Distortion – English Lyrics

• By: BABYMETAL

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
give up /ɡɪv ʌp/ B1	verb - to stop trying to do something
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease movement or operation
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - the ability or capacity to do something
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
distortion /dɪsˈtɔːrʃən/ B2	noun - the action of distorting or the state of being distorted
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good in any manner or degree
caught /kɔːt/ B1	verb - past tense of catch; to capture or seize
fear /fɪr/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous verb - to be afraid of someone or something
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched cry
cut /kʌt/ A2	verb - to use a sharp tool to divide something into pieces
fake /feɪk/ B2	adjective - not genuine; a counterfeit
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events verb - to determine the behavior or supervise the running of

Key Grammar Structures

• Give up, give up

  ➔ Imperative phrase with repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The use of the imperative form "give up" commands or urges someone to stop resisting.

• Can't stop the power

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" plus base verb to express inability

  ➔ The modal "can't" indicates inability to do something, combined here with the base verb "stop".

• Caught in a bad dream

  ➔ Passive construction with "caught" (past participle) indicating being trapped

  ➔ The phrase uses the past participle "caught" in a passive sense to describe being trapped.

• Is this the bad dream?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence forming a yes/no question using inversion

  ➔ The sentence is a question asking whether the situation is a bad dream, using inversion of subject and verb.

• 歪んだ身体 叫び出す (Yuganda ta karada sakebi dasu)

  ➔ Adjective + noun + verb in the plain form indicating an action performed by the subject

  ➔ The phrase combines an adjective and noun to describe the body, followed by a verb indicating the action of shouting out.

• 偽善者なんて 切り捨てちまえよ (Gizensha nante kirisute chimae yo)

  ➔ Using "～なんて" to dismiss or belittle something, with imperative "切り捨てちまえ" impacting a command tone

  ➔ The phrase employs "～なんて" as a dismissive marker and the imperative "切り捨てちまえ" as a strong command.