Box Me Up – English Lyrics

• By: BigXthaPlug, Jelly Roll
• Album: TAKE CARE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant collaboration of BigXthaPlug and Jelly Roll in "Box Me Up," a song that masterfully blends country and rap to explore themes of heartbreak and the desperation of lost love. This track offers listeners a chance to connect with raw emotions and vivid storytelling, providing a unique perspective on dealing with love and loss, and how music can help express the most profound feelings.

[English]

If I lose you tonight

Take my love and hang it out to dry

If I lose you tonight

Box me up and bury me alive

Ayy, if I lose you then I lose

I went by all the rules to keep your love, so I'm confused

But yet you left me high and dry, you loosened all my screws

My heart feel so abused, she dragged until I lost my muse

Now, I'm caged in the zoo thinkin' 'bout what I didn't do, I tried to please you

I guess that wasn't enough because you still ended up leavin'

My pops said don't give up because it's out there, keep belivin'

But it feel like I'm dreamin', steady fightin' for your love

I'm startin' to feel like I been fiendin', gave up, didn't give a reason

I think that hurt the most because now I'm just stuck here thinkin'

The image of you leavin' in my head, it keep repeatin'

And now I'm slowly sinkin', not reachin' out for help, just slowly fallin' to the deep end

If I lose you tonight

Take my love and hang it out to dry

If I lose you tonight

Box me up and bury me alive

Ayy, if I lose you then I might just go insane

Like you might never be around but it's your voice that's in my brain

I really gave you all my heart, you gave it back without even stayin'

But I remain to keep the love I had for you, it never changed

Stuck walkin' in the dark, can't miss the puddles from the rain

You pulled the stitches from my heart, you ever felt that kind of pain?

This time I'll box you there because I'll never be the same

I'm rearranged and at this point I'm losin' more than I can gain (Than I can gain)

If we fall off the edge and we're no longer flesh

And the darkness comes too soon

Put a gun to my head and then lay me next to you

'Cause all I know is

If I lose you tonight

Take my love and hang it out to dry

If I lose you tonight

Box me up and bury me alive

Box me up and bury me alive

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to be unable to find something or someone
bury /ˈbɛri/ A2	verb - to place a dead body in the ground
confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ A2	adjective - unable to think clearly
abused /əˈbjuːst/ B1	adjective - mistreated or harmed
caged /keɪdʒd/ B1	adjective - confined within a cage or restricted
fiendin /ˈfiːndɪŋ/ C1	verb - craving or obsessively desiring something
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B1	adjective - mentally ill or irrational
stitches /ˈstɪtʃɪz/ B1	noun - threads used to sew a wound or tear
rearranged /riːəˈrændʒd/ B2	verb - organized or positioned differently
flesh /flɛʃ/ A2	noun - the soft tissue of the body
darkness /ˈdɑːrknɪs/ A1	noun - the absence of light
steadily /ˈstɛdɪli/ B1	adverb - in a consistent and stable manner
puddles /ˈpʌdəlz/ A2	noun - small pools of water
pulled /pʊld/ A1	verb - to move something toward oneself
gain /ɡeɪn/ A2	verb - to acquire or earn something

Key Grammar Structures

• If I lose you tonight

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'if' to express a possible condition and its result. Here, 'If I lose you tonight' indicates a hypothetical situation with a potential outcome.

• I went by all the rules to keep your love, so I'm confused

  ➔ Past Simple + Result (Confusion)

  ➔ The past simple 'went' describes a completed action, and 'so I'm confused' shows the result of that action. The contrast between following rules and feeling confused highlights the speaker's emotional state.

• My heart feel so abused, she dragged until I lost my muse

  ➔ Past Continuous + Result

  ➔ The past continuous 'dragged' describes an ongoing action in the past, and 'until I lost my muse' indicates the result of that prolonged action. This structure emphasizes the duration and impact of the emotional pain.

• I guess that wasn't enough because you still ended up leavin'

  ➔ Past Simple + Reason (Because)

  ➔ The past simple 'wasn't' and 'ended up leavin'' describe completed actions, and 'because' introduces the reason for the outcome. This structure clearly links the cause and effect in the sentence.

• I'm startin' to feel like I been fiendin', gave up, didn't give a reason

  ➔ Present Continuous + Past Perfect

  ➔ The present continuous 'startin' to feel' describes an action happening now, and 'been fiendin'' uses the past perfect to indicate an action that started in the past and continues. This combination shows ongoing emotional development.

• The image of you leavin' in my head, it keep repeatin'

  ➔ Present Continuous (Emphasis on Repetition)

  ➔ The present continuous 'keep repeatin'' emphasizes the ongoing nature of the action. It highlights that the image in the speaker's head is repeatedly occurring, intensifying the emotional distress.

• If we fall off the edge and we're no longer flesh

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2)

  ➔ This conditional sentence uses 'If' to express an unlikely or hypothetical situation. 'If we fall off the edge' suggests a speculative scenario, and 'we're no longer flesh' indicates a possible consequence.

• Put a gun to my head and then lay me next to you

  ➔ Imperative Mood + Sequence of Actions

  ➔ The imperative mood 'Put' and 'lay' are direct commands, and the conjunction 'and then' indicates the sequence of actions. This structure emphasizes the urgency and order of the requested actions.