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.

[English]

Crawling in my skin

These wounds, they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

...

There's something inside me

That pulls beneath the surface

Consuming, confusing

This lack of self control I fear is never ending

Controlling, I can't seem

To find myself again

My walls are closing in

Without a sense of confidence

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

I've felt this way before, so insecure

Crawling in my skin

These wounds, they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

Discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me

Distracting, reacting

Against my will, I stand beside my own reflection

It's haunting, how I can't seem

To find myself again

My walls are closing in

Without a sense of confidence

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

I've felt this way before, so insecure

Crawling in my skin

These wounds, they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

Crawling in my skin

These wounds, they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing, confusing what is real

(There's something inside me)

(That pulls beneath the surface)

(Consuming)

Confusing what is real

(This lack of self control I fear is never ending)

Controlling

Confusing what is real

...

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.