DEATH – English Lyrics

• By: Melanie Martinez
• Album: PORTALS

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Death is life, is death, is life, is death, is life, is

...

They're carving my name in the grave again

The flowers are fresh and their faces wet

My body has died, but I'm still alive

Look over your shoulder, I'm back from the dead

Lighting all your candles to draw me in

Saying all the same things, I'm gone this time

Your words mean nothing, so take 'em back

And meet me here across the plane

The other side, I'm not far

When you aren't around, I sink into the ground

I try to pretend I'm closer to you

Never understand it

You're always on my mind, I cannot help it

I don't wanna be carrying the weight on my shoulders

Death has come to me, kissed me on the cheek, gave me closure

Immortal by design

I'll be meeting you here every time

Back from the dead, back from the dead

I'm back from the dead, back from the dead

I'm back from the dead, back from the dead

I'm back from the dead, back from the dead

I'm back from the dead (death), back from the dead (death)

I'm back from the dead (death), back from the dead (death)

I'm back from the dead (death), back from the dead (death)

I'm back from the dead (death), back from the- (I'm back)

(I'm back)

...

Death, death, death (I'm back)

Death, death

(I'm back)

They're saying my name in their prayers again

I flicker the lights so they understand

I won't say goodbye, I'm right by your side

We're screaming and pleading, this separation ends

Doing all your witchcraft to pull me in

Burning all your sage to connect our line

I show my presence, you run away in fear of ghosts

I try to talk, the barriers are too strong

When you aren't around, I sink into the ground

I try to pretend I'm closer to you

Never understand it

You're always on my mind, I cannot help it

I don't wanna be carrying the weight on my shoulders

Death has come to me, kissed me on the cheek, gave me closure

Immortal by design

I'll be meeting you here every time

Back from the dead, back from the dead

I'm back from the dead, back from the dead

I'm back from the dead, back from the dead

I'm back from the dead, back from the dead

I'm back from the dead (death), back from the dead (death)

I'm back from the dead (death), back from the dead

I'm back from the dead (death), back from the dead (death)

I'm back from the dead (death), back from the dead

Please don't ever worry (back from the dead, back from the dead)

(I'm back from the dead, back from the dead)

I know it's morbid (I'm back from the dead, back from the dead)

But we all die one day (I'm back from the dead, back from the dead)

I'm back from the dead, back from the dead

I'm back from the dead, back from the dead

I'm back from the dead, back from the dead

I'm back from the dead, back from the- (I'm back)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
death /dɛθ/ A1	noun - the end of life
grave /ɡreɪv/ A2	noun - a place where a dead body is buried
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A1	adjective - living; not dead
candle /ˈkændl/ A1	noun - a cylindrical wax object with a wick, providing light when burned
closure /ˈkloʊʒər/ B2	noun - a feeling of finality or resolution
immortal /ɪˈmɔːrtəl/ B1	adjective - not subject to death; eternal
presence /ˈprɛzəns/ A2	noun - the state or fact of being present
witchcraft /ˈwɪtʃkræft/ B1	noun - the practice of magical arts
sage /seɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a type of herb used in rituals
flicker /ˈflɪkər/ B1	verb - to burn or shine unsteadily
barrier /ˈbæriər/ A2	noun - a fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ A2	verb - to behave so as to make it appear that something is true when it is not
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ A1	noun - the part of the body between the neck and the arm
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch or caress with the lips as a sign of affection
design /dɪˈzaɪn/ B1	noun - a plan or purpose verb - to create a plan or sketch for something
morbid /ˈmɔːrbɪd/ C1	adjective - grimly fascinating; relating to death