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B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 00:00
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 00:03
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 00:06
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 00:09
Cold and black inside this coffin 00:12
Cause you all try to keep me down 00:15
How it feels to be forgotten 00:18
But you'll never forget me now 00:20
Enemies clawing at my eyes 00:24
I scratch and bleed, just to stay alive, yeah 00:26
The zombies come out at night 00:29
They'll never catch me 00:32
They'll never catch me 00:34
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 00:35
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 00:38
Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning 00:41
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline 00:44
We are young, we are strong, we will rise 00:47
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight 00:50
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line 00:53
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light 00:56
Full of love, full of light, full of fight 00:59
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight 01:01
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 01:05
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 01:08
Break the skin, you spread like poison 01:11
Dying slow when we all attack 01:14
How it feels to be the broken 01:17
You took a piece, now I'm biting back 01:20
Enemies clawing at my eyes 01:23
I scratch and bleed, just to stay alive, yeah 01:25
The zombies come out at night 01:29
They'll never catch me 01:31
They'll never catch me 01:33
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 01:34
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 01:38
Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning 01:40
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline 01:43
We are young, we are strong, we will rise 01:47
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight 01:49
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line 01:52
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light 01:55
Full of love, full of light, full of fight 01:58
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight 02:01
Back, back, back from the dead tonight 02:09
Deep down, for the count 02:14
Don't you dare count me out 02:15
Never break, never bow 02:18
Never beg, not a doubt 02:20
The zombies come out at night 02:25
They'll never catch me 02:28
They'll never catch me 02:29
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 02:32
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 02:35
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 02:38
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back 02:41
Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning 02:44
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline 02:47
We are young, we are strong, we will rise 02:50
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight 02:53
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line 02:56
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light 02:59
Full of love, full of light, full of fight 03:02
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight 03:04
Back, back, back from the dead tonight 03:14
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Dead tonight 03:19
(B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back) 03:20
Back from the dead tonight 03:21
(B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back) 03:23
Dead tonight 03:25
(B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back) 03:26
Back from the dead tonight 03:27
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Back From The Dead – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

Explore Skillet's defiant track "Back From The Dead," a high-energy rock anthem that embodies resilience and a refusal to be defeated. This song provides an opportunity to learn empowering vocabulary and explore themes of overcoming adversity, all while enjoying Skillet's signature blend of rock and Christian undertones .

[English]

B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
Cold and black inside this coffin
Cause you all try to keep me down
How it feels to be forgotten
But you'll never forget me now
Enemies clawing at my eyes
I scratch and bleed, just to stay alive, yeah
The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline
We are young, we are strong, we will rise
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light
Full of love, full of light, full of fight
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
Break the skin, you spread like poison
Dying slow when we all attack
How it feels to be the broken
You took a piece, now I'm biting back
Enemies clawing at my eyes
I scratch and bleed, just to stay alive, yeah
The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline
We are young, we are strong, we will rise
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light
Full of love, full of light, full of fight
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
Back, back, back from the dead tonight
Deep down, for the count
Don't you dare count me out
Never break, never bow
Never beg, not a doubt
The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline
We are young, we are strong, we will rise
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light
Full of love, full of light, full of fight
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
Back, back, back from the dead tonight
(B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back)
Dead tonight
(B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back)
Back from the dead tonight
(B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back)
Dead tonight
(B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back)
Back from the dead tonight

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Vocabulary Meanings

back

/bæk/

A1
  • adverb
  • - to or toward the rear

dead

/dɛd/

A1
  • adjective
  • - no longer alive

light

/laɪt/

A1
  • noun
  • - something that makes things visible or affords illumination
  • verb
  • - to make something start to burn

burning

/ˈbɜrnɪŋ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - on fire; producing flames

fight

/faɪt/

B1
  • verb
  • - to take part in a violent struggle
  • noun
  • - a violent confrontation

alive

/əˈlaɪv/

B1
  • adjective
  • - living; not dead

enemies

/ˈɛnəmiz/

B2
  • noun
  • - people who are actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

zombies

/ˈzɑmbiz/

B2
  • noun
  • - a fictional undead being created through the reanimation of a human corpse

adrenaline

/əˈdrɛnəˌlɪn/

C1
  • noun
  • - a hormone released in response to stress or excitement

strong

/strɔŋ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - having power or strength

rise

/raɪz/

B1
  • verb
  • - to move from a lower position to a higher one

count

/kaʊnt/

A2
  • verb
  • - to determine the total number of something

piece

/piːs/

A2
  • noun
  • - a portion of an object or material

scratch

/skrætʃ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to mark the surface of something with a sharp object

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