Automatic Sun – English Lyrics

• By: The Warning
• Album: Keep Me Fed

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of toxic relationships and co-dependence with The Warning's "Automatic Sun." Through vivid lyrics and a dynamic rock sound, this song offers a chance to delve into the complexities of emotions and the struggle for freedom, all while enjoying the band's signature harmonic complexity and powerful musicality.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - complete absence of sound
nails /neɪlz/ A1	noun - a small metal spike with a broadened head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg or support
weight /weɪt/ A2	noun - a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing
headache /ˈhedeɪk/ B1	noun - a continuous pain in the head
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire or heat
automatic /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/ B1	adjective - working by itself with little or no direct human control
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a reflective surface, now typically of glass coated with a metallic substance, that reflects a clear image verb - to be similar to or reflect
reach /riːtʃ/ B1	noun - the extent or distance to which someone or something can reach or extend verb - to extend as far as
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - cause pain or injury to noun - emotional or physical pain
addiction /əˈdɪkʃən/ B2	noun - the state of being compulsively committed to something
psychosomatic /ˌsaɪkəsəˈmætɪk/ C1	adjective - relating to or involving both mind and body
crawl /krɔːl/ B1	verb - move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm high on the freedom, But somehow you still got me trapped

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective ('trapped')

  ➔ The word "trapped" is the past participle of the verb 'trap,' and it's used here as an adjective to describe the speaker. It means 'unable to escape from a place or situation.'

• The silence at midnight just feels like your nails down my back

  ➔ Simile ('like')

  ➔ This sentence uses "like" to compare the feeling of silence to the unpleasant sensation of nails scratching down someone's back. It's a simile used to create a vivid and negative image.

• Will you be my mirror, reflect what I need?

  ➔ Modal Verb ('will') for future possibility/request

  ➔ "Will" is used here not to express a simple future tense, but rather as a request or a question exploring a future possibility. The speaker is asking if the other person *can* and *is willing to* be their mirror.

• The way you hurt me is never enough

  ➔ Adverb of Frequency ('never')

  ➔ "Never" is an adverb of frequency that indicates that something does not happen at all. It emphasizes the continuous and insufficient nature of the hurt.

• This addiction's hard to give up

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose ('to give up')

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to give up" explains the purpose or reason why the addiction is hard. It clarifies what is difficult – the act of giving up the addiction.

• If you want it all, then just take it

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Zero Conditional or First Conditional based on interpretation)

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence. It can be interpreted as zero conditional if it's seen as a general truth (If someone desires everything, they should simply acquire it). It can also be interpreted as a first conditional, expressing a specific situation and a possible consequence in the future ('If you desire it now, go ahead and take it'). The "then" is often omitted in informal speech.

• Look what you're doing to me

  ➔ Interrogative Pronoun in Exclamatory Sentence ('What')

  ➔ While "what" is typically used to ask questions, here it introduces an exclamatory sentence expressing strong emotion. The phrase highlights the dramatic and significant impact the other person's actions have on the speaker.