Crazy Train – English Lyrics

• By: Ozzy Osbourne
• Album: Blizzard of Ozz

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with Ozzy Osbourne's electrifying "Crazy Train"! This heavy metal masterpiece is not just about its famous guitar riff; its powerful lyrics offer profound insights into societal anxieties and calls for peace, making it an engaging way to explore English vocabulary related to global events, emotions, and philosophical reflections. Its status as an enduring anthem and cultural touchstone provides a unique and energetic learning experience.

[English]

♪ All aboard ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ♪

♪ Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay ♪

♪ Crazy, but that's how it goes ♪

♪ Millions of people living as foes ♪

♪ Maybe it's not too late ♪

♪ To learn how to love ♪

♪ And forget how to hate ♪

♪ Mental wounds not healing ♪

♪ Life's a bitter shame ♪

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

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

♪ I know that things are going wrong for me ♪

♪ You gotta listen to my words, yeah ♪

♪ Heirs of a cold war ♪

♪ That's what we've become ♪

♪ Inheriting troubles, I'm mentally numb ♪

♪ Crazy, I just cannot bear ♪

♪ I'm living with something' that just isn't fair ♪

♪ Mental wounds not healing ♪

♪ Who and what's to blame ♪

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

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

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.