Music – English Lyrics

• By: Konshens

Lyrics & Translation

Discover how music transcends language and culture in Konshens' song “Music.” Explore the therapeutic power of rhythm and melody, and learn how this song celebrates music as a universal source of comfort and strength. It’s more than just a song; it’s an ode to the art form that heals and inspires .

[English]

From school fees to doctor bills to the price of necessities

You cyaa get no work and here comes natural catastrophies

The earthquakes and hurricanes and the flood

I know the youths dem shedding off dem one another blood

And the government weh crazy off dem killing us with the taxes

Police dem trace wi off dem killing us with the boxes

Wi turn to marijuana but si dem a fight it

And want fi box a side wi in the corners just to light it

Music was here from the dawning of creation

And it’s the most effective healing of the nation

The only way to release my frustration

And maintain my life reservation

So babylon

Mi a beg unuh please free up the music

I don’t know what I would a do without to lose it

I thank the most high for the day that I chose it

Play the music loud and don’t mute it

Without this music in my soul

I don’t know

What I would do

Music is the only thing that keeps me sane

Living in this messed up world

Filled with hurt and pain

Telling you the music is the only thing that keeps me sane

Living in this messed up world

Filled with hurt and pain

So if I never music had influences

I probably would end up in a penitentiaries

And if I never music in a my soul

I probably would a be six feet in a hole

So mi a send a message to the girls and the boys

Continue making up that joyful noise

Continue writing, continue voicing

There’s no time for fighting

This music is the right thing

Without this music in my heart

I don’t know

What I would do

Music is the only thing that keeps me sane

Living in this messed up world

Filled with hurt and pain

Telling you the music is the only thing that keeps me sane

Living in this messed up world

Filled with hurt and pain

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - the art of arranging sounds in time to produce a composition
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all its countries, peoples and natural features
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - to make or become healthy again
government /ˈɡʌvənmənt/ B2	noun - the group of people with authority to govern a country
police /pəˈliːs/ B1	noun - the civil force of a country that maintains law and order
taxes /tækˈsɪz/ B1	noun - compulsory financial charges imposed by a government
catastrophe /kəˈtæs.trə.fi/ B2	noun - a sudden disaster causing great damage
youth /juːθ/ B2	noun - the period between childhood and adult life; young people collectively
sane /seɪn/ B2	adjective - of sound mind; not mad
frustration /frʌsˈtreɪʃən/ B2	noun - the feeling of being upset because of inability to change or achieve something
free /friː/ A2	verb - to release from captivity or restraint adjective - not costing any money; not under the control of another
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be unable to find something; to suffer defeat
natural /ˈnætʃərəl/ B2	adjective - existing in or caused by nature; not artificial
crazy /ˈkreɪ.zi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; extremely enthusiastic
creation /kriˈeɪʃən/ B2	noun - the act of bringing something into existence
influence /ˈɪn.flʊ.əns/ B2	noun - the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something
penitentiary /ˌpɛn.ɪˈtɛn.ʃi.ər.i/ C1	noun - a prison
joyful /ˈdʒɔɪ.fəl/ B2	adjective - feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness
hurt /hɜːt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury to someone noun - physical pain or injury

Key Grammar Structures

• From school fees to doctor bills to the price of necessities

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with 'from...to...to...'

  ➔ The phrase lists items using 'from...to...to...' to show a range or sequence.

• You cyaa get no work and here comes natural catastrophies

  ➔ Double negative ('cyaa get no work')

  ➔ The double negative ('cyaa get no work') emphasizes the lack of employment, though it’s non-standard in formal English.

• I know the youths dem shedding off dem one another blood

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement with colloquial pronoun ('youths dem')

  ➔ The pronoun 'dem' is a colloquial form, and the verb 'shedding' agrees with the plural subject 'youths'.

• And the government weh crazy off dem killing us with the taxes

  ➔ Use of non-standard verb form ('weh')

  ➔ The word 'weh' is a non-standard verb form used in colloquial speech, replacing 'that is'.

• Music was here from the dawning of creation

  ➔ Past tense with 'was' and prepositional phrase

  ➔ The past tense 'was' indicates a past state, and the prepositional phrase 'from the dawning of creation' shows origin.

• So babylon, Mi a beg unuh please free up the music

  ➔ Use of direct address ('So babylon') and imperative ('free up')

  ➔ Direct address ('So babylon') is used to call attention, and the imperative 'free up' gives a command.

• Without this music in my soul, I don’t know what I would a do

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'would a do'

  ➔ The conditional clause 'I don’t know what I would a do' expresses uncertainty about a hypothetical situation.