Carnage – English Lyrics

• By: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
• Album: Carnage

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Carnage' by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, an album born from the unique challenges of lockdown, offering a rich tapestry of poetic lyricism and atmospheric soundscapes. This record invites listeners to explore complex themes of collective grief, isolation, and the enduring search for beauty and connection, making it an engaging entry point for understanding profound emotional expression in contemporary English song.

[English]

I always seem to be saying goodbye

And rolling through the mountains like a train

...

My uncle's at the chopping block

Turning chickens into fountains

I'm a barefoot child, watching in the rain

...

That stepped into this song

Taken a bow and stepped right out again

...

I'm sitting on the balcony

Reading Flannery O'Connor with a pencil and a plan

...

This song is like a rain cloud

That keeps circling overhead

And here it comes around again

And it's only love

With a little bit of rain

And I hope to see you again

...

A reindeer frozen in the footlights

Steps back into the woods

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My heart, it is an open road

Where we ran away for good

...

Look over there, look over there

The sun, a barefoot child

With fire in his hair

...

And then a sudden sun explodes

It was you, it was you and only you

And it's only love

Driving through the rain

Rolling down the mountains like a train

(It's only love) it's only love

And it comes on like a train (it's only love)

Rolling down the mountains in the rain

(It's only love)

(It's only love)

(It's only love)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - move quickly by foot verb - operate, manage
mountains /ˈmaʊntɪnz/ A2	noun - large landforms that rise prominently above surrounding terrain
block /blɒk/ A2	noun - a solid piece of material
rain /reɪn/ A2	noun - water falling in drops from clouds
child /tʃaɪld/ A2	noun - a young human being
sitting /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - resting with one's weight supported by one's buttocks
love /lʌv/ B1	noun - an intense feeling of affection
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ B1	adjective - turned into ice
woods /wʊdz/ B1	noun - an area of land covered with trees
heart /hɑːrt/ B1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
road /roʊd/ B1	noun - a path or way for travel
sun /sʌn/ A2	noun - the star that provides light and warmth to Earth
explodes /ɪkˈsploʊdz/ B2	verb - to burst or shatter violently
driving /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ B1	verb - operating a vehicle
circling /ˈsɜːrklɪŋ/ B2	verb - moving in a circular path
fountains /ˈfaʊntɪnz/ B2	noun - a decorative jet of water