A Reason To Fight – English Lyrics

• By: Disturbed
• Album: Evolution

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into Disturbed's "A Reason To Fight," an acoustic-driven ballad that offers a powerful message of hope and resilience in the face of addiction and depression. Through its poignant lyrics and heartfelt delivery, you can explore the nuances of English vocabulary related to mental health and human struggle, making it a meaningful and educational song that encourages empathy and understanding.

[English]

The image in your eyes

Reflecting the pain that has taken you

I hear it in your voice, so ridden with shame

From what's ailing you

I won't give up so don't give in

You've fallen down but you can rise again

So don't give up

When the demon that's inside you is ready to begin

And it feels like it's a battle that you will never win

When you're aching for the fire and begging for your sin

When there's nothing left inside, there's still a reason to fight

...

Lost in your world of lies

I find it so hard to believe in you

Can it be real this time?

Or just a part of this game that we're playing through

...

I won't give up so don't give in

You've fallen down but you will rise again

I won't give up

When the demon that's inside you is ready to begin

And it feels like it's a battle that you will never win

When you're aching for the fire and begging for your sin

When there's nothing left inside, there's still a reason to fight

...

Don't let it take your soul

Look at me take control

When knowing to fight this war

This is nothing worth dying for

Are you ready to begin?

This is a battle that we are gonna win

When you're aching for the fire and begging for your sin

When there's nothing left inside, there's still a reason

When the demon that's inside you is ready to begin

And it feels like it's a battle that you will never win

When you're aching for the fire and begging for your sin

When there's nothing left inside, there's still a reason to fight

I'll be your reason to fight

Give you a reason to fight

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to use physical force to try to defeat another person or group
reason /ˈriːzən/ A2	noun - a cause or explanation for something
demon /ˈdiːmən/ B2	noun - an evil spirit or devil
battle /ˈbætl̩/ B1	noun - a fight between armies or groups of people
win /wɪn/ A1	verb - to be the best or most successful in a competition or struggle
give up /ɡɪv ʌp/ A2	phrasal verb - to stop trying to do something
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move from a lower position to a higher one; to get up after falling
fallen /ˈfɔːlən/ B1	verb - past participle of fall; to drop down adjective - having dropped down; defeated
aching /ˈeɪkɪŋ/ B2	verb - present participle of ache; to feel continuous pain adjective - feeling continuous pain; longing
begging /ˈbeɡɪŋ/ B2	verb - to ask for something in an urgent or emotional way
sin /sɪn/ B2	noun - an offense against religious or moral law
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual part of a person believed to exist after death
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - a feeling of physical or mental suffering
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - a feeling of guilt or embarrassment
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior verb - to have power over something
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between countries or groups

Key Grammar Structures

• The image in your eyes

  ➔ Genitive Case

  ➔ The phrase uses the preposition 'in' to show possession or association. The image is *within* or *associated with* your eyes. It's a common way to express where something is located or experienced.

• I won't give up so don't give in

  ➔ Negative Imperative & Future with 'will'

  ➔ 'I won't' is a contraction of 'I will not' expressing a future intention. 'Don't give in' is a negative imperative, a direct command *not* to do something. The 'so' acts as a conjunction showing consequence.

• When the demon that's inside you is ready to begin

  ➔ Relative Clause & Present Continuous

  ➔ 'that' introduces a relative clause modifying 'demon'. 'is ready to begin' uses the present continuous to describe an action that is about to happen. The phrase 'that's inside you' is a reduced relative clause.

• Are you ready to begin?

  ➔ Question Tag & Infinitive

  ➔ This is a direct question. 'to begin' is an infinitive, functioning as part of the question. It's a simple, direct inquiry.