My Medication – English Lyrics

• By: Papa Roach
• Album: Crooked Teeth

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I push you away until you beg me to stay

Just for the thrill of the chase, you got me

Fucked in the head from all the things that we did

But I will never forget I need you, my medication

...

Have you ever had enough of it

Straight over it, sick of it, can't get ahold of it

Like a drug I need another fix

I'm a moth to a flame and I'll burn for the hell of it

Battle scar 'cause I lost the fight

Every time I take a breath it's like I'm losing my life

Fuck it, why am I so dysfunctional?

So irrational?

I don't know what to do

So I push you away until you beg me to stay

Just for the thrill of the chase, you got me intoxicated

Fucked in the head from all the things that we did

But I will never forget I need you, my medication

...

Are you living with the enemy?

Are you affected by the devils that are tryna be a friend of me?

I'm in a place that I don't wanna be

But if I find a way to turn it all around would you follow me?

I'm alive but I lost the fight

It's like the better half of me is on the edge of the knife

Cut it

Why am I so emotional?

Uncontrollable?

I don't know what to do

So I push you away until you beg me to stay

Just for the thrill of the chase, you got me intoxicated

Fucked in the head from all the things that we did

But I will never forget I need you, my medication

...

I push you away until you beg me to stay

Just for the thrill of the chase, you got me

Fucked in the head from all the things that we did

But I will never forget I need you, my medication

...

My medication

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
medication /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃən/ B2	noun - a substance used for medical treatment
thrill /θrɪl/ B2	noun - a sudden intense feeling of excitement verb - to cause someone to feel excited
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	noun - the act of pursuing something or someone verb - to run after in order to catch
drug /drʌɡ/ B1	noun - a chemical substance used as medication or for its psycho‑active effects
fix /fɪks/ B1	noun - a dose of a drug; a solution to a problem verb - to repair or make steady
burn /bɜːn/ B1	verb - to be on fire; to cause injury by fire noun - a sensation of heat; a wound caused by fire
battle /ˈbætəl/ B2	noun - a fight between armed forces; a prolonged struggle verb - to fight in a battle
scar /skɑːr/ B2	noun - a mark left on the skin after a wound heals verb - to leave a lasting mark or memory
fight /faɪt/ B1	noun - a violent confrontation verb - to engage in a fight
breath /brɛθ/ A2	noun - the act of inhaling and exhaling air
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of living beings
dysfunctional /dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl/ C1	adjective - not operating normally or properly
irrational /ɪˈræʃənəl/ C1	adjective - not based on reason or logic
enemy /ˈɛnəmi/ B1	noun - a person who is opposed or hostile
devils /ˈdɛvəlz/ B2	noun - malevolent supernatural beings; figuratively, troublesome people or thoughts
emotional /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/ B2	adjective - relating to feelings
uncontrollable /ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbəl/ C1	adjective - unable to be controlled or restrained
moth /mɒθ/ C1	noun - a nocturnal insect attracted to light
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - the visible part of a fire verb - to catch fire

Key Grammar Structures

• I push you away until you beg me to stay

  ➔ Complex Sentence with Temporal Clause ("until")

  ➔ "until" introduces a subordinate clause that indicates the time when the main action stops or a new action begins.

• Fucked in the head from all the things that we did

  ➔ Past Participle as an Adjective / Adjectival Phrase

  ➔ The past participle "Fucked" is used here as an adjective, describing the state of being mentally disturbed, forming an adjectival phrase "Fucked in the head".

• Have you ever had enough of it

  ➔ Present Perfect with "ever" and Phrasal Verb "have enough of"

  ➔ The "Present Perfect with 'ever'" is used to ask about an experience at any point up to now. "have enough of" is a phrasal verb meaning to be tired or fed up with something.

• Like a drug I need another fix

  ➔ Simile using "Like"

  ➔ "Like a drug" is a simile, comparing the intensity of needing a "fix" to the dependency on a drug, using "like" to draw the comparison.

• I'm a moth to a flame and I'll burn for the hell of it

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression: "for the hell of it"

  ➔ The idiom "for the hell of it" means doing something just for fun, excitement, or without a serious reason.

• Every time I take a breath it's like I'm losing my life

  ➔ Temporal Clause with "Every time" and Simile "it's like"

  ➔ "Every time" introduces a temporal clause indicating that the action in the main clause happens repeatedly whenever the condition in the temporal clause is met. "it's like" introduces a simile.

• Are you living with the enemy?

  ➔ Present Continuous for an ongoing situation

  ➔ The "Present Continuous" tense is used here to describe a situation that is currently happening or is ongoing over a period of time.

• Are you affected by the devils that are tryna be a friend of me?

  ➔ Passive Voice (Present Simple)

  ➔ The "Passive Voice" is used when the focus is on the action and the object rather than the doer of the action. Here, "Are you affected by" means are you being influenced or harmed by something.

• But if I find a way to turn it all around would you follow me?

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1/Mixed)

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence presenting a real or possible future condition ("if I find") and its probable or hypothetical consequence ("would you follow"). It uses "if + present simple" and "would + base verb."

• It's like the better half of me is on the edge of the knife

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression / Metaphor: "on the edge of the knife"

  ➔ The phrase "on the edge of the knife" is an idiomatic expression or metaphor suggesting a dangerous, precarious, or critical situation.