Darkside – English Lyrics

• By: blink-182
• Album: NINE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of contemporary rock with blink-182's 'Darkside.' This song offers a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to emotions, internal conflict, and relationships, all set to the band's signature blend of pop-punk and alternative rock. Its compelling lyrics and catchy chorus make it an engaging listen and an excellent resource for language learners.

[English]

♪ She's a girl dressed in black from another world ♪

♪ Lives and breathes like a girl from another world ♪

♪ She don't know my name ♪ ♪ She don't know my name ♪

♪ She don't have the time of day ♪

♪ Celebrate, medicate till we numb the pain ♪

♪ In the sun' it's still dark' like it always rains ♪

♪ She don't feel the same ♪ ♪ She don't feel the same ♪

♪ She don't have the time of day ♪

♪ And I wait' and I wait, and I wait ♪

♪ And I wait, and I wait' and I wait ♪

♪ And I wait for her ♪

♪ And I wait, and I wait, and I wait ♪

♪ And I wait' and I wait, and I wait ♪

♪ And I wait for her ♪

♪ I don't care what you say, no ♪

♪ I don't care what you do ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ I don't care what you say, no ♪

♪ I don't care what you do ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ She's a girl, I look back to what could have been ♪

♪ Her cloak and dagger, mouth tastes like medicine ♪

♪ She won't last the night ♪ ♪ She won't last the night ♪

♪ Spun out in the neon light ♪

♪ You would leave, but you need me to numb the pain ♪

♪ You're possessed and you slept through another day ♪

♪ You don't feel the same ♪

♪ And I don't have the strength to stay ♪

♪ And I wait, and I wait, and I wait ♪

♪ And I wait, and I wait, and I wait ♪

♪ And I wait for her ♪

♪ And I wait, and I wait, and I wait ♪

♪ And I wait, and I wait, and I wait ♪

♪ And I wait for her ♪

♪ I don't care what you say, no ♪

♪ I don't care what you do ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ I don't care what you say, no ♪

♪ I don't care what you do ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ Oh ♪

(upbeat rock music)

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ I don't care what you say, no ♪

♪ I don't care what you do ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside ♪

♪ I don't care what you say, no ♪

♪ I don't care what you do ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I'm going to the darkside with you ♪

(kids cheering)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dressed /drɛst/ B1	verb (past participle of dress) - to put clothes on oneself or others
black /blæk/ A2	adjective - of the very dark color resulting from the absorption of light
world /wɜrld/ B1	noun - the earth and all life on it
lives /lɪvz/ B1	verb (third person singular of live) - to be alive; to exist
breathes /brɛðz/ B2	verb - to take air into the lungs and then exhale
medicate /ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/ C1	verb - to treat or heal with medicine
numb /nʌm/ B2	adjective / verb - lacking sensation / to cause loss of sensation
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
dark /dɑrk/ A2	adjective - having very little or no light
rain /reɪn/ A2	noun / verb - water falling from the sky / to fall as rain
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to stay in one place or remain in expectation
care /kɛər/ B1	verb / noun - to feel concern or interest / concern about someone or something
darkside /ˈdɑrk.saɪd/ B2	noun - the sinister or hidden part of something, often associated with evil or secrecy

Key Grammar Structures

• She don't know my name.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense to express a fact about her not knowing the speaker's name.

• I don't care what you say.

  ➔ Negative form in present simple.

  ➔ The negative form 'don't care' indicates a lack of concern about what the other person says.

• I'm going to the darkside with you.

  ➔ Future intention using 'going to'.

  ➔ The phrase indicates a planned action or intention to go to the darkside.

• She won't last the night.

  ➔ Future negative form.

  ➔ The phrase uses 'won't' to indicate that she is not expected to survive the night.

• And I wait for her.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The present simple tense is used here to express a habitual action of waiting.

• You would leave, but you need me to numb the pain.

  ➔ Conditional sentence.

  ➔ This conditional sentence expresses a hypothetical situation regarding leaving and needing help.

• In the sun, it's still dark.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a general truth about the situation.