Ego Trip – English Lyrics

• By: Papa Roach

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Papa Roach's "Ego Trip" and discover the powerful English lyrics that explore the universal theme of battling one's inner demons and striving for self-improvement. The song's energetic rock sound and relatable message offer an engaging way to connect with the English language through its raw emotion and introspective narrative.

[English]

I got a mad man living in my head, man

He ain't got no sense, man

He ain't paying rent

Obviously I wanna put him in a headlock

Lock him in a black box

And throw him off the edge

And now my heart of gold is lost

I'm everything I'm not

I start believing all the bullshit that I'm spouting off

I'm talking outta my neck

Can't nobody put me in check

I'm blinded by my pride

I keep on turning up in this mess

Turn a blind eye when I'm living a lie

I gotta remind myself sometimes

To never get high on my own supply

'Cause when I get high

I'm on an ego trip

I'm on an ego trip

I'm on an ego trip

I gotta tell myself sometimes to come down

Never get high on your own supply

They say, never get high on your own supply

Now I never get high on my own supply

I gotta tell myself sometimes to come down

I'm in a rat race

Everybody's stress-cased

Trying find the dead weight tugging on my neck

Ain't nobody humble

Out here in this jungle

If we gotta rumble, you gon' hit the deck

Oh yeah, my golden state of mind

Is everything but fine

I used to be a lover, now I'm looking for a fight

My medication is off

Don't know who controlling my thoughts

My arrogance is throwing fists, my therapist can fuck off

Turn a blind eye when I'm living a lie

I gotta remind myself sometimes

To never get high on my own supply

'Cause when I get high

I'm on an ego trip

I'm on an ego trip

I'm on an ego trip

I gotta tell myself sometimes to come down

Never get high on your own supply

They say, never get high on your own supply

Now I never get high on my own supply

I gotta tell myself sometimes to come down

Me llamo Jacobo

Y yo soy tan loco

El ego no es mi amigo

I'm on an ego trip

I'm on an ego trip

I'm on an ego trip

I gotta tell myself sometimes to come down

Never get high on your own supply

They say, never get high on your own supply

Now I never get high on my own supply

I gotta tell myself sometimes to come down

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Key Grammar Structures

• I got a mad man living in my head, man

  ➔ Present Participle as an Adjective / Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ The word "living" is a present participle functioning as an adjective, describing "mad man". It's a reduced form of a relative clause like 'a mad man who is living in my head'.

• He ain't got no sense, man

  ➔ Informal Negative Contraction ("ain't") and Double Negative

  ➔ "ain't" is an informal contraction of 'is not', 'are not', 'has not', or 'have not'. Here, "ain't got no sense" is an informal double negative for 'doesn't have any sense' or 'has no sense'. While grammatically incorrect in formal English, it's common in casual speech and lyrics.

• I start believing all the bullshit that I'm spouting off

  ➔ Verb + Gerund ("start believing") and Phrasal Verb ("spouting off")

  ➔ The verb "start" is followed by a gerund ("believing"). "Spouting off" is a phrasal verb meaning to talk a lot, often in an arrogant or boastful way, or to express opinions forcefully.

• Can't nobody put me in check

  ➔ Double Negative (Informal)

  ➔ This is another instance of a double negative, common in informal English, especially in certain dialects. "Can't nobody" effectively means 'nobody can'. In standard English, it would be 'Nobody can put me in check' or 'No one can put me in check'.

• I keep on turning up in this mess

  ➔ Verb + Preposition + Gerund ("keep on turning") and Phrasal Verb ("turning up")

  ➔ The structure "keep on + gerund" means to continue doing something. "Turning up" is a phrasal verb here, meaning to appear or arrive, often unexpectedly or repeatedly in a certain situation.

• I gotta remind myself sometimes to never get high on my own supply

  ➔ Informal Contraction ("gotta") + Infinitive of Purpose/Complement

  ➔ "gotta" is an informal contraction of 'have got to' or 'got to', expressing obligation or necessity. The infinitive phrase "to never get high on my own supply" functions as a complement to 'remind myself', explaining what the speaker needs to remember.

• If we gotta rumble, you gon' hit the deck

  ➔ First Conditional with Informal Contraction ("gon'")

  ➔ This is a first conditional sentence ('If + present simple, future simple') expressing a real possibility. "gon'" is an informal contraction of 'going to', used to express future intention or prediction. The full phrase would be 'you are going to hit the deck'.

• I'm blinded by my pride

  ➔ Passive Voice / Participle as Adjective

  ➔ This sentence uses the passive voice, indicating that the subject ('I') is receiving the action ('blinded'). The past participle "blinded" functions here as an adjective describing the state of the subject, often with the agent introduced by 'by'.

• Don't know who controlling my thoughts

  ➔ Omission of Auxiliary Verb 'is' in Informal Speech

  ➔ In informal spoken English, it's common to omit auxiliary verbs like 'is' or 'are' when they would normally precede a present participle (forming the present continuous tense) or a past participle (forming the passive voice). The full sentence would be 'Don't know who *is* controlling my thoughts'.