Lose Yourself – English Lyrics

• By: Major Lazer, Moska, RDX
• Album: Apocalypse Soon

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Turn this up, turn this up!

Turn this up, turn this up!

RDX make the gyal them a lose themselves

Major Lazer make the gyal them a lose themselves

Lose themselves, lose themselves

Lose themselves, lose themselves

Major Lazer, Major Lazer (work on me)

Missy bad gyal a wine and a bruk them back

And ah look fi ya badman fi touch them hot

Vodka pon the rocks that a touch them spot

(Hot gyal roll that which is the most tender)

Bad rhythm move, onuh move themselves

RDX make the gyal them a lose themselves

Pon the flow, pon the flow

Gyal a prove themselves

Don't stop!

Gyal bruk weh!

...

Me say they bruk weh!

Gyal bruk weh!

Me say they bruk weh!

Bruk weh!

Bruk weh, bruk weh

Back it up, yeah

The way they talk say me know what ya love yeah

Anywhere the fun be, that a where ya must stay

Pretty like a dolly, gyal ya up it physically

Pon the ill, a pon the bally, back it up inna the alley

Push it pon ya like a trolley, them a seMe gully gully

Shit, that body ball honey me say whoa! (Ha-ha)

Wine ah, pretty wine ah

Pretty whine ah, express yourself!

Wine ah, sexy wine ah

Gyal ya me wine ah, express yourself!

(Major Lazer)

Gyal bruk weh!

Gyal bruk weh!

Say they bruk weh!

Gyal bruk weh!

Say they bruk weh!

Missy bad gyal a wine and a bruk them back

And ah look fi ya badman fi touch them hot

Vodka pon the rocks that a touch them spot

(Hot gyal roll that which is the most tender)

Bad rhythm move, onuh move themselves

RDX make the gyal them a lose themselves

Pon the flow, pon the flow

Gyal a prove themselves

Don't stop!

Gyal bruk weh!

Lose themselves, lose themselves

Lose themselves, lose themselves

Lose themselves, lose themselves

Lose themselves, lose themselves (gyal bruk weh!)

Major Lazer make me lose themselves

Lose themselves, lose themselves

Lose themselves, lose themselves

Lose themselves (yeah)

Gyal bruk weh!

Gyal bruk weh!

Gyal bruk weh!

Gyal bruk weh!

Gyal bruk weh!

(Major Lazer)

Gyal bruk weh!

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gyal /ɡjɑːl/ B1	noun - girl
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to fail to keep or maintain
bad /bæd/ A2	adjective - not good; undesirable
wine /waɪn/ B1	verb - to gyrate the hips in a sensual dance
bruk /brʌk/ B2	verb - to break
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high temperature
rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B1	noun - a repeated pattern of sounds or movements
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or go from one place to another
flow /floʊ/ B2	noun - continuous movement of a fluid or a series of events
prove /pruːv/ B2	verb - to demonstrate the truth or existence of something
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate way
alley /ˈæli/ A2	noun - a narrow passageway between or behind buildings
push /pʊʃ/ A1	verb - to apply force to move something away
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
express /ɪkˈspres/ B1	verb - to convey a thought or feeling in words or actions
sexy /ˈsɛksi/ B1	adjective - sexually attractive or appealing
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure
tender /ˈtɛndər/ B2	adjective - gentle, soft, or showing care
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into contact with something

Key Grammar Structures

• RDX make the gyal them a lose themselves

  ➔ Causative Verb + Continuous Aspect

  ➔ "make" acts as a causative verb (cause someone to do something). "a" before the verb indicates continuous action in Jamaican Patois, similar to "-ing".

• Missy bad gyal a wine and a bruk them back

  ➔ Continuous Aspect Marker

  ➔ "a" before verbs "wine" (dance) and "bruk" (break) marks continuous action. This replaces "be + -ing" in standard English.

• And ah look fi ya badman

  ➔ Preposition "fi" + Possessive Pronoun

  ➔ "fi" means "for" in Jamaican Patois. "ya" is the possessive pronoun "your" (non-standard form). Together meaning "looking for your badman".

• Gyal bruk weh!

  ➔ Phrasal Verb Imperative

  ➔ "bruk weh" (break away) is a phrasal verb meaning to dance energetically. Used here as an imperative command to dance freely.

• The way they talk say me know

  ➔ Zero Complementation + Non-standard Pronouns

  ➔ Omission of "that" after "say" (zero complementizer). "me" replaces "I" as subject pronoun in Jamaican Patois.

• Vodka pon the rocks

  ➔ Preposition "pon"

  ➔ "pon" is Jamaican Patois for "on". This phrase means "vodka on the rocks" (over ice).

• Express yourself!

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun Imperative

  ➔ Imperative command using reflexive pronoun "yourself". Encourages personal expression through dance.

• Don't stop!

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ Standard English negative imperative structure. "Don't" + base verb commands cessation of an action.