Not Myself Tonight – English Lyrics

• By: Christina Aguilera
• Album: Bionic

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ You know ♪

♪ Tonight I'm feeling a little out of control ♪

♪ Is this me ♪

♪ You wanna get crazy ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't give a ♪

♪ I'm out of character ♪

♪ I'm in rare form ♪

♪ And if you really knew me ♪

♪ You know it's not the norm ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm doing things that I normally won't do ♪

♪ The old me's gone, I feel brand new ♪

♪ And if you don't like it, fuck you ♪

♪ The music's on and I'm dancing ♪

♪ I'm normally in the corner just standing ♪

♪ I'm feeling unusual ♪

♪ I don't care 'cause this my night ♪

♪ I'm not myself tonight ♪

♪ Tonight I'm not the same girl, same girl ♪

♪ I'm not myself tonight ♪

♪ Tonight I'm not the same girl, same girl ♪

♪ I'm dancing a lot ♪

♪ I'm taking shots and I'm feeling fine ♪

♪ I'm kissing all the boys and the girls ♪

♪ Someone call the doctor 'cause I lost my mind ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm doing things that I normally won't do ♪

♪ The old me's gone, I feel brand new ♪

♪ And if you don't like it, fuck you ♪

♪ The music's on and I'm dancing ♪

♪ I'm normally in the corner just standing ♪

♪ I'm feeling unusual ♪

♪ I don't care 'cause this my night ♪

♪ I'm not myself tonight ♪

♪ Tonight I'm not the same girl, same girl ♪

♪ I'm not myself tonight ♪

♪ Tonight I'm not the same girl ♪

♪ In the morning ♪

♪ When I wake up ♪

♪ I'll go back to the girl I used to be ♪

♪ But, baby, not tonight ♪

♪ I'm not myself tonight ♪

♪ Tonight I'm not the same girl, same girl ♪

♪ I'm not myself tonight ♪

♪ Tonight I'm not the same girl, same girl ♪

♪ Yeah, that feels good ♪

♪ I needed that, yeah ♪

♪ Get crazy ♪

♪ Let's go, yeah ♪

♪ That's right, come on ♪

♪ Uh, yeah ♪

♪ Give it to me now ♪

♪ Don't stop ♪

♪ Uh, yeah ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• Tonight I'm feeling a little out of control

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "Tonight I'm feeling" uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now or around now, emphasizing the temporary state of feeling out of control.

• I'm out of character

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm out of character" uses the present simple tense to state a general truth or a habitual action, indicating a change in behavior.

• If you really knew me

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The phrase "If you really knew me" uses the second conditional to express a hypothetical situation in the present or future, implying that the condition is unlikely.

• The old me's gone, I feel brand new

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "The old me's gone" uses the present perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past and has a result in the present, emphasizing the change.

• In the morning, when I wake up

  ➔ Future Simple Tense with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase "In the morning, when I wake up" uses the future simple tense with 'will' to describe an action that will happen in the future, indicating a return to normalcy.