2008 – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Peep

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Ice in your veins, blood in your brain

I feel your pain, I think we're goin' insane

I saw you today and I thought I should say

That I still love you like I did back in 2008, okay

Girl, I got whatever you want right here

I ain't never lettin' you leave, my dear

I'ma tie you up, and I'ma lock you away

You don't ever listen to the shit that I say

I'ma make you listen to me

I'ma make you listen to me

Smokin' on some loud

Out the motherfucking pound

I'ma give ya bitch an ounce for free

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ice /aɪs/ A1	noun - frozen water
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red fluid that circulates in the body
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to have a strong affection for
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from
tie /taɪ/ A2	verb - to fasten with a cord
lock /lɒk/ A2	verb - to fasten with a lock noun - a device for fastening
listen /ˈlɪsn/ A2	verb - to pay attention to sound
loud /laʊd/ B1	adjective - making a lot of noise
pound /paʊnd/ B1	noun - a unit of weight verb - to strike repeatedly
ounce /aʊns/ B1	noun - a unit of weight
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - mentally ill
whatever /ˌwɒtˈevər/ B2	pronoun - anything or everything
dear /dɪər/ B2	adjective - beloved
brains /breɪnz/ B2	noun - the organ of thought

Key Grammar Structures

• Ice in your veins, blood in your brain

  ➔ Noun phrases as objects of prepositions, metaphorical language

  ➔ The phrases "your veins" and "your brain" are objects of the prepositions "in". The entire line uses metaphorical language to describe intense emotional or physical state. The 'ice' and 'blood' aren't literal.

• I feel your pain, I think we're goin' insane

  ➔ Present simple for habitual action/state, contraction ('goin' for 'going')

  ➔ "I feel" expresses a current emotional state. "We're goin'" uses the present continuous to suggest a developing state of insanity, and the contraction 'goin'' is common in informal speech.

• I still love you like I did back in 2008, okay

  ➔ Past simple for completed action in the past, comparative structure ('like I did'), tag question ('okay')

  ➔ "did" is the past simple of 'do', showing a completed action in the past. "like I did" compares the current love to the love felt in 2008. "okay" functions as a tag question seeking confirmation.

• I'ma tie you up, and I'ma lock you away

  ➔ Informal future tense ('I'ma' for 'I am going to'), coordinating conjunction ('and'), imperative mood implied

  ➔ "I'ma" is a slang contraction of "I am going to". The sentence implies a threat or intention to control someone. The verbs 'tie' and 'lock' suggest forceful action.