Strong Medicine – English Lyrics

• By: Em Beihold
• Album: Tales of a Failed Shapeshifter

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw honesty of Em Beihold's "Strong Medicine," a track that beautifully captures the universal struggle with self-doubt and the longing for emotional equilibrium. Through its relatable lyrics and evolving musicality, this song offers a compelling way to connect with English pop songwriting and learn expressions related to personal struggle and resilience. Discover how Em Beihold articulates complex feelings, making "Strong Medicine" a powerful and special listening experience.

[English]

Have you ever seen a butterfly bleed?

Heard the sparrow singing off key? Smelt

the flowers as they all decay. Watch a

blue sky fade into gray.

All the advice that I just can't take.

Wish I could shed my skin like a goddamn

snake.

I need a strong strong medicine. Baby

calls me sugar. But I feel so sacistic.

Never getting better. But I'm better if

I get

strong strong medicine. Hard to take the

heat. Hell that I'm living in. Baby

tries to help but keep on dying. Never

getting better, but I'm better if I get

enough.

A spider trapped inside her web. A home

that's built to break.

Now I've left myself for dead. Or what a

way to waste.

All the advice that I just can't take.

Wish I could shed my skin like a goddamn

snake.

I need a strong strong medicine. Baby

calls me sugar, but I feel so sagger.

A pretty pessimistic speech.

Strong strong. Hard to take the heat.

Hell that I'm living in. Maybe just the

hell. But I keep on dying. I'm never

getting better. But I'm better if I get

a better

I just want to get back home. Back to

myself. Back in control. I just want to

get back home. Back to myself. Back in

control. I just want to get back home.

Back to myself. Back in control.

Heat.

Heat.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
butterfly /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/ B1	noun - a flying insect with brightly colored wings
bleed /bliːd/ A2	verb - to lose blood from a wound
decay /dɪˈkeɪ/ B2	verb - to rot or decompose
shed /ʃed/ B1	verb - to get rid of (something)
snake /sneɪk/ A2	noun - a long, limbless reptile
medicine /ˈmedɪsɪn/ B1	noun - a substance used to treat illness
sacistic /ˌsækˈtɪstɪk/ C1	adjective - relating to or characterized by sexual perversion or gratification
heat /hiːt/ A1	noun - the condition of being hot
hell /hel/ A2	noun - a place of suffering
dying /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - the process of becoming dead
trapped /træpt/ A2	adjective - unable to escape
web /web/ A1	noun - a network of threads made by a spider
dead /ded/ A1	adjective - no longer alive
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use something carelessly or extravagantly
pessimistic /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/ B2	adjective - tending to see the worst aspect of things
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior

Key Grammar Structures

• Have you ever seen a butterfly bleed?

  ➔ Present Perfect Question

  ➔ The sentence uses the present perfect ('have seen') to ask about a past experience that may have relevance to the present. The structure is 'Have + subject + past participle'. The use of 'ever' emphasizes whether the listener has *at any time* witnessed this.

• Wish I could shed my skin like a goddamn snake.

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood, Expletive

  ➔ The phrase 'Wish I could...' expresses a desire for something that is unlikely or impossible. 'Could' is in the subjunctive mood. 'Goddamn' is an expletive used for emphasis and frustration. It doesn't have grammatical function but adds emotional weight.

• Baby calls me sugar, but I feel so sagger.

  ➔ Adjective Use, Rhyme

  ➔ The word 'sugar' is used as a term of endearment. 'Sagger' is a neologism (likely created for the song) and functions as an adjective describing a feeling of heaviness or depression. The rhyme scheme is a key feature of the song's lyrical structure.