DAYWALKER! – English Lyrics

• By: Machine Gun Kelly, CORPSE

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and "DAYWALKER!" offers a unique opportunity to dive into the raw and intense side of English. The song's aggressive and direct lyrics can help you understand confrontational language and emotional expression in a high-energy context. What makes this track special is the collaboration between two very different artists, blending Machine Gun Kelly's rock-influenced style with CORPSE's deep-voiced horrorcore, creating a truly unforgettable and polarizing piece of music.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
punch /pʌntʃ/ A1	verb - to strike with the fist
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical conflict noun - a violent confrontation
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
blame /bleɪm/ A2	verb - to hold responsible for a fault noun - responsibility for a wrong
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ A2	noun - something kept hidden adjective - kept hidden
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of
bloody /ˈblʌdi/ B1	adjective - covered in blood
surrounded /səˈraʊndɪd/ B1	verb - to be around on all sides
invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/ B1	adjective - unable to be seen
hyperventilating /ˌhaɪpərˈvɛntəleɪtɪŋ/ C1	verb - to breathe rapidly and deeply
debating /dɪˈbeɪtɪŋ/ B2	verb - to discuss formally
riot /ˈraɪət/ B1	noun - a violent disturbance
stomp /stɒmp/ B1	verb - to tread heavily
pavement /ˈpeɪvmənt/ B1	noun - a hard surface for walking on
basis /ˈbeɪsɪs/ B2	noun - the underlying support

Key Grammar Structures

• I’ll never be the same

  ➔ Future simple with will

  ➔ The modal "will" shows a future prediction: "I will never be the same".

• I wanna know if I tell you a secret, will you keep it?

  ➔ Indirect question with if‑clause

  ➔ The phrase "if I tell" introduces an indirect question, and the modal "will" forms the question part: "I wanna know if I tell you a secret, will you keep it?"

• I bit the fucking apple, I'm surrounded by some snakes

  ➔ Past simple vs. present passive

  ➔ The verb "bit" is in the past simple (action completed), while "am surrounded" is a present‑passive construction: "I bit the apple, I'm surrounded by snakes".

• I'm on borrowed time

  ➔ Idiomatic prepositional phrase

  ➔ The preposition "on" forms an idiom with "borrowed time" meaning you have limited time left: "I'm on borrowed time".

• If I get angry, I'm going to start up a riot like people on Capitol Hill

  ➔ First conditional

  ➔ The "if" clause uses the present simple ("If I get angry"), and the result clause uses "going to" for a future intention: "I'm going to start up a riot".

• There's an invisible voice that is talking to me

  ➔ Relative clause (present progressive)

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" introduces a clause with the present progressive "is talking": "that is talking to me".

• I got a problem with separating what my head is creating from things that are real

  ➔ Gerund after preposition

  ➔ The preposition "with" is followed by the gerund "separating": "problem with separating".

• I'm hyperventilating and debating to pop off the cap of these pills

  ➔ Gerund + infinitive after verb

  ➔ The verb "debating" (gerund) is followed by the infinitive "to pop": "debating to pop off the cap".

• I can't shake it, uh blackout when I'm ragin'

  ➔ Modal + base verb (negative)

  ➔ The modal "can't" (cannot) is followed by the base verb "shake": "I can't shake it".