Crazy – English Lyrics

• By: Daughtry

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Daughtry's powerful rock ballad, "Crazy," a song that beautifully illustrates vulnerability and self-awareness. Through its raw lyrics and Chris Daughtry's emotive vocals, learners can explore English vocabulary related to relationships, regret, and personal accountability. Its direct narrative and rock style offer an engaging way to understand conversational and emotional expression in English.

[English]

There's no hiding whom

When every wound

Brings the darkest place to light

So why not assume

That straight out of the womb

I've been marked by a beast of some kind

(Marked by a beast of some kind)

And there are so many reasons why

You're not crazy for leaving

Just crazy for staying so long

I'm amazed you're still breathing

Amazed you can feel at all

For all the pain I caused

I'm the one crazy after all

The one crazy after all

There's no need for signs

When your crying eyes said a million words a night

I'd rather die than see you do time for all the wrongs that you can't make right

You're not crazy for leaving

Just crazy for staying so long

I'm amazed you're still breathing

Amazed you can feel at all

For all the pain I caused

I'm the one crazy after all

I'm so far gone found my way back to broken somehow

Yeah when you moved on I can't find my way out

You're not crazy for leaving

Just crazy for staying so long

I'm amazed you're still breathing

Amazed you can feel at all

For all the pain I caused

I'm the one crazy after all

(The one crazy after all)

I'm the one crazy after all

The one crazy after all

I'm the one crazy after all

I'm crazy

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hiding /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - to keep something secret or concealed
wound /wʌnd/ A2	noun - an injury to the body
darkest /ˈdɑːkɪst/ B2	adjective - very dark
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular location
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural condition of things being visible adjective - not dark
assume /əˈsʌm/ B1	verb - to take for granted or accept without proof
womb /wʌmb/ A2	noun - the body of a female mammal where a baby develops
marked /mɑːrkt/ A2	verb - to put a sign or symbol on something adjective - having a sign or symbol on it
beast /biːst/ A2	noun - a large strong animal that is not a human
kind /kɪnd/ A1	noun - a type of thing or person adjective - of a particular type
many /ˈmeɪni/ A1	adjective - a large but indefinite number
reasons /ˈreɪzənz/ A2	noun - an explanation for an action or event
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A1	adjective - not normal or reasonable noun - a person who is not normal or reasonable
staying /ˈsteɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - to remain in a place or situation
amazed /əˈmeɪzd/ B1	adjective - very surprised or impressed
breathing /ˈbreɪθɪŋ/ B1	verb - to take air in and out of the lungs noun - the act of taking air in and out of the lungs
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - a feeling of discomfort or suffering caused by injury or sickness
caused /kɔːzd/ A2	verb - to make someone or something suffer
gone /ɡoʊn/ A2	verb - to leave a place or situation permanently adjective - no longer present
found /faʊnd/ A2	verb - to come across or discover something adjective - having been discovered

Key Grammar Structures

• When every wound brings the darkest place to light

  ➔ Present Simple tense indicates a habitual action.

  ➔ In this sentence, "every wound" is the subject and "brings" is the verb in the present simple.

• You're not crazy for leaving

  ➔ Present Continuous tense expresses ongoing states.

  ➔ Here, "You're" is the contraction of "you are," stating an ongoing perception.

• I'm amazed you're still breathing

  ➔ Past Participle used in the passive voice.

  ➔ "Amazed" shows that the subject feels a strong emotion due to another act.

• I'm the one crazy after all

  ➔ Subject identification with a predicate noun.

  ➔ The phrase "the one crazy" identifies the subject as a particular type.

• For all the pain I caused

  ➔ Preposition phrase indicating the reason or cause.

  ➔ "For all" implies that the following clause explains something significant.

• There's no need for signs

  ➔ Existential 'there' construction.

  ➔ "There is" introduces the existence of necessity in the context.

• You're not crazy for staying so long

  ➔ Negation form using 'not'.

  ➔ The phrase "not crazy" expresses affirmation of a condition.