Death By A Thousand Cuts – English Lyrics

• By: Bullet For My Valentine
• Album: Bullet For My Valentine

Lyrics & Translation

For those looking to learn English through music, 'Death By A Thousand Cuts' offers a powerful and emotional vocabulary. The song's lyrical depth, exploring themes of struggle and resilience, provides a unique opportunity to engage with expressive language in a modern metal context. Its blend of aggressive and melodic passages makes it a captivating piece for any music lover wanting to connect with the raw energy of the genre.

[English]

It's not like I'm giving up

I'm just so tired of hurting (hurting)

And sometimes it's all too much

When every wound takes its toll

I've just been silently waiting (waiting)

For death by a thousand cuts

I've never felt alive, so never felt the pain

But now we're face to face

You wanna take a piece, I need to feel relief

Dig deep and lacerate

Hate bleeding from the skies

I guess I'm at the alter for a sacrifice

You wanna take my life, you wanna take my life

I'm not afraid to die

When hope is all but gone

There's nothing more to give

Look deep inside yourself

And carry on

It's not like I'm giving up

I'm just so tired of hurting (hurting)

And sometimes it's all too much

When every wound takes its toll

I've just been silently waiting

For death by a thousand cuts

...

I need to find a space, a little room to breathe

Don't let me suffocate

You wanna cut the vein, you wanna see me bleed

And watch my life decay

I'm feeling dead inside

Now take me to the cross and you can crucify

You wanna take my life, you wanna take my life

I'm not afraid to die

When hope is all but gone

There's nothing more to give

Look deep inside yourself

And carry on

It's not like I'm giving up

I'm just so tired of hurting (hurting)

And sometimes it's all too much

When every wound takes its toll

I've just been silently waiting

For death by a thousand cuts

Nothing seems to calm the storm

I can't take it anymore

But still the rain keeps falling

Broken, battered, ripped, and torn

No more battles, no more wars

We might find peace in the end

...

When hope is all but gone (hope is all but gone)

There's nothing more to give (nothing more to give)

Look deep inside yourself

And carry on

It's not like I'm giving up

I'm just so tired of hurting (hurting)

And sometimes it's all too much

When every wound takes its toll

I've just been silently waiting

For death by a thousand-

It's not like I'm giving up

I'm just so tired of hurting (hurting)

And sometimes it's all too much

When every wound takes its toll

I've just been silently waiting

For death by a thousand cuts

Death by a thousand cuts

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm just so tired of "hurting" (hurting)

  ➔ Gerund after a preposition

  ➔ The verb "hurting" is a gerund that follows the preposition "of" to show what the speaker is tired of.

• "When" every wound "takes" its toll

  ➔ Simple present (third‑person singular)

  ➔ "takes" is the -s form used for a third‑person singular subject (every wound).

• "I've" just been silently "waiting" for death by a thousand cuts

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ "I've been waiting" combines "have" + "been" + present‑participle to show an action that started in the past and continues now.

• "You" wanna "take" my life

  ➔ "Wanna" = want to + infinitive (informal)

  ➔ "Wanna" is the contracted, informal form of "want to" followed by the base verb "take".

• I'm not afraid "to die"

  ➔ Infinitive after adjective (afraid)

  ➔ The adjective "afraid" is commonly followed by an infinitive to express the thing feared: "to die".

• "Look" deep inside yourself and "carry on"

  ➔ Imperative + phrasal verb

  ➔ "Look" and "carry on" are both commands; "carry on" is a phrasal verb meaning "continue".

• I need "to find" a space, a little room "to breathe"

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose after a noun

  ➔ "to find" and "to breathe" explain why the speaker needs the space; they function as infinitives of purpose.

• "Nothing" seems "to calm" the storm

  ➔ Verb + infinitive (seems to + verb)

  ➔ "Seems" is followed by the infinitive "to calm" to express a perceived possibility.