Crawling – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: From Zero (Deluxe Edition)

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be a powerful experience, and 'Crawling' by Linkin Park offers a deep dive into raw, emotional English. The song's direct and honest lyrics about personal struggle provide a unique opportunity to connect with intense feelings and universal themes of vulnerability. What makes 'Crawling' special is its powerful blend of melodic and aggressive vocals, a hallmark of Linkin Park's sound, which can help you understand the nuances of emotional expression in language.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crawl /krɔːl/ A2	verb - to move slowly with the body close to the ground verb - to feel an unpleasant sensation under the skin (metaphorical)
wound /wuːnd/ B1	noun - an injury to the body or soul
heal /hiːl/ B1	verb - to become healthy again, to recover
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by danger or threat verb - to be afraid of something
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down from a height
confuse /kənˈfjuːz/ B1	verb - to make something unclear or difficult to understand
real /ˈriːəl/ A1	adjective - actually existing, not false or imagined
consume /kənˈsjuːm/ B2	verb - to completely take over thoughts/feelings (emotionally)
lack /læk/ B1	noun - the state of being without or having too little
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ B1	noun - power to direct or influence behavior verb - to have power over something/someone
surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ B1	noun - the top layer or outward appearance
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ B2	noun - belief in one's abilities, self-assurance
insecure /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊər/ B2	adjective - lacking confidence, uncertain
haunt /hɔːnt/ B2	verb - to continually cause distress or anxiety
discomfort /dɪsˈkʌmfət/ B2	noun - an uneasy feeling; physical or mental distress

Key Grammar Structures

• Crawling in my skin

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "Crawling in my skin" uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action or state.

• These wounds, they will not heal

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "they will not heal" uses the future simple tense to express a prediction about the wounds.

• I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take

  ➔ Present simple tense with a noun clause

  ➔ The phrase "I'm convinced that..." uses a noun clause to express a belief or opinion.

• Without a sense of confidence

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Without a sense of confidence" is a prepositional phrase that indicates a lack of something.

• It's haunting, how I can't seem to find myself again

  ➔ Complex sentence with an adjective clause

  ➔ The phrase "how I can't seem to find myself again" is an adjective clause that describes the subject.

• Discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "has pulled itself upon me" uses the present perfect tense to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.

• Confusing what is real

  ➔ Gerund phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Confusing what is real" is a gerund phrase that acts as a noun.