Crash – English Lyrics

• By: Charli XCX
• Album: CRASH

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I'm about to crash into the water

Gonna take you with me

I'm high voltage, self-destructive

End it all so legendary

I'm about to crash into the water

Gonna take you with me

I'm high voltage, self-destructive

End it all so legendary (uh)

Overloading when I'm looking in the mirror, uh (uh)

Feel myself, I'm looking way better than ever, uh (uh)

Overloading when I'm looking in the mirror

I'm about to crash, I'm about to crash

I'm about to crash, I'm about to crash

I'm about to crash

I'm about to crash into the water

Gonna take you with me

I'm high voltage, self-destructive

End it all so legendary

I'm about to crash into the water

Gonna take you with me

I'm high voltage, self-destructive

End it all so legendary

I don't know if I'll be coming back to life again (uh)

All or nothing, burn in hell or go up heaven sent, yeah (uh)

Wheels up on the curb side, put it in speed drive

I'm about to crash, I'm about to crash

I'm about to crash, I'm about to crash

I'm about to crash

I'm about to crash into the water

Gonna take you with me

I'm high voltage, self-destructive

End it all so legendary

I'm about to crash into the water

Gonna take you with me

I'm high voltage, self-destructive

End it all so legendary

I'm about to, I'm about to crash

Come watch me, baby

I'm about to, I'm about to, I'm about to crash

Come watch me burn it all down

I'm about to, I'm about to crash into the water

Take you with me

I'm high voltage, self-destructive

End it all so legendary

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crash /kræʃ/ A2	verb - to collide violently with something noun - an accident involving collision
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a clear liquid essential for life
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to get or receive something
voltage /ˈvoʊltɪdʒ/ B2	noun - the force of an electrical current
destructive /dɪˈstrʌktɪv/ B1	adjective - causing damage or destruction
legendary /ləˈdʒɛndəri/ B2	adjective - very famous and well-known
overload /ˈoʊvərloʊd/ B1	verb - to load or fill to excess
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A1	noun - a reflective surface
better /ˈbɛtər/ A1	adjective - of higher quality or greater value
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire or set something on fire
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God
speed /spid/ A1	noun - the rate at which someone or something moves
curb /kɜːrb/ B1	noun - the edge of a road
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - to operate a vehicle
watch /wɑːtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at something carefully
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm about to crash into the water

  ➔ 'Be about to' (imminent future)

  ➔ This structure expresses an action that is going to happen "very soon" or "imminently". Here, the speaker is on the verge of crashing. The phrase "I'm about to" indicates an immediate future action.

• Gonna take you with me

  ➔ 'Be going to' (informal future intention/prediction)

  ➔ "Gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to", used to express a future action or intention. It's common in spoken English. Here, "Gonna take you with me" indicates the speaker's plan or intention.

• I'm high voltage, self-destructive

  ➔ Compound adjectives

  ➔ "High voltage" and "self-destructive" are compound adjectives, formed by two or more words, often hyphenated, acting as a single adjective to describe a noun (here, the implied "I"). They provide a more specific description.

• End it all so legendary

  ➔ Adverbial 'so' + adjective (expressing intensity)

  ➔ "So" is used here as an intensifier, emphasizing the degree or extent of the adjective "legendary". It means "to such a great extent" or "extremely". Here, the speaker wants the ending to be extremely legendary.

• Overloading when I'm looking in the mirror

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time with 'when'

  ➔ "When" introduces an adverbial clause that specifies the time of the action in the main clause. Here, the "overloading" happens at the same time as "looking in the mirror".

• I'm looking way better than ever

  ➔ Comparative adjectives with intensifier ('way')

  ➔ This uses a comparative adjective ("better") to compare the current state with a past state ("than ever"). The intensifier "way" is used informally to emphasize the significant degree of improvement.

• I don't know if I'll be coming back to life again

  ➔ Noun clause with 'if' (indirect question) + Future Continuous

  ➔ "If" introduces a noun clause functioning as the object of "know", indicating uncertainty (an indirect yes/no question). "Will be coming" is the future continuous tense, expressing an action that will be in progress in the future.

• All or nothing, burn in hell or go up heaven sent

  ➔ Parallel structure (with implied verbs/subjects)

  ➔ This line uses parallel structure, presenting two contrasting choices ("All or nothing"; "burn in hell or go up heaven sent") with similar grammatical forms. The verbs 'choose to' or 'I will' are implied before 'burn' and 'go up'.

• Come watch me, baby

  ➔ Imperative + Causative-like structure (verb + object + bare infinitive)

  ➔ The imperative "Come" is followed by a causative-like construction "watch me" + bare infinitive (implied 'crash' or 'burn'). This structure implies observing someone perform an action.

• Come watch me burn it all down

  ➔ Phrasal verb ('burn down')

  ➔ "Burn down" is a phrasal verb, which is a verb combined with an adverb or a preposition (or both) to give a new meaning. Here, it means to destroy something completely by burning.