500 Letters – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
500 letters from a stranger at my door
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500 letters' words, like scars no one can see
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It felt so innocent, a childish game
Lines of poetry without a name
Waves of paranoia washed upon the page
And soon obsession turned to rage
Why do you love me?
Why do you want to hurt me?
500 letters from a stranger at my door
500 weapons, I can't take it anymore
500 letters' words, like scars no one can see
500 secrets, slowly killing me
At the mercy of a violent hand
Drawing images in my head
I can't escape the way I feel inside
In every shadow, just a breath behind
Why do you love me?
Why do you want to hurt me?
500 letters from a stranger at my door
500 weapons, I can't take it anymore
500 letters' words, like scars no one can see
500 secrets, slowly killing me
...
They found the final letter lying by his side
A smile was on his face, cold as ice
One last message written only for me
"Now you won't forget, I'll see you in your dreams"
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500 letters from a stranger at my door
500 weapons, I can't take it anymore
500 letters' words, like scars no one can see
500 secrets, slowly killing me, oh
...
Key Vocabulary
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letter /ˈlɛtər/ A2 |
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stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ A2 |
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scars /skɑːr/ B1 |
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innocent /ˈɪnəsnt/ B1 |
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paranoia /ˌpærəˈnɔɪə/ B2 |
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obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/ B2 |
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rage /reɪdʒ/ B2 |
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weapons /ˈwɛpənz/ B2 |
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secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ B2 |
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hiding /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ B2 |
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violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ B2 |
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images /ˈɪmɪdʒɪz/ B1 |
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escape /ɪsˈkeɪp/ B2 |
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inside /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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500 letters from a stranger at my door
➔ Prepositional phrase
➔ The phrase "from a stranger" indicates the source of the letters.
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It felt so innocent, a childish game
➔ Past simple tense
➔ The verb "felt" is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action.
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Why do you love me?
➔ Interrogative sentence
➔ This sentence asks a question about the subject's feelings.
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500 secrets, slowly killing me
➔ Present continuous tense
➔ The phrase "slowly killing" uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.
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They found the final letter lying by his side
➔ Past simple tense with a participial phrase
➔ The verb "found" is in the past simple tense, and "lying by his side" is a participial phrase providing additional information.
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One last message written only for me
➔ Past participle used as an adjective
➔ The word "written" is a past participle that describes the noun "message."
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I'll see you in your dreams
➔ Future simple tense
➔ The phrase "I'll see" indicates a future action.
