Crazy Train – English Lyrics

• By: Ozzy Osbourne
• Album: Blizzard of Ozz

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful world of Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" to experience a cornerstone of heavy metal history. Through its dynamic lyrics and Randy Rhoads' legendary guitar work, you can explore themes of global tension and personal struggle. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn English through its impactful vocabulary and the raw emotion characteristic of Ozzy's distinctive style.

Key Vocabulary

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

Key Grammar Structures

• Crazy, but that's how it goes

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction 'but'; demonstrative pronoun 'that'

  ➔ 'But' contrasts the initial statement. 'That' refers to the situation or the way things are. 'That's' is a contraction of 'that is'.

• Millions of people living as foes

  ➔ Present participle ('living') acting as an adjective; preposition 'as'

  ➔ 'Living' describes the people. 'As' indicates the role or manner in which they are living.

• Maybe it's not too late

  ➔ Adverb 'maybe'; adverb 'too' modifying 'late'

  ➔ 'Maybe' expresses possibility. 'Too late' indicates that the opportunity might have passed.

• Mental wounds not healing

  ➔ Present participle 'healing' acting as an adjective in a negative context (not healing).

  ➔ 'Healing' modifies 'wounds', indicating they are not in the process of recovering. The negation 'not' reverses the adjective’s usual meaning.

• Life's a bitter shame

  ➔ Contraction 'Life's'; adjective 'bitter' modifying the noun 'shame'

  ➔ 'Life's' is a contraction of 'Life is'. 'Bitter' emphasizes the severity of the 'shame'.

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

  ➔ Present continuous tense ('I'm going') expressing future intention; prepositional phrase 'off the rails'.

  ➔ The present continuous is used here to express a planned future action or a strong intention. 'Off the rails' is an idiom meaning to become mentally unstable or out of control.

• Heirs of a cold war

  ➔ Noun 'heirs' with preposition 'of' indicating possession/origin; article 'a' before 'cold war'.

  ➔ 'Heirs of' shows what is being inherited. 'A cold war' refers to a specific historical period.

• Inheriting troubles, I'm mentally numb

  ➔ Present participle 'inheriting' acting as a reduced relative clause; adjective 'mentally' modifying the adjective 'numb'

  ➔ 'Inheriting troubles' is similar to 'Because I am inheriting troubles...' or 'While inheriting troubles...'. 'Mentally numb' indicates the state of being emotionally or intellectually dulled.