Loser – English Lyrics

• By: 3 Doors Down

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "Loser" by 3 Doors Down, a hard-hitting rock track rich with raw emotion and personal narrative. This song offers a compelling opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to struggle, addiction, and self-perception, conveyed through poignant lyrics and Brad Arnold's distinctive, gritty vocals. Its direct and relatable storytelling makes it a powerful piece for understanding emotional expression in English rock music.

[English]

(hard rock music)

♪♪♪

♪ Breathe in right away ♪

♪ Nothing seems to fill this place ♪

♪ I need this every time ♪

♪ So take your lies, get off my case ♪

♪ Someday I will find a love that flows through me like this ♪

♪ And this will fall away, this will fall away ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser ♪

♪ And sooner or later you know I'll be dead ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, I'm a loser, yeah ♪

♪♪♪

♪ This is getting old ♪

♪ I can't break these chains that I hold ♪

♪ My body's growing cold ♪

♪ There's nothing left of this mind or my soul ♪

♪ Addiction needs a pacifier ♪

♪ The buzz of this poison is taking me higher ♪

♪ And this will fall away, this will fall away ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser ♪

♪ And sooner or later you know I'll be dead ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, I'm a loser ♪

♪♪♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser ♪

♪ And sooner or later you know I'll be dead ♪

♪ (I'll be dead) ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪

♪ (Taking the fall) ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, baby ♪

♪ And sooner or later ♪

♪ You know I'll be dead (Sooner or later) ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪

♪ (I'm taking, taking) 'Cause I'm a loser ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lose /luːz/ B1	verb - to be unable to keep or maintain; to not win in a competition
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to move downward intentionally or unintentionally noun - an act of falling
closer /ˈkloʊsər/ A2	adjective - more nearby in space or time
edge /ɛdʒ/ B1	noun - the border of a surface or area
loser /ˈluːzər/ B2	noun - a person who does not win or succeed
edge /ɛdʒ/ B1	noun - the part of a surface which is at its bound
poison /ˈpɔɪzən/ B2	noun - a substance that is able to cause harm or death verb - to contaminate or harm with poison
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B2	noun - a series of linked metal rings used to fasten something
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, reasons, and feels
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to come to have or hold
push /pʊʃ/ A2	verb - to apply force to move something away
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or keep in the hand or arms

Key Grammar Structures

• You're getting closer to pushing me off of life's little edge

  ➔ Present continuous tense (You're getting closer)

  ➔ "You're getting closer" indicates an ongoing process of approaching.

• And sooner or later you'll be dead

  ➔ Future tense with 'will' (you'll be dead)

  ➔ 'Will' introduces a future intention or certainty about being dead.

• Nothing seems to fill this place

  ➔ Verb phrase with 'seems to' + base verb

  ➔ 'Seems to' is used to express an appearance or impression that something is happening.

• My body's growing cold

  ➔ Present tense with participial phrase (growing cold)

  ➔ The main verb 'is' in present tense, combined with the participle, describes an ongoing state.

• Addiction needs a pacifier

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement with 'needs'

  ➔ 'Addiction' is the subject in singular, requiring the singular form of the verb 'needs'.

• Let's take your lies, get off my case

  ➔ Imperative form (get off)

  ➔ 'Get off' is an imperative verb phrase used to give a direct order or instruction.