Addict of the Gallery – English Lyrics

• By: Faith Marie
• Album: Addict of the Gallery

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and introspective world of Faith Marie's "Addict of the Gallery." This alt-pop track offers a unique lyrical depth, exploring profound themes of pain, growth, and self-acceptance. Its evocative language provides a rich opportunity for English learners to engage with nuanced emotional expression and metaphorical storytelling, making it a compelling song to explore the power of words in conveying complex human experiences.

[English]

I play Russian roulette with my sleep every night

Collecting more wrinkles underneath my eyes

If only I could tell you how much I love

The pain and the struggle

I'm addicted to the sorrow

Guess I turned something bad into something worse

I'd rather be alone and maybe that's how this works

I've gotten so used to the feeling of rejection

Set myself up with these expectations

God really likes to test me

But the way I like to see it is

More material, feeling low

Taking scraps from destruction

Building me up again

Sculpted with melodies carved in the crevices

But I stand alone

Only to admire

Never to touch

Reach out with my hands

But it never connects

I'm a complicated mess that I've come to accept

So go ahead and disappoint me

I'll always feel isolated and lonely

It's part of being a showpiece

I'm addicted to the artistry

I'm hanging up in a room full of silence

Bleeding colors from the pain and the violence

Don't I look so beautifully tragic?

I'm hanging up like a dying bouquet

Drying out like a half-eaten pastry

Don't I look so beautifully tragic?

I'm addicted to the gallery

...

Friends and family wonder what happened to me

Constantly asking me, "Do you think you're happy?" No, I'm not

But I'm happy to know the worse that I feel the more that I grow

Migraines and bad days

Madness and caffeine

I welcome you with open arms and a handful of Advil

It's hard to win it all

But I'll never settle for less

They say to live in the present but it's too hard to digest

So I live for the future

And for who I'll become

But I'd be lying if I said I'm not afraid of her now

I think she wants to destroy me

Piece by piece

But man I can't wait to meet her

She sounds just like poetry

I'm hanging up in a room full of silence

Bleeding colors from the pain and the violence

Don't I look so beautifully tragic?

I'm hanging up like a dying bouquet

Drying out like a half-eaten pastry

Don't I look so beautifully tragic?

I'm addicted to the gallery

Every inch of me is aching

Knowing there's a space awaiting

For me to fill

In a gallery for bigger things

I'm getting slightly claustrophobic

Too big for the frame that's holding

All I can be

I want to roam free, the world is my gallery

I'm hanging up in a room full of silence

Bleeding colors from the pain and the violence

Don't I look so beautifully tragic?

I'm hanging up like a dying bouquet

Drying out like a half-eaten pastry

Don't I look so beautifully tragic?

I'm addicted to the gallery

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
addict /ˈædɪkt/ B2	noun - a person who is unable to stop taking drugs verb - to cause someone to become dependent on something
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
struggle /ˈstrʌɡl/ B1	noun - a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack verb - to make a strenuous or labored effort
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - the absence of sound
gallery /ˈɡæləri/ B2	noun - a room or building for the display of art
beautifully /ˈbjuːtɪfəli/ B2	adverb - in a beautiful manner
tragic /ˈtrædʒɪk/ B2	adjective - causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow
expectation /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/ B2	noun - a strong belief that something will happen or be the case
destruction /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/ B2	noun - the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired
violence /ˈvaɪələns/ B2	noun - behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
migrate /ˈmaɪɡreɪt/ B2	verb - to move from one region or habitat to another
claustrophobic /ˌklɔːstrəˈfoʊbɪk/ C1	adjective - having an extreme or irrational fear of confined places
accept /əkˈsɛpt/ B1	verb - to receive something offered

Key Grammar Structures

• I play Russian roulette with my sleep every night.

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense to describe a habitual action.

• Guess I turned something bad into something worse.

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The past simple tense is used to describe an action that has already happened.

• I'm addicted to the artistry.

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing state or action.

• It's hard to win it all.

  ➔ Infinitive phrase

  ➔ The infinitive phrase 'to win it all' expresses purpose or intention.

• I think she wants to destroy me.

  ➔ Present simple tense with a noun clause

  ➔ The present simple tense is used here to express a belief or thought.

• Every inch of me is aching.

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense indicates a current state of discomfort.

• I'm getting slightly claustrophobic.

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe a developing feeling.