Lose My Mind – English Lyrics

• By: Trauma

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of emotional struggle with "Lose My Mind" by Trauma, a song that captures the raw intensity of feeling overwhelmed. Through its poignant exploration of anxiety and distress, this song offers a powerful opportunity to connect with the language of mental health and resilience. Discover how music can articulate the unspoken experiences of trauma and the journey towards finding stability.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the faculty of consciousness and thought noun - a particular concern or preoccupation
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be unable to find something verb - to fail to win or succeed
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes living things from non‑living things
tattoo /tæˈtuː/ B2	noun - a permanent design marked on the skin with ink
body /ˈbɒdi/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or an animal
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ B1	verb - to direct or command something
molly /ˈmɒli/ C1	noun - slang for MDMA, a psychoactive recreational drug
rolling /ˈroʊlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move by turning over and over
soft /sɒft/ A1	adjective - easy to shape, not hard or firm
sleep /sliːp/ A1	noun - the natural state of rest in which the body is not active verb - to be in a state of sleep
oil /ɔɪl/ A2	noun - a viscous liquid used for lubrication or cooking
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room on which one walks
booties /ˈbuːtiz/ B2	noun - small, tight-fitting footwear; colloquially, a term for buttocks
riding /ˈraɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - to sit on and control the movement of a vehicle or animal
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of deep affection
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - children; offspring
satisfied /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/ B2	adjective - contented; pleased with what has been experienced or received
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself; without others

Key Grammar Structures

• Y'all gon' make me lose my mind

  ➔ Future tense with "gon'" (going to)

  ➔ Uses the informal contraction "gon'" (going to) to express future actions.

• Couldn't make me choose if it depended on my life.

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type III - unreal past)

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical situation in the past and its unreal consequences.

• When my tattoo is on her body.

  ➔ Simple present tense, time clause with "when".

  ➔ Describes a state or habitual action using the simple present tense and a time clause.

• When she's off that molly.

  ➔ Present simple tense, conditional adverbial clause of time.

  ➔ Describes a state or action that happens when a condition (being off molly) is met.

• Hard to get up off me.

  ➔ Adjective phrase "hard to"

  ➔ Describes the difficulty of an action.

• She be feeling the oil you like it.

  ➔ Present continuous with habitual "be"

  ➔ Uses the habitual "be" to describe a repeated action or state, often emphasizing an annoyance or characteristic.

• Y'all riding me like Suzukis.

  ➔ Present continuous tense, simile.

  ➔ Describes an action happening now, using "like" to create a simile.

• But tonight, y'all doing it to me.

  ➔ Present continuous tense, emphasis on the present.

  ➔ Uses present continuous to focus on an action happening at this specific time.

• I want to have your kids.

  ➔ Infinitive phrase "to have"

  ➔ Expresses desire using the infinitive form of the verb.

• I guess you'll never be satisfied.

  ➔ Future simple tense with "will", adverb of frequency "never"

  ➔ Predicts a future state with "will", and emphasizes the frequency of the state using "never"