Crazy Train

• By: Ozzy Osbourne
• Album: Blizzard of Ozz

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged; eccentric or irrational
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to be alive; to reside
foes /foʊz/ B2	noun - an enemy or opponent
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone or something
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike or aversion for someone or something
wounds /wuːndz/ B2	noun - an injury to living tissue
healing /ˈhiːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - the process of becoming healthy again
bitter /ˈbɪtər/ B2	adjective - having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment.
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
rails /reɪlz/ B1	noun - the steel bars laid on the ground to form a track for trains
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect
listen /ˈlɪsən/ A1	verb - to give one's attention to a sound
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country
troubles /ˈtrʌbəlz/ B1	noun - difficulties or problems
numb /nʌm/ B2	adjective - deprived of feeling or responsiveness
fair /feər/ A2	adjective - just; equitable
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong

Grammar:

• Crazy, but that's how it goes

  ➔ Subject-Verb agreement with a pronoun (that's)

  ➔ "That's" is a contraction of "that is". The verb "is" agrees with the singular subject "that". The sentence implies a common, often unfortunate, course of events.

• Millions of people living as foes

  ➔ Present Participle used as an adjective (living)

  ➔ "Living" is a present participle modifying the noun "people". It describes the state or condition of the people.

• Maybe it's not too late

  ➔ Use of "too" with an adjective to indicate excess (too late)

  ➔ "Too late" means that the point of being able to do something easily has passed. It emphasizes the potential difficulty or impossibility of reversing a situation.

• To learn how to love

  ➔ Infinitive clause with "how to" (how to love)

  ➔ "How to love" is an infinitive clause acting as a noun phrase. It describes the method or process of learning love.

• And forget how to hate

  ➔ Parallel structure using infinitives (to learn, to forget)

  ➔ The phrase "to learn" is parallel to "to forget," creating a balanced and rhythmic structure. Both infinitives act as objects of an implied main verb (perhaps "we need").

• Life's a bitter shame

  ➔ Possessive 's with a noun (Life's)

  ➔ "Life's" is a contraction of "Life is". The possessive apostrophe indicates that "life" possesses the attribute of being a "bitter shame".

• I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

  ➔ Present continuous tense to describe an action in progress and a future plan ('I'm going')

  ➔ "I'm going" describes a process already underway, implying the speaker is already losing control. The use of the present continuous also suggests a plan or intention, however chaotic.

• Heirs of a cold war

  ➔ Noun used as a modifier (cold war)

  ➔ Here, "cold war" functions as an adjective modifying "heirs." It specifies the type of heirs – those inheriting the consequences and tensions of the Cold War.