DETOX – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Oh I been missing you, miss your love.
Please believe me.
Oh how I'm missing you, miss your touch.
Set me free.
I need a detox from your love.
Detox from your touch.
Detox from my head lock.
Need a reset from us.
Drama - had enough.
Everything but us is, F - * * * * - CKED.
I'm sweating out all the cravings.
Trying to forget how you tased.
Your brown hair touching my waist line.
Bad habits die hard, baby, you're mine?
Oh I been missing you, miss your love.
Please believe me.
Oh, how I'm missing you, miss your touch.
Set me free, yeah.
I know you're lying awake, turning nights into days.
All these b****** can try, but they can't take my place.
'cause you're missing me, miss me too.
But it's too late, yeah.
I need a detox from your love. Detox from your touch.
Detox from your head lock.
Need a reset - from us.
Drama - had enough.
Everything but us is, F - * * * * - CKED.
I'm sweating out all the cravings.
Trying to forget how you tasted.
Your brown hair touching my waist line.
Bad habits die hard - baby you're mine.
I need a.
I need a detox from your love.
I need a detox from your love.
I need a detox from your love.
Detox from your touch.
Detox from your head lock.
Need a reset - from us.
Drama - had enough.
Everything but us is, F - * * * * - CKED.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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detox /ˈdiːtɒks/ B2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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touch /tʌtʃ/ A2 |
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reset /ˈriːsɛt/ B1 |
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drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ B1 |
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sweating /ˈswɛtɪŋ/ B2 |
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cravings /ˈkreɪvɪŋz/ B2 |
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habits /ˈhæbɪts/ A2 |
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mine /maɪn/ A1 |
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place /pleɪs/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Oh I been missing you, miss your love.
➔ Present Perfect Continuous (colloquial)
➔ The phrase "I been missing you" is a colloquial shortening of "I have been missing you." It emphasizes the duration of the feeling of missing someone. The standard form is "I have been missing you."
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Set me free.
➔ Imperative
➔ "Set me free" is an imperative sentence, a direct command or request. The subject (you) is implied.
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Need a reset from us.
➔ Ellipsis (omission of 'I')
➔ The sentence is grammatically incomplete. It implies "I need a reset from us." The subject "I" is omitted for brevity and stylistic effect.
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Everything but us is, F - * * * * - CKED.
➔ Passive Voice (implied) and Euphemism
➔ The sentence implies "Everything but us is fucked up." The passive voice is implied because "everything" is being acted upon. The use of "F - * * * * - CKED" is a euphemism, replacing a vulgar word with asterisks.
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Trying to forget how you tasted.
➔ Gerund Phrase as Object
➔ "Trying" is a verb, and "to forget how you tasted" is a gerund phrase acting as the object of the verb "trying". The phrase describes the action being attempted.
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All these b****** can try, but they can't take my place.
➔ Modal Verb of Ability (can) and Contrast (but)
➔ "Can try" expresses the ability to attempt something. "But" introduces a contrasting idea, showing that despite their attempts, they are unable to replace the speaker. "Can't take" expresses the inability to do something.
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'cause you're missing me, miss me too.
➔ Present Continuous (expressing a current state) and Ellipsis
➔ "You're missing me" uses the present continuous to describe a current state or feeling. "Miss me too" is an ellipsis, implying "You miss me too." The auxiliary verb and subject are omitted.