I Wanna Be Sedated

• By: Ramones
• Album: Road To Ruin

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
hours /ˈaʊ.ərz/ A1	noun - a period of 60 minutes
sedated /sɪˈdeɪ.tɪd/ B2	adjective - under the influence of a sedative drug
airport /ˈeə.pɔːt/ A2	noun - a place where aircraft land and take off
plane /pleɪn/ A2	noun - an airplane
hurry /ˈhʌr.i/ B1	verb - to move or act with great speed
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - in a state of mental illness
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	verb - to have power over noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.
fingers /ˈfɪŋ.ɡəz/ A1	noun - one of the five long parts extending from the hand
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - the organ in the head that controls thought, feeling, and movement
wheelchair /ˈwiːl.tʃeər/ A2	noun - a chair with wheels, used by people who cannot walk
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	noun - a performance or display verb - to display
loco /ˈloʊ.koʊ/ B2	adjective - crazy
toes /toʊz/ A1	noun - one of the five parts at the end of your foot

Grammar:

• I wanna be sedated

  ➔ Informal Contraction: "wanna" (want to) + Passive Infinitive ("be sedated")

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to". "Be sedated" is in the passive voice, meaning the speaker wants to *receive* the action of being sedated.

• Nothin' to do, nowhere to go-oh

  ➔ Double Negative (Informal): Implies a complete lack of options or opportunities.

  ➔ "Nothin'" and "nowhere" are both negative words. The use of both emphasizes the feeling of being stuck and without options. It is considered grammatically incorrect in formal English, but common in informal speech and songs.

• Hurry, hurry, hurry before I go insane

  ➔ Imperative Mood (Hurry) + Subordinating Conjunction (before) + Future in the Past (I go insane - suggesting the speaker anticipates this outcome)

  ➔ "Hurry" is in the imperative mood, giving a command. "Before I go insane" sets up a conditional relationship; the hurry is necessary to prevent a negative outcome (insanity). While technically present tense, "I go insane" implies a future outcome the speaker is trying to avoid.

• I can't control my fingers, I can't control my brain

  ➔ Modal Verb of Inability ("can't") + Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ "Can't" expresses an inability to perform an action. The repetition of the entire structure reinforces the speaker's loss of control. "Can't" is a contraction of "cannot".

• Just get me to the airport, put me on a plane

  ➔ Imperative sentences using "get" and "put".

  ➔ These are imperative sentences, giving direct commands. They are short, direct, and demanding.