Breaking Point – English Lyrics

• By: Bullet For My Valentine
• Album: Temper Temper

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Spinning out mind (Poison)

That's headache taste on the tip of my tongue

I can't take you (Medicine)

You're so bitter, better get up and run

Warning, eye for an eye

When revenge comes charging

Warning, eye for an eye

You won't see it coming

You won't see it coming

If you carry on, you won't win that fight

If you take me on, you'll find my breaking point

Please don't test my (Patience)

My short fuse you don't wanna ignite

Do not scratch the (Surface)

Don't wake the beast 'cause he's ready to bite

Warning, eye for an eye

When revenge comes knocking

Warning, eye for an eye

You won't feel it coming

You won't feel it coming

If you carry on, you won't win that fight

If you take me on, you'll find my breaking point

If you carry on, you won't win that fight

If you take me on, you'll find my breaking point

Everybody's got a breaking point

Nobody wants to see that side of me

Stop pushing, 'cause I won't back down

Nobody's gonna bring that by me

It's an eye for an eye

It's an eye for an eye

It's an eye for an eye

It's an eye for an eye

If you carry on, you won't win that fight

If you take me on, you'll find my breaking point

If you carry on, you won't win that fight

If you take me on, you'll find my breaking point

I'm at my breaking point

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
warning /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - a statement telling about a possible danger or problem
revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/ B1	noun - action to hurt someone who has hurt you
breaking /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces suddenly or forcibly
point /pɔɪnt/ A1	noun - a particular moment or stage
patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ A2	noun - the ability to wait or endure without complaint
ignite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ B1	verb - to set fire to something
surface /ˈsɜːrfəs/ B1	noun - the top layer or exterior of something
beast /biːst/ A2	noun - a wild or dangerous animal
bite /baɪt/ A1	verb - to use teeth to cut or grip something
carry /ˈkæri/ A1	verb - to hold and move something from one place to another
fight /faɪt/ A1	noun - a violent confrontation verb - to take part in a violent confrontation
pushing /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - to apply force to move something
back /bæk/ A1	verb - to move away from a point or position
knock /nɒk/ A1	verb - to hit or strike a surface with a sound

Key Grammar Structures

• If you carry on, you won't win that fight

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple, will + infinitive)

  ➔ Expresses a real future possibility that depends on a condition.

• You're so bitter, better get up and run

  ➔ Imperative mood (get up and run)

  ➔ Uses the imperative form to give a command or advice.

• Nobody wants to see that side of me

  ➔ Negative existential sentence (Nobody wants to ... )

  ➔ Expresses that no one desires or is willing for a certain situation.

• It's an eye for an eye

  ➔ Idiomatic expression (fixed phrase)

  ➔ A common phrase meaning retaliation or justice in kind.

• Nobody's gonna bring that by me

  ➔ Informal future intention (gonna + verb)

  ➔ An informal way to indicate a future action or intention.

• Stop pushing, 'cause I won't back down

  ➔ Use of imperative for commands, with 'cause' meaning 'because'

  ➔ Commands combined with a causal conjunction to explain reason.

• It's headache taste on the tip of my tongue

  ➔ Metaphorical expression (taste on the tip of my tongue)

  ➔ A figurative way of describing something that is close to one's memory or perception.

• Please don't test my (Patience)

  ➔ Imperative sentence with a direct object (test my patience)

  ➔ Commands someone not to challenge or provoke one's patience.