Control – English Lyrics

• By: Zoe Wees
• Album: Therapy

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Zoe Wees' "Control," a deeply personal and emotionally charged pop ballad that offers a unique entry point to learning English through its clear, heartfelt lyrics. The song's compelling narrative about overcoming adversity and finding strength, told with powerful vocals, makes it an inspiring and memorable piece to explore language and connect with profound human experiences. You can learn vocabulary related to emotions, struggles, and gratitude, while appreciating the nuanced expressions in English songwriting.

[English]

Early in the morning I still get a little bit nervous

Fighting my anxiety constantly I try to control it

...

Even when I know it's been forever I can still feel the spin

Hurts when I remember and I never wanna feel it again

...

Don't know if you get it 'cause I can't express how thankful I am

That you were always with me when it hurts, I know that you understand

I don't wanna lose control

Nothing I can do anymore

Trying every day when I hold my breath

Spinning out in space, pressing on my chest

I don't wanna lose control

Sometimes I still think it's coming but I know it's not

...

Trying to breathe in and then out but the air gets caught

'Cause even though I'm older now and I know how to shake off the past

...

I wouldn't have made it if I didn't have you holding my hand

I don't wanna lose control

Nothing I can do anymore

Trying every day when I hold my breath

Spinning out in space, pressing on my chest

I don't wanna lose control

...

I need you to know I would never be this strong without you

You've seen how I've grown, you took all my doubt

'Cause you were home

I don't wanna lose control

There's nothing I can do anymore

I don't wanna lose control (oh, oh, oh)

Nothing I can do anymore (anymore), anymore

Trying every day when I hold my breath

Spinning out in space pressing on my chest (pressing on my chest)

I don't wanna lose control

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
control /kənˈtroʊl/ A2	verb - to exercise restraint or direction over noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior
anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/ B1	noun - a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease
constantly /ˈkɑːnstəntli/ A2	adverb - occurring continuously over a period of time
express /ɪkˈspres/ A2	verb - to convey thoughts or feelings
thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/ A2	adjective - feeling or expressing gratitude
spin /spɪn/ A1	verb - to rotate or cause to rotate noun - a rapid rotation
hurts /hɜːrts/ A1	verb - to cause physical pain or emotional distress
breath /brɛθ/ A1	noun - air taken into or expelled from the lungs
space /speɪs/ A1	noun - a continuous area or expanse
chest /tʃɛst/ A1	noun - the front part of the body between the neck and the abdomen
strong /strɒŋ/ A1	adjective - having power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
doubt /daʊt/ A2	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ A2	adjective - easily agitated or anxious
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A1	verb - to recall or recognize from the past
trying /ˈtraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to make an attempt or effort to do something adjective - demanding effort or attention

Key Grammar Structures

• Early in the morning I still get a little bit nervous

  ➔ Present Simple tense for habitual actions

  ➔ The phrase "I still get" shows a repeated or habitual state in present time.

• Fighting my anxiety constantly I try to control it

  ➔ Present participle to show simultaneous actions

  ➔ "Fighting my anxiety" shows an ongoing action happening while "I try to control it".

• Even when I know it's been forever I can still feel the spin

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous to express an action that started in the past and continues

  ➔ "It's been forever" uses present perfect to show something lasting a long time until now.

• Trying every day when I hold my breath

  ➔ Gerund phrase as subject complement

  ➔ "Trying" functions as a noun phrase expressing ongoing effort.

• I don't wanna lose control

  ➔ Negative form with modal verb contraction 'wanna' (want to)

  ➔ The phrase "don't wanna" is an informal contraction of "do not want to" expressing negation and desire.

• Trying to breathe in and then out but the air gets caught

  ➔ Infinitive form used after 'trying' and contrast with simple present

  ➔ "Trying to breathe" uses the infinitive after a verb of effort, while "the air gets caught" is a simple present statement of fact.

• I wouldn't have made it if I didn't have you holding my hand

  ➔ Third conditional form expressing unreal past condition

  ➔ "I wouldn't have made it" refers to a hypothetical result if the past condition "I didn't have you holding my hand" had not occurred.

• You've seen how I've grown, you took all my doubt

  ➔ Present Perfect and Past Simple contrast for past experiences and completed actions

  ➔ "You've seen" (present perfect) relates to ongoing relevance of past experience, while "you took" (past simple) reports a completed action.