Barbwire Kiss – English Lyrics

• By: Night Club
• Album: Masochist

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting verb - to touch with the lips
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the bodies of people and animals
hurt /hɜrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury noun - pain or injury
shame /ʃeɪm/ B2	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
wickedness /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ C1	noun - the quality of being evil or morally wrong
isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/ C1	noun - the state of being separated from others
masochist /ˈmæsəˌkɪst/ C2	noun - a person who derives pleasure from their own pain or humiliation
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to break free from confinement or control
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important
place /pleɪs/ A2	verb - to put something in a particular position
turn /tɜrn/ A2	verb - to move in a circular direction around a central point
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze in a specified direction
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes
key /kiː/ A1	noun - a small piece of metal that is used to open or close a lock

Key Grammar Structures

• I know something that you don't know

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense to express a fact or a general truth.

• Hurts when I come

  ➔ Present simple tense with a subordinate clause

  ➔ The main clause 'Hurts' is in the present simple, while 'when I come' is a subordinate clause indicating the time.

• A shame I can't resist

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' in negative form

  ➔ The phrase expresses inability or lack of permission using the modal verb 'can' in its negative form.

• Taste of my blood on your lips

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'Taste of my blood' is a noun phrase that serves as the subject or object in a sentence.

• Trapped inside your wickedness

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective

  ➔ The word 'trapped' is a past participle that describes the state of being confined.

• I don't even know why

  ➔ Negative form with emphasis

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes the speaker's lack of knowledge using the negative form 'don't know'.

• But I need the pain of your barbwire

  ➔ Coordinating conjunction 'but'

  ➔ The conjunction 'but' is used to contrast two ideas or clauses.