Aftermath – English Lyrics

• By: MUSE
• Album: DRONES

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

War is all around

I'm growing tired of fighting

I've been drained and

I can't hide it

But I have strength for you

You're all that's real anymore

I am coming home now

I need your comfort

From this moment

From this moment

You will never be alone

We're bound together

Now and forever

The loneliness has gone

...

States are crumbling

Walls are rising high again

It's no place for the faint-hearted

But my heart is strong

Because now I know where I belong

It's you and I against the world

We are free

From this moment

From this moment

You will never be alone

We're bound together

Now and forever

The loneliness has gone

...

We've gone against the tide

All we have is each other now

I'm coming home now

I need your comfort

From this moment

From this moment

You will never be alone

We're bound together

Now and forever

The loneliness has gone

From this moment

From this moment

You will never be alone

We're bound together

Now and forever

The loneliness has gone

From this moment

From this moment

You will never be alone

We're bound together

Now and forever

The loneliness has gone

We're bound together

Now and forever

Loneliness has gone

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
war /wɔːr/ A1	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups within a nation
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A1	adjective - feeling a need to rest or sleep; exhausted
drained /dreɪnd/ B1	adjective - completely exhausted or devoid of energy
strength /streŋθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being physically strong or capable of exertion
comfort /ˈkʌmfərt/ A2	noun - a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint
loneliness /ˈloʊnliˌnɛs/ B1	noun - sadness because one has no friends or company
crumbling /ˈkrʌmblɪŋ/ B2	verb - to break into small pieces, typically as a result of decay or pressure
faint-hearted /feɪntˈhɑːrtɪd/ C1	adjective - lacking courage or resolution; timid
bound /baʊnd/ B1	verb - to be obliged to do something adjective - certain to happen or be the case
tide /taɪd/ B2	noun - the alternate rising and falling of the sea, caused by the attraction of the moon and sun verb - to cope with a difficult situation
real /riːl/ A1	adjective - actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact, not imagined or supposed
forever /fəˈrɛvər/ A1	adverb - for all future time; permanently
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move from a lower position to a higher one
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to put or keep (something) in a secret place where it cannot be seen
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not imprisoned or enslaved

Key Grammar Structures

• War is all around

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb 'is' indicates a permanent or general truth, describing a state that is always or generally true.

• I've been drained and I can't hide it

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I've been drained' uses the present perfect continuous to describe an action that started in the past and has effects in the present.

• You're all that's real anymore

  ➔ Present simple with contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'You're' is a shortened form of 'You are', commonly used in spoken and informal English.

• From this moment

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'From this moment' uses the preposition 'from' to indicate a starting point in time.

• We're bound together

  ➔ Present simple with contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'We're' is a shortened form of 'We are', used to convey a sense of unity and permanence.

• The loneliness has gone

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase 'has gone' uses the present perfect to indicate an action that occurred in the past and has a result in the present.

• It's no place for the faint-hearted

  ➔ Present simple with contraction and negation

  ➔ The contraction 'It's' is a shortened form of 'It is', and the negation 'no' is used to emphasize the absence of suitability for the faint-hearted.

• We are free

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb 'are' in the present simple tense asserts a state of being that is true in the present.