Box of Noise – English Lyrics

• By: Lilly Wood and The Prick
• Album: Shadows

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

If I am ever stuck in silence

Please kill me

For I would rather die

Than hear nothing

When I attempt to sleep

I get scared of the emptiness

I am so afraid of disappearing

If so, kill me

And if I feel like I am loosing it

If so kill me, kill me

If there is no reason to be

Then Kill me

Please put my body

In a box

In a box of noise

Please don't write

Anything

On my box

On my box of noise

If they ever find a way

To happiness

Please wake me from this sleep

I can't stand this

Is it bad to say

That I am ok with numbing

Through this all?

I won't stand this

Could we please admit

That nothing will fix this

I can't stand this

I won't stand this

Please put my body

In a box

In a box of noise

Please don't write

Anything

On my box

On my box of noise

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - the absence of sound
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of a person or animal
empty /ˈɛmpti/ B2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened
numb /nʌm/ B2	verb - to make someone unable to feel or react adjective - deprived of feeling or responsiveness
body /ˈbɑdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
happiness /ˈhæpinəs/ B1	noun - the state of being happy
sleep /sliːp/ A1	noun - a natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
admit /ədˈmɪt/ B2	verb - to accept or allow something as true
fix /fɪks/ B1	verb - to repair or mend something

Key Grammar Structures

• If I am ever stuck in silence

  ➔ Present Simple with 'if' for hypothetical situations

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple verb form 'am' with 'if' to express a hypothetical situation.

• I would rather die

  ➔ Past tense with 'would rather' for preference in hypothetical situations

  ➔ The phrase uses 'would rather' with the base form 'die' to express a preference in a hypothetical situation.

• When I attempt to sleep

  ➔ Present Simple with 'when' for a general time clause

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple verb form 'attempt' with 'when' to indicate a general time clause.

• If so, kill me

  ➔ Imperative mood with conditional 'if'

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood 'kill' with the conditional 'if so' to express a command under a condition.

• Please put my body in a box

  ➔ Polite request with 'please' and imperative verb

  ➔ The phrase uses 'please' with the imperative verb 'put' to make a polite request.

• I can't stand this

  ➔ Present Simple with modal verb 'can't' for ability/inability

  ➔ The phrase uses the modal verb 'can't' with the present simple verb 'stand' to express inability.

• That I am ok with numbing

  ➔ Present Simple with 'that' for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase uses 'that' with the present simple verb 'am' to emphasize the statement.

• Could we please admit

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' for polite suggestion

  ➔ The phrase uses the modal verb 'could' with 'please' to make a polite suggestion.