Black Sorrow – English Lyrics

• By: Gary

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Translation: Enn

Deep, dark shadows

Quiet despair

Slowly sinking into it, like quicksand

I can't reach you

Still I dream

Of myself, so small Standing next to you

So black, black as it can be

Tides drown out the road before me

My heart a dark cell

Like a black, black sorrow

A story of such woe

This love of my dreams can only end In abandonment

Lamentations, and lonely bloodstains

My parting gift.

For nights I waited

Endlessly waited

Imagining that one day, your fingertips

Would touch me

And that I would be Reflected in those eyes

Falling stars, red like fireballs

Light up the inky plains

Revealing its scars in the night

So black, black as it can be

Waves drown out the road before me

My heart a dark cell

Like a black, black sorrow

A story of such woe

This love of my dreams can only end In abandonment

Lamentations, and lonely bloodstains

And

Black, black sorrow

My whole life, I've chased

Your gaze that has avoided me

Black sorrow

Even if you turn away from me

Black sorrow

Even if I go against the light

Black sorrow

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shadows /ˈʃæd.oʊz/ B2	noun - dark shape cast by an object blocking light
despair /dɪsˈpɛər/ B2	noun - the complete loss or absence of hope
quicksand /ˈkwɪkˌsænd/ C1	noun - sand that yields easily under pressure and can trap a person
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - to stretch out an arm in order to touch or grasp something
dreams /driːmz/ B1	noun - series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or attachment to someone or something
sorrow /ˈsɒroʊ/ B2	noun - feeling of deep distress caused by loss or disappointment
abandonment /əˈbændənmənt/ C1	noun - the act of giving up or deserting someone or something
bloodstains /ˈblʌdˌsteɪnz/ C2	noun - marks left by blood due to bleeding or injury
reflected /rɪˈflɛktɪd/ C1	adjective - shown or represented by a mirror or surface
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move downward through gravity
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - celestial bodies visible at night

Key Grammar Structures

• Deep, dark shadows

  ➔ Adjective Order

  ➔ In English, adjectives are often ordered as: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose. Here, 'deep' (opinion) comes before 'dark' (color).

• Slowly sinking into it, like quicksand

  ➔ Present Continuous for Actions in Progress

  ➔ The phrase 'Slowly sinking' uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now. 'Slowly' is an adverb modifying the verb 'sinking'.

• I can't reach you

  ➔ Modal Verb for Ability

  ➔ The modal verb 'can't' is used to express inability. It negates the ability to perform the action 'reach'.

• So black, black as it can be

  ➔ Degree of Comparison

  ➔ The phrase uses 'as...as' to express the highest degree of comparison, emphasizing how black the sorrow is.

• My heart a dark cell

  ➔ Appositive

  ➔ The phrase 'a dark cell' is an appositive that renames or explains 'my heart', providing more detail about its state.

• This love of my dreams can only end

  ➔ Modal Verb for Necessity

  ➔ The modal verb 'can only' expresses necessity or limitation, indicating that the love can end in no other way.

• For nights I waited

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase for Time

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'for nights' indicates the duration of the action 'waited', specifying how long the waiting occurred.

• Even if you turn away from me

  ➔ Conditional Clause

  ➔ The clause 'even if you turn away from me' is a conditional clause that introduces a hypothetical situation, indicating a possible action and its consequence.