Brick By Boring Brick – English Lyrics

• By: Paramore
• Album: brand new eyes

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the captivating narrative of Paramore's "Brick By Boring Brick." This song offers a powerful message about navigating the balance between dreams and reality, using vivid fairy tale imagery to explore themes of escapism and authenticity. Learning the lyrics of "Brick By Boring Brick" can offer insights into the human tendency to create fantasies and the importance of facing the real world.

[English]

Well, she lives in a fairy tale

Somewhere too far for us to find

Forgotten the taste and smell

Of a world that she's left behind

"It's all about the exposure, the lens", I told her

The angles were all wrong now

She's ripping wings off of butterflies

Keep your feet on the ground

When your head's in the clouds

Well, go get your shovel

And we'll dig a deep hole

To bury the castle, bury the castle

Go get your shovel

And we'll dig a deep hole

To bury the castle, bury the castle

Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

So one day he found her crying

Coiled up on the dirty ground

Her prince finally came to save her

And the rest you can figure out

But it was a trick and the clock struck 12

Well, make sure to build your home brick by-by boring brick

Or the wolf's gonna blow it down

Keep your feet on the ground

When your head's in the clouds

Well, go get your shovel

And we'll dig a deep hole

To bury the castle, bury the castle

Go get your shovel

And we'll dig a deep hole

And we'll bury the castle, bury the castle

Whoa

Whoa, whoa

Well, you built up a world of magic

Because your real life is tragic

Yeah, you built up a world of magic

Well, if it's not real

You can't hold it in your hand

You can't feel it with your heart

And I won't believe it

But if it's true

You can see it with your eyes

Oh, even in the dark

And that's where I want to be, yeah

Go get your shovel

And we'll dig a deep hole

To bury the castle, bury the castle

Go get your shovel

And we'll dig a deep hole

To bury the castle, bury the castle

Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

Ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-ba

Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

Ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-ba (ba)

Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

Ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-ba

Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

Ba-da-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fairy tale /ˈferi teɪl/ A2	noun - a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands
taste /teɪst/ A1	noun - the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance. verb - to perceive or experience the flavor of something.
smell /smɛl/ A1	noun - the faculty or power of perceiving odors or scents. verb - to perceive or detect the odor of (something).
exposure /ɪkˈspoʊʒər/ B2	noun - the state of being exposed to contact with something, often harmful.
lens /lɛnz/ B1	noun - a piece of glass or other transparent substance with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays.
wings /wɪŋz/ A2	noun - organs that enable birds, insects, and bats to fly.
butterflies /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/ A2	noun - a brightly coloured insect with two pairs of large, patterned wings.
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth.
head /hɛd/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth are.
clouds /klaʊdz/ A1	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
shovel /ˈʃʌvəl/ A2	noun - a tool with a broad flat blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, or other material. verb - move (coal, earth, snow, or similar material) with a shovel.
hole /hoʊl/ A1	noun - an opening through something.
castle /ˈkæsəl/ A2	noun - a large building or group of buildings fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and often a moat.
prince /prɪns/ A2	noun - a son of a king or queen.
clock /klɒk/ A1	noun - an instrument for measuring and showing time.
brick /brɪk/ A2	noun - a rectangular block of baked clay used for building walls, pavements, and other structures.
wolf /wʊlf/ A2	noun - a wild carnivorous mammal of the dog family.
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1	noun - the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces. adjective - beautiful or delightful in a way that seems removed from everyday life.
tragic /ˈtrædʒɪk/ B2	adjective - causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light.