A Grey so Dark – English Lyrics

• By: Trivium
• Album: In Waves

Lyrics & Translation

Discover a different side of Trivium with "A Grey so Dark." This melodic track offers a great opportunity to explore the English language through its evocative and open-ended lyrics. The song's themes of change and renewal can spark interesting discussions, while its more accessible rock style makes it a unique entry point into the band's diverse catalog. It’s a perfect example of how music can convey powerful emotions and stories, even without a single, definitive meaning.

[English]

Ripping out the feelings used to hold me in to place

Breaking through the structures I unfold at my disgrace

I'm digging deeper

To lay my misery down

Into the water so that it may drown

A grey, a grey so dark

It moves in silence and kills again

A grey, a grey so dark

I lose myself and embrace the end

Swallowing the ashes of a newly burned down dream

Tasting only charred remains of cured and better me

I'm digging deeper

To lay my misery down

Into the water so that it may drown

A grey, a grey so dark

It moves in silence and kills again

A grey, a grey so dark

I lose myself and embrace the end

...

I burst, not bleed, I'm pulled into the undertow

I burst, not bleed, I'm swallowed by the great below

...

A grey, a grey so dark

It moves in silence and kills again

A grey, a grey so dark

I lose myself and embrace the end

A grey so dark (still blinding me)

A grey so dark (still blinding me)

A grey so dark (still blinding me)

A grey so dark

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feelings /ˈfiː.lɪŋz/ B1	noun - emotions or sensations
disgrace /dɪsˈɡreɪs/ B2	noun - loss of reputation or respect
structure /ˈstrʌk.tʃər/ B2	noun - arrangement or organization of parts
misery /ˈmɪz.ər.i/ B2	noun - great suffering or distress
drown /draʊn/ B2	verb - to die by suffocation in water
silence /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ A2	noun - absence of sound
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light
darkness /ˈdɑːr.nəs/ B1	noun - absence of light
ashes /ˈæʃ.ɪz/ B2	noun - what remains after burning
burned /bɜːrnd/ B2	adjective - damaged or charred by fire
darker /ˈdɑːr.kər/ B2	adjective - comparative of dark, more obscure
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B1	verb - to hold someone closely in arms as a sign of affection
burst /bɜːrst/ B2	verb - to break open or apart suddenly noun - a sudden outbreak of something
pull /pʊl/ A2	verb - to exert force on something to move it toward oneself

Key Grammar Structures

• Ripping out the feelings used to hold me in to place

  ➔ Present participle used as a gerund.

  ➔ The phrase "Ripping out" shows an action in progress.

• I'm digging deeper

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The use of "I'm digging" indicates an ongoing action.

• Into the water so that it may drown

  ➔ Purpose clause with 'so that'.

  ➔ The phrase "so that it may drown" explains the intention behind the action.

• I lose myself and embrace the end

  ➔ Simple present tense.

  ➔ The phrase "I lose myself" indicates a habitual action.

• I burst, not bleed, I'm pulled into the undertow

  ➔ Compound sentence with contrasting clauses.

  ➔ The use of "not bleed" contrasts with the first clause, emphasizing the action.

• A grey, a grey so dark

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of "a grey" emphasizes the depth of the color.

• Swallowing the ashes of a newly burned down dream

  ➔ Gerund phrase as the subject.

  ➔ The phrase "Swallowing the ashes" acts as the subject of the sentence.