Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the world of "I Need A Doctor" by Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Skylar Grey, a track that showcases the power of friendship and resilience. Explore the meaning behind the lyrics, the creation of the song, and the emotional depth that makes it a standout collaboration. Discover how this song revitalized careers and solidified a lasting legacy in hip-hop.
[English]
[OCEAN SOUNDS]♪ ♪
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♪ I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND YOU'VE BEEN GONE ♪
♪ FOR SO LONG I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME I NEED A ♪
♪ DOCTOR CALL ME A DOCTOR I NEED A DOCTOR DOCTOR ♪
♪ TO BRING ME BACK TO LIFE ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I TOLD THE WORLD, ONE DAY I WOULD PAY IT BACK. SAY IT ON ♪
♪ TAPE AND LAY IT, RECORD IT, SO THAT ONE DAY I ♪
♪ COULD PLAY IT BACK. BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I ♪
♪ BELIEVE IT WHEN I'M SAYING THAT. DOUBT ♪
♪ STARTIN' TO CREEP IN, EVERYDAY IT'S JUST SO ♪
♪ GREY AND BLACK. HOPE, I JUST NEED A RAY OF THAT ♪
♪ 'CAUSE NO ONE SEES MY VISION WHEN I PLAY IT ♪
♪ FOR 'EM, THEY JUST SAY IT'S WACK. BUT THEY ♪
♪ DON'T KNOW WHAT DOPE IS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF I ♪
♪ WAS AWAKE OR ASLEEP WHEN I WROTE THIS. ALL I KNOW ♪
♪ IS YOU CAME TO ME WHEN I WAS AT MY LOWEST. YOU ♪
♪ PICKED ME UP, BREATHED NEW LIFE IN ME. I OWE MY ♪
♪ LIFE TO YOU. BEFORE THE LIFE OF ME, I DON'T SEE ♪
♪ WHY YOU DON'T SEE LIKE I DO. BUT IT JUST DAWNED ♪
♪ ON ME; YOU LOST A SON. SEE THIS LIGHT IN YOU. ♪
♪ IT'S DARK. LET ME TURN ON THE LIGHTS AND ♪
♪ BRIGHTEN ME AND ENLIGHTEN YOU. I DON'T ♪
♪ THINK YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME, NOT THE ♪
♪ SLIGHTEST CLUE. 'CAUSE ME AND YOU, WE'RE LIKE A ♪
♪ CREW. I WAS LIKE YOUR SIDEKICK. YOU GON' ♪
♪ EITHER WANNA FIGHT WHEN I GET OFF THIS FUCKING ♪
♪ MIC, OR YOU GON' HUG ME. BUT I'M OUT OF OPTIONS, ♪
♪ THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO CAUSE... ♪
♪ I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND YOU'VE BEEN ♪
♪ GONE FOR SO LONG I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME ♪
♪ I NEED A DOCTOR CALL ME A DOCTOR I NEED A DOCTOR ♪
♪ DOCTOR TO BRING ME BACK TO LIFE ♪
♪ IT HURTS WHEN I SEE YOU STRUGGLE. YOU COME TO ME WITH ♪
♪ IDEAS. YOU SAY THEY'RE JUST PIECES, SO I'M ♪
♪ PUZZLED. CAUSE THE SHIT I HEAR IS CRAZY, BUT ♪
♪ YOU'RE EITHER GETTING LAZY, OR YOU DON'T ♪
♪ BELIEVE IN YOU NO MORE. SEEMS LIKE YOUR OWN ♪
♪ OPINION'S NOT ONE YOU CAN FORM. CAN'T MAKE A ♪
♪ DECISION, YOU KEEP QUESTIONING YOURSELF, ♪
♪ SECOND GUESSING, AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE ♪
♪ BEGGING FOR MY HELP. LIKE, I'M YOUR LEADER. ♪
♪ YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FUCKING BE MY MENTOR. I ♪
♪ CAN ENDURE NO MORE. I DEMAND YOU REMEMBER WHO ♪
♪ YOU ARE IT WAS YOU, WHO BELIEVED IN ME, WHEN ♪
♪ EVERYONE WAS TELLING YOU, DON'T SIGN ME. ♪
♪ EVERYONE AT THE FUCKING LABEL, LETS TELL THE ♪
♪ TRUTH. YOU RISKED YOUR CAREER FOR ME, I KNOW IT ♪
♪ AS WELL AS YOU. NOBODY WANTED TO FUCK WITH THE ♪
♪ WHITE BOY... DRE, I'M CRYING IN THIS BOOTH. ♪
♪ YOU SAVED MY LIFE, NOW MAYBE IT'S MY TIME TO ♪
♪ SAVE YOURS. BUT I CAN NEVER REPAY YOU, WHAT ♪
♪ YOU DID FOR ME IS WAY MORE. BUT I AIN'T GIVING ♪
♪ UP FAITH, AND YOU AIN'T GIVING UP ON ME. GET UP ♪
♪ DRE! I'M DYING, I NEED YOU, COME BACK FOR ♪
♪ FUCK'S SAKE ♪
♪ I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY ♪
♪ MIND YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR SO LONG I'M RUNNING ♪
♪ OUT OF TIME I NEED A DOCTOR CALL ME A DOCTOR ♪
♪ I NEED A DOCTOR, DOCTOR TO BRING ME BACK TO LIFE ♪
♪ BRING ME BACK TO LIFE BRING ME BACK TO LIFE ♪
♪ I NEED A DOCTOR, DOCTOR TO BRING ME BACK TO LIFE ♪
♪ IT LITERALLY FEELS LIKE A LIFETIME ♪
♪ AGO BUT I STILL REMEMBER THE SHiT LIKE IT WAS ♪
♪ JUST YESTERDAY THOUGH YOU WALKED IN, YELLOW ♪
♪ JUMP SUIT WHOLE ROOM, CRACKED JOKES ONCE YOU ♪
♪ GOT INSIDE THE BOOTH, TOLD YOU, LIKE SMOKE ♪
♪ WENT THROUGH FRIENDS, SOME OF THEM I PUT ON ♪
♪ BUT THEY JUST LEFT, THEY SAID WAS RIDING TO THE ♪
♪ DEATH BUT WHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY NOW NOW THAT I ♪
♪ NEED THEM, I DON'T SEE NONE OF THEM ALL I SEE ♪
♪ IS SLIM FUCK ALL YOU FAIRWEATHER FRIENDS ALL ♪
♪ I NEED IS HIM FUCKING BACKSTABBERS WHEN THE ♪
♪ CHIPS WERE DOWN, YOU JUST LAUGHED AT US NOW ♪
♪ YOU BOUT TO FEEL THE FUCKING WRATH OF ♪
♪ AFTERMATH, FAGGOTS YOU GON' SEE US IN OUR LAB ♪
♪ JACKETS AND ASK WHERE THE FUCK WE BEEN YOU CAN ♪
♪ KISS MY INDECISIVE ASS CRACK MAGGOTS AND THE ♪
♪ CRACKERS ASS LITTLE CRACKER JACK BEAT MAKING ♪
♪ WACK MATH, BACKWARDS PRODUCERS, I'M BACK ♪
♪ BASTARDS ONE MORE CD AND THEN I'M PACKING UP MY ♪
♪ BAGS AND AS I LEAVIN AND I GUARANTEE THEY'LL ♪
♪ SCREAM, DRE DON'T LEAVE US LIKE THAT MAN CAUSE... ♪
♪ I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND ♪
♪ YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR SO LONG I'M RUNNING OUT OF ♪
♪ TIME I NEED A DOCTOR, CALL ME A DOCTOR ♪
♪ I NEED A DOCTOR DOCTOR TO BRING ME BACK TO LIFE ♪
Key Vocabulary
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lose /luːz/ A1 |
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run /rʌn/ A1 |
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need /niːd/ A1 |
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doctor /ˈdɒktər/ A1 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2 |
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vision /ˈvɪʒən/ B1 |
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puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/ B1 |
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endure /ɪnˈdʊr/ B2 |
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repay /riːˈpeɪ/ B1 |
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faith /feɪθ/ B1 |
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wrath /ræθ/ B2 |
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enlighten /ɪnˈlaɪtən/ C1 |
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mentor /ˈmɛntɔːr/ B2 |
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fairweather /ˈfɛrˌwɛðər/ C1 |
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aftermath /ˈɑːftərˌmæθ/ C1 |
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indecisive /ɪnˈdɛsɪsɪv/ B2 |
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guarantee /ˌɡærənˈtiː/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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