Broken Heart of Gold – English Lyrics

• By: ONE OK ROCK

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or place
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
part /pɑːrt/ A2	noun - a piece or segment of something
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	noun - a yellow precious metal
smash /smæʃ/ B1	verb - to break something into pieces violently
painful /ˈpeɪn.fəl/ B2	adjective - causing physical or emotional pain
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ B1	adjective - in need of rest or sleep
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
quit /kwɪt/ B1	verb - to stop doing something
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
dying /ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/ B2	adjective - approaching death
trying /ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ/ B1	verb - making an effort to do something
hell /hɛl/ B2	noun - a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering

Key Grammar Structures

• Sometimes I just wanna quit

  ➔ Use of 'wanna' as a colloquial contraction of 'want to'

  ➔ Shows the speaker's desire or intention in an informal way.

• I love myself but not today

  ➔ Use of reflexive pronoun 'myself' to emphasize the subject's action

  ➔ 'Myself' is used for emphasis, indicating the person is acting upon or relating to themselves.

• I smash my broken heart of gold

  ➔ Use of the verb 'smash' in a metaphorical sense to indicate destruction or emotional release

  ➔ Figuratively suggests breaking or cathartically releasing emotional pain.

• Feels like I'm dying

  ➔ Use of 'like' to make a simile or comparison

  ➔ Expresses a comparison, indicating that the emotional state is as severe as dying.

• When it feels too painful

  ➔ Use of 'feel' as a linking verb to describe emotional sensation

  ➔ Describes the subjective emotional experience, often in response to difficult feelings.

• Tell my life I’m done with it

  ➔ Expresses completion or ending of a situation using 'I’m done with it'

  ➔ Indicates that the person feels they have finished or wants to stop dealing with a situation.