God Control – English Lyrics

• By: Madonna

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Everybody knows the damn truth

Our nation lied, and lost respect

When we wake up, what can we do?

Get the kids ready

Take them to school

Everybody knows they don't have a chance

To get a decent job

To have a normal life

When they talk reforms, it makes me laugh

They pretend to help, it makes me laugh

I think I understand why people get a gun

I think I understand why we all give up

Every day they have a kind of victory

Loving ourselves, spread everywhere

They say that we need love

But we need more than this

We lost god control

We lost god control

We lost god control

We lost god control

...

This is your wake-up call

I'm like your nightmare

I'm here to start your day

This is your wake-up call

We don't have to fall

A new democracy!

God and pornography!

A new democracy!

People think that I'm insane

The only gun is in my brain

Each new birth, it gives me hope

That's why I don't smoke that dope

Insane people think I am

Brain inside my only friend

Hope it gives me birth each new

That dope I don't smoke it's true

Everybody knows the damn truth

We need to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up

It's a hustle, yeah

It's a hustle

It's a con

It's a hustle

It's a weird kind of energy

A bizarre thing that happens to be

An abnormal fraternity

And I feel more than sympathy

People think that I'm insane

The only gun is in my brain

Each new birth, it gives me hope

That's why I don't smoke that dope

Insane people think I am

Brain inside my only friend

Hope it gives me birth each new

That dope I don't smoke it's true

Everybody knows the damn truth

We need to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up

We lost god control

Key Grammar Structures

• Everybody knows the damn truth

  ➔ Present Simple with 'know'

  ➔ The verb 'know' in the present simple tense indicates a general truth or fact. Here, it emphasizes that the truth is widely recognized.

• When we wake up, what can we do?

  ➔ Present Simple in a Time Clause

  ➔ The present simple in 'wake up' is used in a time clause to refer to a habitual or general action. It contrasts with the future possibility expressed by 'can we do?'

• They pretend to help, it makes me laugh

  ➔ Present Simple with 'pretend'

  ➔ The verb 'pretend' in the present simple tense describes a habitual or repeated action. It highlights the speaker's skepticism about the sincerity of the help.

• I think I understand why people get a gun

  ➔ Present Simple with 'think'

  ➔ The verb 'think' in the present simple tense expresses an opinion or belief. Here, it conveys the speaker's understanding of a situation.

• We don’t have to fall

  ➔ Present Simple with 'have to'

  ➔ The modal verb 'have to' in the present simple tense expresses necessity or obligation. Here, it indicates that falling is not inevitable.

• Each new birth, it gives me hope

  ➔ Present Simple in a Time Clause

  ➔ The present simple in 'gives me hope' is used in a time clause to refer to a general or repeated action. It emphasizes the ongoing nature of hope with each new birth.

• That dope I don’t smoke it’s true

  ➔ Present Simple with 'smoke'

  ➔ The verb 'smoke' in the present simple tense describes a habitual action or a general truth. Here, it asserts that the speaker does not smoke dope.

• We need to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up

  ➔ Modal Verb 'need to'

  ➔ The modal verb 'need to' expresses necessity or obligation. The repetition of 'wake up' emphasizes the urgency and importance of the action.