Anti-D – English Lyrics

• By: The Wombats

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Please allow me to be your anti- depressant,

I too, am prescribed as freely

As any decongestant

We kick back and let the pills do the talking

People hear a distinct rattle when we're walking

Then there's the extra two stone that's our only guarantee

Our vivid dreams are just like big production movies

They get entangled well within our daily routines

So please re-think or use my dream-on strategy

And please allow me to be your anti- depressant,

I too, am prescribed as freely

As any decongestant

Its hard to smile when your as flattened as a pancake

The only tears come from our heads when we concentrate

Perhaps I'm being unjust or perhaps you agree

Still I've thrown away my citalopram

I need more than what was in those forty miligrams

So cast away with the doctors plans

And please allow me to be your anti- depressant,

I too, am prescribed as freely

As any decongestant

Still I've thrown away my citalopram

Although I felt as grim as the reaper man

So cast away with the doctors plans

Like me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
depressant /dɪˈpresənt/ C1	noun - A substance that reduces nervous activity or slows down bodily functions
prescribed /prɪˈskraɪbd/ B2	verb - Advised and authorized the use of a medicine or treatment
decongestant /ˌdiːkənˈdʒɛstənt/ C1	noun - A medicine used to relieve nasal congestion
distinct /dɪˈstɪŋkt/ B2	adjective - Recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type
rattle /ˈrætəl/ B2	noun - A rapid succession of short, sharp sounds
stone /stoʊn/ B1	noun - A unit of weight equal to 14 pounds (used in Britain)
guarantee /ˌɡærənˈtiː/ B2	noun - A promise or assurance, especially that something is of specified quality
vivid /ˈvɪvɪd/ B2	adjective - Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind
entangled /ɪnˈtæŋɡəld/ C1	adjective - Involved in a difficult or complicated situation
strategy /ˈstrætədʒi/ B1	noun - A plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim
flattened /ˈflætənd/ B2	adjective - Made level or flat; exhausted or depressed
concentrate /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/ B1	verb - Focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity
unjust /ʌnˈdʒʌst/ C1	adjective - Not based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair
citalopram /sɪˈtæləpræm/ C2	noun - An antidepressant drug of the SSRI type
grim /ɡrɪm/ B2	adjective - Looking or sounding very serious and gloomy