PSYCHO – English Lyrics

• By: Sara James
• Album: PLAYHOUSE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Sara James' "PSYCHO," a song that fearlessly tackles the complexities of mental health. By exploring the raw and honest lyrics, listeners can gain a deeper understanding of the internal struggles many face, while also learning new vocabulary related to emotions and personal experiences. This track is a powerful example of how music can be used to express vulnerability and connect with others on a profound level.

[English]

Staring at the ceiling, I ain't breathing, I ain't sleeping.

People say I'm overthinking. Like I'm speeding, like I'm tripping.

I make sure that I stay busy.

Keep away the monster's in me,

'cause they shouting, screaming at me through the walls.

I don't want to feel how I feel right now.

I'm like half your age, but got so much on my shoulders.

Don't you notice?

I'm 15 and out of breath.

Feels like I'm already dead.

And it eats me from inside.

Now I ghost my therapist, told me I need medicine,

but I've been like this all my life.

Calling me a psycho, I get it.

Maybe you are right though, there I said it.

Calling me a psycho, I get it.

Calling me a psycho, psycho, psycho, Calling me a psycho, I get it.

Maybe you are right though, there I said it.

Calling me a psycho, I get it.

Calling me a psycho, psycho, psycho.

Maybe I'm killing time.

Maybe I'm screwed up and God damn tired.

Everything is blue like, when does this shit end?

Keep replaying conversations in my head.

You make me play with knives.

Don't know how to talk, I prefer to fight.

I'm a living red flag, but you always knew.

Yes and so what? At least I tell the truth.

I'm 15 and out of breath.

It feels like I'm already dead, and it eats me from inside.

Now I ghost my therapist, told me I need medicine.

But I've been like this all my life.

Calling me a psycho, I get it.

Maybe you are right though. There, I said it.

Calling me a psycho, I get it.

Calling me a psycho, psycho, psycho.

Calling me a psycho, I get it.

Maybe you are right though. There, I said it.

Calling me psycho, I get it.

Calling me a psycho, psycho, psycho.

Without psychos life if boring.

That's the moral of the story.

I'll me shouting, screaming at you through the walls.

So you better run.

You're a psycho.

I know.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
staring /ˈstɛɪərɪŋ/ B2	verb - to look fixedly at something
breathing /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ B1	verb - to take air into and out of the lungs
sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be in the state of sleep
overthinking /ˌoʊvərˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ B2	verb - to think about something too much
speeding /ˈspiːdɪŋ/ B2	verb - to go very fast
tripping /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to stumble or fall suddenly
monster /ˈmɒn.stər/ B1	noun - a large, frightening creature
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ B2	verb - to shout loudly
walls /wɔːlz/ A2	noun - vertical structures that enclose or divide space
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation verb - to have a physical or emotional perception
dead /dɛd/ A2	adjective - not alive
inside /ˈɪn.saɪd/ A2	noun - the inner part of something
medicine /ˈmɛd.ɪ.sən/ B1	noun - substance used to treat or cure disease
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout or speak loudly
psycho /ˈsaɪkoʊ/ B2	noun - a person with a mental disorder or considered mentally unstable
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a measured or specific period

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been like this all my life.

  ➔ Present Perfect tense (have been)

  ➔ Used to indicate an action or state that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Calling me a psycho, I get it.

  ➔ Present participle as an adjective (Calling)

  ➔ Functions as an adjective to describe the action happening at that moment or a characteristic.

• I make sure that I stay busy.

  ➔ Simple present tense (make sure, stay)

  ➔ Expresses habitual actions or general truths.

• Feels like I'm already dead.

  ➔ Simile using 'like' (Feels like)

  ➔ A figurative expression comparing one state to another as if they are similar.

• Keep replaying conversations in my head.

  ➔ Present continuous tense (Keep replaying)

  ➔ Indicates an ongoing action happening at the moment of speaking.

• So you better run.

  ➔ Modal verb 'better' (ought to / should)

  ➔ Used to give advice or express that something is a good idea to do.

• There's so much on my shoulders.

  ➔ Existential 'there is/are' (There's)

  ➔ Used to indicate the existence of something, often followed by a description.