25 – English Lyrics

• By: The Pretty Reckless
• Album: Death By Rock And Roll

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and reflective lyrics of The Pretty Reckless' "25" to truly grasp the nuances of English expression in rock music. This autobiographical track, born from profound personal experience and marking a turning point for the band, offers an authentic insight into themes of struggle, survival, and hope. Its powerful, cinematic soundscape and Taylor Momsen's emotive vocal delivery make it a compelling song for understanding emotional depth and narrative in English songwriting.

[English]

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♪ YEAR ONE WAS LOTS OF FUN ♪

♪ BUT NOTHIN' LASTS FOREVER IN MY DREAMS ♪

♪ AND TWO, I FOLLOWED YOU ♪

♪ BECAUSE YOU KNEW THE WAY OR SO IT SEEMED ♪

♪ AND THREE, I STILL BELIEVED ♪

♪ THAT WE WOULD BE BECOMING DESTINY ♪

♪ AND FOUR, I WANTED MORE ♪

♪ BUT YOU WERE MOVIN' ON TO BETTER THINGS ♪

♪ AT TWENTY-FIVE AND STILL ALIVE ♪

♪ MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED FOR A MAN ♪

♪ AT TWENTY-FIVE, ALL HOPE HAS DIED ♪

♪ AND THE GLASS OF MY INTENTIONS TURNS TO SAND ♪

♪ AND SHATTERS IN MY HAND ♪

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♪ OH, OH, OH ♪

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♪ FIVE TO SIX, A LIE, A KISS ♪

♪ THE SECRETS THAT WERE SERVED, WE'D NEVER SAY ♪

♪ SKIP TO EIGHT, WE CALLED IT FATE ♪

♪ TO LIVE, TO LET US DIE ANOTHER DAY ♪

♪ AND NINE, I SAW THE SIGNS ♪

♪ REFLECTED IN THE BARREL OF A GUN ♪

♪ TEN, WE'RE HERE AGAIN ♪

♪ AND THOSE WHO LOVED ME BURNED UP IN THE SUN ♪

♪ AT TWENTY-FIVE AND STILL ALIVE ♪

♪ MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED FOR A MAN ♪

♪ AT TWENTY-FIVE, ALL HOPE HAS DIED ♪

♪ AND THE GLASS OF MY INTENTIONS TURNS TO SAND ♪

♪ AND SHATTERS IN MY HAND ♪

♪ SHATTERS IN MY HAND ♪

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♪ FROM ELEVEN, TWELVE, I HELD THE FUTURE IN MY GRASP ♪

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♪ AND ALL THROUGH MY TEENS, I SCREAMED I MAY NOT LIVE MUCH PAST ♪

♪ TWENTY-ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR ♪

♪ TWENTY-ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR ♪

♪ TWENTY-ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR ♪

♪ ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR ♪

♪ AT TWENTY-FIVE AND STILL ALIVE ♪

♪ MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED FOR A MAN ♪

♪ AT TWENTY-FIVE, ALL HOPE HAS DIED ♪

♪ AND THE GLASS OF MY INTENTIONS ♪

♪ THE GLASS OF MY INTENTIONS ♪

♪ THE GLASS OF MY INTENTIONS TURNS TO SAND ♪

♪ IT SHATTERS IN MY HAND ♪

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♪ SHATTERS IN MY HAND ♪

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♪ IN MY HAND ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dreams /driːmz/ B2	noun - visions, images, or thoughts experienced during sleep or in the mind
destiny /ˈdɛstɪni/ B2	noun - the predetermined or inevitable course of events
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen
glass /ɡlæs/ A2	noun - a transparent material used to make windows and containers
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the prehensile part of the arm used for holding, moving, or manipulating objects
shatters /ˈʃætərz/ B2	verb - to break into many small pieces suddenly
burned /bərnd/ B1	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire
secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ B2	noun - pieces of information kept hidden from others
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control regarded as determined by a supernatural power
believed /bɪˈliːvd/ B2	verb - to accept as true or to have faith in

Key Grammar Structures

• Much longer than expected for a man

  ➔ Comparative phrase used with 'than' to show difference

  ➔ 'than' is used to compare two things, indicating the first is more or less of a quality

• The glass of my intentions turns to sand

  ➔ Metaphor using 'turns to' to describe transformation or change

  ➔ 'turns to' indicates a transformation from one state to another, often metaphorical

• All hope has died

  ➔ Present perfect tense indicating a state resulting from a completed action

  ➔ 'has died' is in the present perfect tense, showing the state of hope ending in the recent or present moment

• Skip to eight, we called it fate

  ➔ Imperative verb 'skip' followed by 'to' indicating movement or transition

  ➔ 'skip' is used as a command instructing to move ahead or past something, followed by 'to' for destination or point in time

• Reflected in the barrel of a gun

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating where the signs were seen or reflected

  ➔ The phrase 'in the barrel of a gun' specifies the exact location where the reflection or signs can be seen

• And the secrets that were served, we'd never say

  ➔ Relative clause describing 'secrets' with passive construction 'were served'

  ➔ The clause 'that were served' is a relative clause in passive voice, describing secrets that were given or shared but not disclosed

• And I still believed that we would be becoming destiny

  ➔ Use of 'would be becoming' as a future continuous expression, indicating ongoing process in the future

  ➔ 'would be becoming' indicates an ongoing or developing process in the future, expressing hope or belief that something is in progress