Damage Gets Done – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Without shame
Two outfits then to my name
You'd end up in one when you'd stay
We had nowhere to go
And every desire for going there
I heard once
It's the comforts that make us feel numb
We'd go out with no way to get home
And we'd sleep on somebody's floor
And wake up feeling like a millionaire
Wish I'd known it was just our turn (we just got by)
Being blamed for a world we had no power in (but we tried)
You and I had nothing to show (we didn't know anything)
But the best of the world in the palm of our hands, and darling
I haven't felt it since then
I don't know how the feelin' ended
But I know being reckless and young
Is not how the damage gets done
One time (time) we would want for nothin' (we had it all, love)
We knew what our love was worth (when we had nothing)
Now we're always missing something (I miss when)
I miss when we did not need much
Oh, if the car ran, the car was enough
If the sun shone on us, it's a plus
And the tank was always filled up
Only enough for our getting there
That first car was like wings on an angel (you flew away)
Before the whole wide world got too thin (from me then)
I swear, goodwill kept up the engine (just to turn back)
You were steering my heart like a wheel in your hands
And, darling, I haven't felt it since then
I don't know how the feelin' ended
But I know being reckless and young
Is not how the damage gets done
...
All I needed was someone
When the whole wide world felt young
All I needed was someone
When the whole wide world felt young
...
Key Vocabulary
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desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B1 |
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wings /wɪŋz/ B2 |
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reckless /ˈrɛkləs/ B2 |
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damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ B2 |
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power /ˈpaʊər/ B2 |
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truth /truːθ/ B2 |
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feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ B2 |
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world /wɜːrld/ A2 |
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feel /fiːl/ A2 |
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lost /lɒst/ A2 |
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end /ɛnd/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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It's the comforts that make us feel numb
➔ Relative clause using 'that' to specify a noun
➔ The phrase 'that make us feel numb' is a relative clause describing 'the comforts'.
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We had nowhere to go
➔ Past tense verb 'had' indicating past possession or situation
➔ 'Had' is used here as the simple past tense to show a completed state or condition.
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And every desire for going there
➔ Prepositional phrase 'for going there' acting as the object of 'desire'
➔ The phrase 'for going there' functions as a prepositional phrase indicating the purpose or target of 'desire'.
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And we'd sleep on somebody's floor
➔ Modal 'would' used to indicate habitual or repeated past action
➔ The use of 'would' here suggests a habitual or repeated action in the past.
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I swear, goodwill kept up the engine
➔ Past tense verb 'kept' indicating continuous action in the past
➔ The verb 'kept' is in past tense, showing ongoing action in the past.
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And, darling, I haven't felt it since then
➔ Present perfect tense 'haven't felt' indicating a state from the past continuing to the present
➔ 'Haven't felt' is in present perfect tense, used to describe an experience or state that started in the past and continues to the present.
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