Caraphernelia – English Lyrics

• By: Pierce The Veil
• Album: Selfish Machines

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on an emotional journey with Pierce The Veil's "Caraphernelia," a song that masterfully combines raw feeling with intricate lyrics. As you delve into this powerful track, you'll encounter a rich vocabulary related to heartbreak, obsession, and longing, providing a unique insight into expressing deep human emotions in English. The song's evocative imagery and the clever blend of its title, derived from a personal story, make it a fascinating piece for understanding narrative within music.

[English]

Sunshine

There ain't a thing that you can do that's gonna ruin my night

(But there's just something about)

This dizzy dreamer and her bleeding little blue boy

Licking your fingers like you're done

And you've decided there is so much more than me (oh-oh-oh)

And baby, honestly it's harder breathing next to you, I shake

I brought a gun and as the preacher tried to stop me

Hold my heart, it's beating for you anyway

What if I can't forget you? (Oh)

I'll burn your name into my throat

I'll be the fire that'll catch you

What's so good about picking up the pieces?

None of the colors ever light up anymore in this hole

Nobody prays for the heartless (no!)

Nobody gives another penny for the selfish

(You're learning how to taste what you kill now)

Don't mind me, I'm just reaching for your necklace

Talking to my mom about this little girl from Texas

What if I can't forget you? (Oh)

I'll burn your name into my throat

I'll be the fire that'll catch you

What's so good about picking up the pieces?

None of the colors ever light up anymore in this hole

Just give her back to me

You know I can't afford the medicine that feeds what I need

So baby, what if I can't forget you? (What if I can't forget you?)

Collide invisible lips, like a shadow on the wall

And just throw, oh no

You can't just throw me away

...

(Oh)

So, what if I can't forget you?

I'll burn your name into my throat

I'll be the fire that'll catch you

And what's so good about picking up the pieces?

What if I don't even want to?

Oh

Oh, oh

Oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh

Oh, oh

What if I can't forget you?

I'll burn your name into my throat

I'll be the fire that'll catch you

What's so good about picking up the pieces?

None of the colors ever light up anymore in this hole

Just give her back to me

You know I can't afford the medicine that feeds what I need

So, baby, what if I can't forget you? (What if I can't forget you?)

I'd better learn to live alone

(What's so good about picking up the pieces?)

(What's so good about, what's so good about...)

(What's so good about picking up the pieces?)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ruin /ˈruːɪn/ B2	verb - to spoil or destroy something completely
dizzy /ˈdɪzi/ B2	adjective - feeling unsteady, as if about to fall
bleeding /ˈbliːdɪŋ/ B2	adjective - emitting blood verb - to emit blood
breathing /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ A2	noun - the process of taking air into and expelling it from the lungs verb - inhaling and exhaling air
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move with quick, short movements
gun /ɡʌn/ A2	noun - a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other projectiles are fired by explosive force
preacher /ˈpriːtʃər/ B2	noun - a person who preaches, especially a minister of religion
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire or heat
throat /θroʊt/ A2	noun - the part of the neck in front of the vertebrae
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke
pieces /ˈpiːsɪz/ A1	noun - parts into which something is divided or broken
colors /ˈkʌlərz/ A1	noun - the properties possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
hole /hoʊl/ A2	noun - an opening through something
heartless /ˈhɑːrtləs/ B2	adjective - without feeling or sympathy; cruel
selfish /ˈselfɪʃ/ B1	adjective - lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure
necklace /ˈnekləs/ A2	noun - an ornamental chain or string of beads, jewels, or links worn round the neck
medicine /ˈmedɪsɪn/ A2	noun - a compound or preparation used for the treatment or prevention of disease, especially a drug or drugs taken by mouth or injected.
collide /kəˈlaɪd/ B2	verb - strike violently with another thing; come into conflict; disagree strongly

Key Grammar Structures

• There ain't a thing that you can do that's gonna ruin my night

  ➔ Double negation for emphasis using "ain't" (informal contraction of "am not" / "is not" / "are not")

  ➔ "Ain't" is used here to emphasize the negation, creating a more informal or poetic tone.

• Hold my heart, it's beating for you anyway

  ➔ Present continuous tense indicating ongoing action "it's beating"

  ➔ The phrase "it's beating" uses present continuous tense to show that the heart is actively beating at the moment.

• I'll burn your name into my throat

  ➔ Futuro simple with "will" expressing intention or promise

  ➔ Using "will" indicates a strong intention or promise to perform the action in the future.

• What's so good about picking up the pieces?

  ➔ Question form with "what's" (contraction of "what is") using "so good" as an adjective phrase

  ➔ The question asks about the value or benefit of "picking up the pieces," using "so good" as a rhetorical emphasis.

• I'd better learn to live alone

  ➔ Modal verb "had better" expressing advisability or recommendation

  ➔ "Had better" is used here to give strong advice or imply that it is advisable to learn to be independent.

• Nobody prays for the heartless

  ➔ Present simple tense with "prays" indicating habitual action or general truth

  ➔ The present simple tense "prays" suggests that praying for the heartless is a habitual or unchanging action.

• Don't mind me, I'm just reaching for your necklace

  ➔ Gerund "reaching" after "just" as part of a verbal phrase

  ➔ The phrase "I'm just reaching" uses a gerund to describe a current, casual action in a non-formal manner.