Compromise – English Lyrics

• By: Hanson
• Album: In Real Life

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Why does it feel so hard

To give just a little trust

Feels like juggling in the dark

And all you end up is cut

Going along, getting along, believing

One day things will change but all you're feeling is

Compromise

I cannot explain it

Why we always take it

Compromise

We know what it gets us

So why don't we just make a

Compromise

Giving more than you can

Trying to make things work

Fighting in a ship on the ocean floor

Dying over who drowns first

Too hurt to try anymore and so you give in

Thinking one day they'll change but all you're feeling is

Compromise

I cannot explain it

Why we always take it

Compromise

We know what it gets us

So why don't we just make a

Compromise

I don't want to start a fire

Just to watch the bridges burn

Good intentions seal our fate

When everybody takes a turn

Give what you get when you get what wasn't given

Fighting for the last word, all you end up feeling is

Compromise

Compromise

Compromise

Compromise

Compromise

Compromise

Compromise

Compromise

Compromise

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
compromise /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ B2	noun - an agreement reached by each side making concessions verb - to settle differences by making mutual concessions
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - confidence in someone’s reliability or honesty verb - to rely on or have confidence in
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction noun - a physical sensation
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to hand over or present something to someone verb - to cause or allow something to happen
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to engage in physical or verbal struggle noun - a violent confrontation
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different noun - coins or small amounts of money
dark /dɑːk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light noun - the absence of light; darkness
hurt /hɜːt/ A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain adjective - injured or in pain
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion that produces heat and light verb - to dismiss from a job or to shoot
bridge /brɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a structure spanning a gap or obstacle verb - to connect or link together
burn /bɜːn/ B1	verb - to be on fire; to cause to catch fire noun - an injury caused by heat or fire
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control; destiny
intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/ B2	noun - a purpose or plan that someone intends to achieve
ocean /ˈəʊʃən/ B1	noun - a vast body of salt water that covers most of the Earth’s surface
ship /ʃɪp/ A2	noun - a large watercraft that travels on seas or oceans verb - to send goods or people by sea or by any means of transport
turn /tɜːn/ A2	verb - to rotate or cause to rotate noun - an opportunity to act or speak; a rotation
word /wɜːd/ A1	noun - a single unit of language that carries meaning
start /stɑːt/ A1	verb - to begin or set in motion
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to cease living; to stop existing
drown /draʊn/ B1	verb - to die by submersion in water