Locked In – English Lyrics

• By: Monaleo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Monaleo's track "Locked In" to explore a raw expression of unwavering focus and dedication, both in relationships and artistry, showcased through her impressive vocal range that bridges melodic singing with sharp rapping.

[English]

[Music]

I was mentioning your name in rooms I

barely got in just to show you how much

I was locked in. And whenever you call

everything I was dropping. Yeah.

Thinking outside the box. It got me

boxing. Trying to buy your heart and

realize what it's costing me. And I know

you insecure. It's the bones in me. I

know I act mature. It's the loss in me.

Is the pain and the trauma I endured.

You left before the paint dry before the

resin cured. I'm sorry that I made you

wear a jacket that's not yours. I was

shooting in the gym. But what happens

when I get sore

this morning? When I woke up, wrong side

of the bed, ignoring the demon that's

inside of my head. Replaying

conversation, thinking about all the

things that I said. How you treat me

like I'm green and get mad when I'm

seeing red. I'm moving on. Wearing

gloves on my hand. Cuz I know every dog

is bound to bite when it's being fed.

Want me to follow blindly. I don't know

why I'm being led. You cut me to the

core. I don't know how much blood was

shed. I'm done removing the leashes.

Huh. Now I'm just picking up pieces.

Just remember whenever you balling, I

was the one sitting there in the

bleaches. I was the one sitting there in

the stand during your off season. You

got to go get a [ __ ] that's playing.

When you had a young [ __ ] who was still

seasoning, boy, you was losing a goddamn

plan, man. I was a voice of reason.

Meanwhile, my [ __ ] blowing up all in the

south and all in the region. Still

trying to let you have your shine. I

know your pride was doing the eating. I

got to drop my nuts. No, it don't make

it right, but it make it even.

mentioning your name in rooms I barely

got in just to show you how much I was

locked in and whenever you call

everything I was dropping yeah thinking

outside the box it got me boxed in

trying to buy your heart and realize

what it's costing me and I know you

inseure it's the boss in me I know I act

mature it's the loss in me is the pain

and the trauma I endured

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
locked ˈlɒkt A2	verb - to be confined or secured
dropping ˈdrɒpɪŋ A2	verb - to let something fall
boxing ˈbɒksɪŋ A1	noun - a sport involving fighting with gloved hands
costing ˈkɒstɪŋ A2	verb - to have a certain price
insecure ˌɪnˈsɛkjʊr B1	adjective - lacking confidence or assurance
mature məˈtʊər B1	adjective - fully developed or grown-up
trauma ˈtrɔːmə B2	noun - a deeply distressing or disturbing experience
shooting ˈʃuːtɪŋ A2	verb - to fire a gun or projectile
sore sɔːr A1	adjective - painful or sensitive to the touch
gloves ɡlʌvz A1	noun - covering for the hand
leashes ˈliːʃɪz A2	noun - a restraint for a pet
pieces ˈpiːsɪz A1	noun - a separate part of something
bleaches ˈbliːtʃɪz A2	noun - a substance used to whiten
seasoning ˈsiːzənɪŋ A2	noun - a substance used to add flavor
shine ʃaɪn A1	verb - to emit light

Key Grammar Structures

• I was mentioning your name in rooms I barely got in just to show you how much I was locked in.

  ➔ Past progressive tense + infinitive of purpose + relative clause

  ➔ The verb "was mentioning" shows an ongoing action in the past. "to show" is an infinitive that explains the purpose. "rooms I barely got in" is a relative clause modifying "rooms".

• Whenever you call, everything I was dropping, yeah.

  ➔ Zero conditional clause with 'whenever' + past progressive

  ➔ "Whenever you call" sets a condition that is always true; it uses the simple present. "I was dropping" is past progressive, describing an ongoing action that happened each time the condition was met.

• I know you insecure. It's the bones in me.

  ➔ Present simple + adjective phrase (missing verb "are") + demonstrative pronoun + noun phrase

  ➔ "I know you insecure" should be "I know you're insecure" – the verb **are** is omitted, a common spoken error. "It's the bones in me" uses the demonstrative **It** + copular **is** + noun phrase.

• I don't know why I'm being led.

  ➔ Negative verb + interrogative indirect question + present progressive passive

  ➔ "I don't know why" introduces an indirect question. "I'm being led" is the present progressive of the passive voice, showing an ongoing action performed on the subject.

• I'm done removing the leashes.

  ➔ Present perfect "I'm done" + gerund as object

  ➔ "I'm done" (short for "I am done with") is followed by the gerund **removing**, which functions as the object of the verb "done".

• Thinking outside the box, it got me boxed in.

  ➔ Present participle clause + cause‑effect using simple past

  ➔ "Thinking outside the box" is a participle clause that sets the background. The main clause "it got me boxed in" uses simple past to show the result of that thinking.

• No, it don't make it right, but it make it even.

  ➔ Subject‑verb agreement error (plural verb with singular subject)

  ➔ The correct form is **"it doesn't make it right"** and **"it makes it even"**. The auxiliary **does** is required for the third‑person singular present.

• I was the one sitting there in the bleaches.

  ➔ Past simple + cleft sentence (It was I who…) implied, plus present participle phrase

  ➔ "I was the one" is a cleft structure that emphasizes the speaker. The present participle **sitting** forms a reduced relative clause "sitting there in the bleaches".