In My Head – English Lyrics

• By: Galantis
• Album: Pharmacy

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Just four days, but it's out of my hands

When I wake alone, I am catching my breath

And when I close my eyes, I get lost in your face

I'm gonna fall, fall hard, no I don't give a damn

I wanna love out loud, but I'm scared to say

It's like a ton of bricks that won't fade away

I do it for you

I do it for you

Now you're in my head, and it's out of my hands

When you're in my thoughts, I don't wanna pretend

And I lose control with you

But you're in my head, but you're in my head

I do it for

...

I do it for you

...

Think I won't feel a thing if I give it some time

But your love is a wave washing over my mind

When I stand my ground, I only get high

Being next to you, my heart is on fire

Now you're in my head, and it's out of my hands

When you're in my thoughts, I don't wanna pretend

And I lose control with you

But you're in my head, but you're in my head

I do it for

...

I do it for you

...

I do it for you

...

I do it for you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
catch /kætʃ/ A2	verb - to grasp or capture something
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward under gravity
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - firm or solid
scared /skɛərd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear
loud /laʊd/ A1	adjective - producing a lot of noise
brick /brɪk/ A2	noun - a rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually become less intense
thought /θɔːt/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ A2	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior verb - to exercise restraint or direction over
wave /weɪv/ A1	noun - a movement on the surface of water
wash /wɒʃ/ A1	verb - to clean something with water
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - great in vertical extent
fire /faɪər/ A1	noun - the phenomenon of combustion

Key Grammar Structures

• When I wake alone, I am catching my breath

  ➔ Simple present in the subordinate clause + present continuous in the main clause

  ➔ The verb "wake" is in the simple present to talk about a habitual action, while "am catching" is in the present continuous to describe an action happening right now.

• I'm gonna fall, fall hard, no I don't give a damn

  ➔ "gonna" = going to (future intention) + simple present negative

  ➔ "gonna" is the informal contraction of "going to" and expresses a future intention; "don't give" is a simple present negative meaning "refuse to care".

• I wanna love out loud, but I'm scared to say

  ➔ "wanna" = want to (infinitive) + adjective + infinitive construction

  ➔ "wanna" is the informal contraction of "want to" and expresses a desire; "scared to" uses an adjective followed by an infinitive to show fear of an action.

• It's like a ton of bricks that won't fade away

  ➔ Contraction "It's" + simile + relative clause with modal "won't"

  ➔ "won't" is the contraction of "will not" and here it expresses a future negative in the relative clause "that won't fade away".

• I do it for you

  ➔ Simple present verb + object pronoun + prepositional phrase of purpose

  ➔ "do" is the simple present form indicating a habitual or general action, and "for you" shows the purpose or benefit.

• Now you're in my head, and it's out of my hands

  ➔ Contractions "you're" = you are, "it's" = it is; simple present statements

  ➔ "you're" stands for "you are" and "it's" stands for "it is"; both verbs are in the simple present to describe a current state.

• I think I won't feel a thing if I give it some time

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple, will + base verb) + modal "won't"

  ➔ "won't" is the contraction of "will not" showing a future negative; the clause "if I give it some time" is the protasis of a first conditional.

• Your love is a wave washing over my mind

  ➔ Simple present + present participle as reduced relative clause

  ➔ "washing" is a present participle that functions like a reduced relative clause, meaning "that is washing over my mind".

• When I stand my ground, I only get high

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time (When + present simple) + simple present main clause

  ➔ "When I stand" uses the present simple after "when" to refer to a repeated or general situation; "I only get high" is also in the present simple describing a habitual result.