marshmello, Mae Muller, Trippie Redd

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotions of a toxic relationship with Marshmello's "American Psycho," featuring Mae Muller and Trippie Redd. This genre-blending track offers a unique opportunity to explore themes of self-awareness and conflict, enhanced by its introspective lyrics and dynamic musical arrangement.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wreck /rɛk/ B1	noun - a destructive collision noun - a state of ruin or disaster
selfish /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/ B1	adjective - lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.
twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ B2	adjective - abnormally or strangely shaped or arranged. adjective - having a perverse or malicious quality.
blame /bleɪm/ A2	verb - assign responsibility for a fault or wrong. noun - responsibility for a fault or wrong.
toxic /ˈtɒksɪk/ B2	adjective - poisonous. adjective - harmful or very unpleasant.
health /hɛlθ/ A2	noun - the state of being free from illness or injury.
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - feel intense dislike for. noun - intense dislike.
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - an intentionally false statement.
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept that (something) is true, especially without proof.
surprise /səˈpraɪz/ A2	noun - a feeling of wonder or astonishment. verb - to feel or cause wonder or astonishment.
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	noun - a performance or display. verb - to allow to be seen.
psycho /ˈsaɪkoʊ/ B2	noun - a person with a mental illness. adjective - relating to mental illness.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experience.
trust /trʌst/ A2	noun - firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. verb - have confidence in.
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to shout or cry out.
dead /dɛd/ A1	adjective - no longer living.

Key Grammar Structures

• Sometimes I get a little bit selfish

  ➔ Present Simple (get)

  ➔ The present simple is used to describe habitual actions or general truths. Here, it describes a recurring tendency.

• You put the 'T' in toxic, yeah, you do

  ➔ Present Simple (put, do)

  ➔ This is a figurative use of the present simple. 'Put' implies causing something to be. 'Do' is used for emphasis.

• When I should've hated you, you made me hate myself

  ➔ Conditional Perfect (should have hated), Past Simple (made)

  ➔ The conditional perfect 'should have hated' expresses regret about a past action that didn't happen. 'Made' describes the consequence in the past.

• Why are you surprised that I'm leaving?

  ➔ Present Continuous (are leaving)

  ➔ The present continuous emphasizes the ongoing nature of the action of leaving.

• True American psycho (I'm so out of my head)

  ➔ Idiomatic expression ('out of my head')

  ➔ 'Out of my head' is an idiom meaning mentally confused or overwhelmed.

• You used to call me on the phone

  ➔ Used to + infinitive

  ➔ ‘Used to’ describes a past habit or state that is no longer true. It indicates something that was done regularly in the past.

• I didn't mean to fall in love, I didn't mean to lose your trust

  ➔ Past Simple (didn't mean)

  ➔ The past simple is used to describe completed actions in the past. Here, it expresses regret for unintentional actions.

• All the lies that I believed in

  ➔ Relative clause (that I believed in)

  ➔ The relative clause 'that I believed in' modifies 'lies', providing more information about them. 'Believed in' is the relative pronoun acting as a verb.

• True American psycho

  ➔ Adjective (True)

  ➔ The word 'True' is used as an adjective to describe the 'American psycho'. It emphasizes the intensity or accuracy of the description.