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(crowd cheering) (tranquil guitar music) 00:00
♪ Ohh, oh, yeah ♪ 00:21
♪ My cup runneth over ♪ (tranquil guitar music) 00:24
♪ Like blood from a stone ♪ (tranquil rhythmic music) 00:31
♪ These stand for me ♪ (upbeat rock music) 00:41
♪ Name your god and bleed the freak ♪ 00:45
♪ I'd like to see ♪ 00:49
♪ How you all would bleed for me ♪ 00:53
♪ When the pig runs slower, slower ♪ 01:00
♪ Let the arrow fly, fly ♪ 01:04
♪ When the sin lies bolder, bolder ♪ 01:09
♪ I'll pluck out thine eye, I'll pluck out thine eye ♪ 01:12
♪ These stand for me ♪ 01:16
♪ Name your god and bleed the freak ♪ 01:20
♪ I'd like to see ♪ 01:24
♪ How you all would bleed for me ♪ 01:28
♪ If you scorn my lover, lover ♪ 01:33
♪ Satan got your thigh, thigh ♪ 01:37
♪ If you steal in hunger, hunger ♪ 01:41
♪ I will kick you when you try ♪ 01:45
♪ These stand for me ♪ (upbeat rock music) 01:49
♪ Name your god and bleed the freak ♪ 01:52
♪ I'd like to see ♪ 01:57
♪ How you all would bleed for me, yeah ♪ 02:01
(upbeat rock guitar riff) (upbeat drum beat) 02:06
(tranquil rock guitar music) 02:20
♪ Ooh, ooh, oh, ooh ♪ 02:28
♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah ♪ (rhythmic guitar music) 02:40
♪ All these things that you've done for me ♪ 02:46
♪ Have left me so fucking tired, yeah ♪ 02:50
♪ Ooh, oh, ooh ♪ (rhythmic rock music) 03:00
♪ I'm not saying that you haven't done a lot of good ♪ 03:05
♪ But if there's one thing you can do ♪ 03:09
♪ Bleed for me ♪ 03:12
♪ Bleed for me ♪ (upbeat drumbeat) 03:16
♪ These stand for me ♪ (upbeat rock music) 03:22
♪ Name your god and bleed the freak ♪ 03:26
♪ I'd like to see ♪ 03:30
♪ How you all would bleed for me ♪ 03:34
♪ These stand for me ♪ 03:39
♪ Name your god and bleed the freak ♪ 03:43
♪ I'd like to see ♪ 03:47
♪ How you all would bleed for me ♪ 03:51
(crowd cheering) 03:59

Bleed The Freak

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Alice In Chains
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Lyrics:

[English]

(crowd cheering) (tranquil guitar music)

♪ Ohh, oh, yeah ♪

♪ My cup runneth over ♪ (tranquil guitar music)

♪ Like blood from a stone ♪ (tranquil rhythmic music)

♪ These stand for me ♪ (upbeat rock music)

♪ Name your god and bleed the freak ♪

♪ I'd like to see ♪

♪ How you all would bleed for me ♪

♪ When the pig runs slower, slower ♪

♪ Let the arrow fly, fly ♪

♪ When the sin lies bolder, bolder ♪

♪ I'll pluck out thine eye, I'll pluck out thine eye ♪

♪ These stand for me ♪

♪ Name your god and bleed the freak ♪

♪ I'd like to see ♪

♪ How you all would bleed for me ♪

♪ If you scorn my lover, lover ♪

♪ Satan got your thigh, thigh ♪

♪ If you steal in hunger, hunger ♪

♪ I will kick you when you try ♪

♪ These stand for me ♪ (upbeat rock music)

♪ Name your god and bleed the freak ♪

♪ I'd like to see ♪

♪ How you all would bleed for me, yeah ♪

(upbeat rock guitar riff) (upbeat drum beat)

(tranquil rock guitar music)

♪ Ooh, ooh, oh, ooh ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah ♪ (rhythmic guitar music)

♪ All these things that you've done for me ♪

♪ Have left me so fucking tired, yeah ♪

♪ Ooh, oh, ooh ♪ (rhythmic rock music)

♪ I'm not saying that you haven't done a lot of good ♪

♪ But if there's one thing you can do ♪

♪ Bleed for me ♪

♪ Bleed for me ♪ (upbeat drumbeat)

♪ These stand for me ♪ (upbeat rock music)

♪ Name your god and bleed the freak ♪

♪ I'd like to see ♪

♪ How you all would bleed for me ♪

♪ These stand for me ♪

♪ Name your god and bleed the freak ♪

♪ I'd like to see ♪

♪ How you all would bleed for me ♪

(crowd cheering)

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Grammar:

  • My cup runneth over

    ➔ Archaic Verb Form / Third-person singular present indicative

    ➔ The word "runneth" is an archaic (old-fashioned) form of the verb "runs" (third-person singular present tense). This form was common in English from the 14th to 17th centuries, particularly in religious texts like the King James Bible ("My cup runneth over," Psalm 23:5). It adds a solemn or biblical tone.

  • Name your god and bleed the freak

    ➔ Imperative Mood / Compound Command

    ➔ This line uses the imperative mood to give two direct commands: "Name your god" and "bleed the freak." The imperative form is used to express orders, requests, or instructions, typically without an explicit subject (the subject "you" is implied). The conjunction "and" links these two commands.

  • I'd like to see

    ➔ Conditional Expression of Desire / Contraction of "would like"

    "I'd like to see" is a common contraction of "I would like to see." The phrase "would like to" is used to express a polite desire or preference, similar to "want to" but softer and more formal. It indicates something the speaker wishes to do or have happen.

  • How you all would bleed for me

    ➔ Indirect Question with Conditional / Embedded Clause

    ➔ This is an embedded (or indirect) question within a larger sentence (implied by "I'd like to see"). It uses the interrogative adverb "how" followed by a subject-verb inversion (you all would bleed, not "would you all bleed," as it's not a direct question). The conditional "would bleed" suggests a hypothetical scenario or outcome.

  • When the pig runs slower, slower

    ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time / Comparative Adjectives (or Adverbs)

    ➔ This line features an adverbial clause of time introduced by "When," indicating a specific condition under which something happens. "Slower, slower" is a repetition of the comparative form of the adjective "slow" (or adverb "slowly"), used for emphasis to suggest a gradual or increasing decrease in speed.

  • I'll pluck out thine eye

    ➔ Future Simple Tense / Archaic Possessive Pronoun

    "I'll" is a contraction of "I will," indicating the future simple tense for a decided action. "Thine" is an archaic possessive pronoun, equivalent to "your" or "yours," specifically used before a word starting with a vowel sound (similar to "an" vs "a"). This choice adds a dramatic, almost biblical or Shakespearean feel.

  • If you scorn my lover, lover

    ➔ First Conditional Sentence

    ➔ This is a classic example of a first conditional sentence, which describes a real and possible situation in the future (or a general truth). The structure is "If + simple present (you scorn), [then] simple future (Satan got your thigh - though "got" is colloquial for "will get" here, implying consequence)." It expresses a direct cause-and-effect relationship.

  • All these things that you've done for me

    ➔ Relative Clause / Present Perfect Tense

    ➔ This phrase contains a restrictive relative clause "that you've done for me" which modifies the noun phrase "All these things." The relative pronoun "that" introduces the clause, and the verb "you've done" is in the present perfect tense, indicating actions completed at an unspecified time in the past but with relevance to the present.

  • I'm not saying that you haven't done a lot of good

    ➔ Complex Sentence / Double Negative / Present Perfect in Subordinate Clause

    ➔ This is a complex sentence with a main clause ("I'm not saying") and a noun clause introduced by "that" ("that you haven't done a lot of good"). The use of "not saying" and "haven't done" creates a double negative, which in English often serves to soften a negative statement or imply an affirmation ("I acknowledge you have done good things, but..."). The "haven't done" part is in the present perfect, indicating actions up to the present.

  • Bleed for me

    ➔ Imperative Mood / Phrasal Verb (or Prepositional Phrase with Verb)

    ➔ This is a direct command using the imperative mood. The verb "bleed" is followed by the prepositional phrase "for me," indicating the beneficiary or purpose of the action. It's a powerful and central command in the song, emphasizing sacrifice or intense loyalty demanded by the speaker.