A Match Into Water – English Lyrics

• By: Pierce The Veil
• Album: Collide With The Sky

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be an incredibly rewarding experience, and Pierce The Veil's “A Match Into Water” offers a powerful entry point into the emotional and poetic side of English. This song is special not only for its raw energy but also for its deeply personal and ultimately uplifting story of love and survival. By exploring the lyrics, you can learn vocabulary related to intense emotions, struggle, and resilience, all within the dynamic context of post-hardcore music.

[English]

Let's go!

...

I kissed the scars on her skin

I still think you're beautiful

And I don't ever wanna lose my best friend

I screamed out, "God you vulture!

Bring her back or take me with her!"

Tear it down, break the barricades

I wanna see what sound it makes

I hate this flavor with a passion and I fucking hate the aftertaste

How does it feel, how does it feel?

How does it feel? Well, it feels like I'm on fire

Wake up, I know you can hear me

Make me a promise here tonight

Love like a tidal wave

Dreamless in early graves

I never want it to be this way

The chemicals will bring you home again

This is it, when it's done we can say that

When it's sudden death, we fight back

(Oh, yeah, this was just as I suspected)

Pretend like I don't entice you

I've seen you circling the sky above my head

You traitor! I will never be taken for granted again

Keep digging holes in the desert

Say a prayer for you, I know that you're in pain

But if we die at the same time, does it still scare you?

Make me a promise here tonight (let's go!)

Dreamless in early graves

I never want it to be this way

The chemicals will bring you home again

This is it, when it's done, we can say that

Oh my God, we're not gonna make it

We will bring the tidal wave

We will bring the tidal wave

We will bring the tidal wave

We will bring the tidal wave

We will bring the tidal wave

We will bring the tidal wave

We will bring the tidal wave and nothing will remain

...

She's mine

You stay away from her, it's not her time

'Cause, baby, I'm the one

Who haunts her dreams at night

Until she's satisfied

...

Make me a promise here tonight

Love like a tidal wave

Dreamless in early graves

I never want it to be this way

The chemicals will bring you home again

This is it, when it's done, we can say that

When it's sudden death, we fight back

Go!

...

Fuck it

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
scar /skɑːr/ B2	noun - a mark left on the skin after a wound has healed
vulture /ˈvʌl.tʃər/ C1	noun - a bird that feeds on carrion
tear /tɪər/ B2	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye verb - to rip or split apart
barrier /ˈbæriər/ B2	noun - a structure that prevents movement or access
flavor /ˈfleɪvər/ B1	noun - the taste of a particular food or drink
passion /ˈpæʃ.ən/ B2	noun - strong emotion or enthusiasm
fire /faɪər/ B1	noun - the combustion of material to produce heat and light
promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ B2	noun - a commitment to do or not do something
death /dɛθ/ B2	noun - the end of life
wave /weɪv/ A2	noun - a moving ridge of water on the surface of a sea or lake verb - to move in a sweeping motion
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ B2	verb - to stay in the same place or condition
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to engage in physical combat or struggle

Key Grammar Structures

• I kissed the scars on her skin

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ Used to describe an action completed in the past.

• Bring her back or take me with her!

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ Expresses a command, request, or instruction.

• How does it feel?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence using 'does' (question form present simple)

  ➔ Forming a question in the present simple tense with 'does'.

• I never want it to be this way

  ➔ Use of 'never' with 'want' to express strong negation or desire

  ➔ Expressing a strong negation or wish not to have something happen.

• We will bring the tidal wave

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' for predictions or decisions

  ➔ Expressing a decision or prediction about the future.

• Who haunts her dreams at night

  ➔ Present tense verb 'haunts' describing a habitual action

  ➔ Using the present tense to describe a regular or ongoing action.

• Make me a promise here tonight

  ➔ Imperative mood with indirect object 'me'

  ➔ Giving a command or request directed at the speaker.