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Give up, give up 00:23
Can't stop the power 00:24
Stop the power 00:25
Stop the power 00:26
Give up, give up 00:27
Can't stop the power 00:28
Stop the power 00:30
Caught in a bad dream 00:31
Give up, give up 00:32
Can't stop the power 00:33
Give up, give up 00:35
Is this the bad dream? 00:36
Give up, give up 00:37
Can't stop the power 00:38
Give up, give up 00:40
To distortion! 00:41
歪んだ身体 叫び出す 00:42
Woah Woah Woah Woah 00:45
歪んだ痛み 切りつける 00:47
汚い世界だった 00:50
歪んだ翼 飛べるなら 00:52
Woah Woah Woah Woah 00:55
歪んだ支配 恐れない 00:57
偽善者なんて 切り捨てちまえよ 01:00
01:04
Give up, give up 01:12
Can't stop the power 01:13
Stop the power 01:14
Stop the power 01:15
Give up, give up 01:17
Can't stop the power 01:18
Stop the power 01:19
I'm having a bad dream 01:20
Give up, give up 01:22
Can't stop the power 01:23
Give up, give up 01:24
Is this the bad dream? 01:25
Give up, give up 01:27
Can't burn the powder 01:28
Give up, give up 01:29
To distortion! 01:30
歪んだ身体 叫び出す 01:31
Woah Woah Woah Woah 01:34
歪んだ痛み 切りつける 01:36
汚い世界だった 01:39
歪んだ翼 飛べるなら 01:41
Woah Woah Woah Woah 01:44
歪んだ支配 恐れない 01:46
偽善者なんて 切り捨てちまえよ 01:49
01:53
Can't burn the power 02:03
Is this the bad dream? 02:05
Can't burn the power 02:08
Caught in a bad dream 02:11
02:15
歪んだ身体 叫び出す 02:22
Woah Woah Woah Woah 02:24
歪んだ痛み 切りつける 02:27
汚い世界だった 02:30
歪んだ翼 飛べるなら 02:32
Woah Woah Woah Woah 02:34
歪んだ支配 恐れない 02:37
偽善者なんて 切り捨てちまえよ 02:39
Woah Woah Woah Woah 02:47
02:50
Woah Woah Woah Woah 02:57
02:58

Distortion – English Lyrics

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[English]

Give up, give up

Can't stop the power

Stop the power

Stop the power

Give up, give up

Can't stop the power

Stop the power

Caught in a bad dream

Give up, give up

Can't stop the power

Give up, give up

Is this the bad dream?

Give up, give up

Can't stop the power

Give up, give up

To distortion!

歪んだ身体 叫び出す

Woah Woah Woah Woah

歪んだ痛み 切りつける

汚い世界だった

歪んだ翼 飛べるなら

Woah Woah Woah Woah

歪んだ支配 恐れない

偽善者なんて 切り捨てちまえよ

...

Give up, give up

Can't stop the power

Stop the power

Stop the power

Give up, give up

Can't stop the power

Stop the power

I'm having a bad dream

Give up, give up

Can't stop the power

Give up, give up

Is this the bad dream?

Give up, give up

Can't burn the powder

Give up, give up

To distortion!

歪んだ身体 叫び出す

Woah Woah Woah Woah

歪んだ痛み 切りつける

汚い世界だった

歪んだ翼 飛べるなら

Woah Woah Woah Woah

歪んだ支配 恐れない

偽善者なんて 切り捨てちまえよ

...

Can't burn the power

Is this the bad dream?

Can't burn the power

Caught in a bad dream

...

歪んだ身体 叫び出す

Woah Woah Woah Woah

歪んだ痛み 切りつける

汚い世界だった

歪んだ翼 飛べるなら

Woah Woah Woah Woah

歪んだ支配 恐れない

偽善者なんて 切り捨てちまえよ

Woah Woah Woah Woah

...

Woah Woah Woah Woah

...

Key Vocabulary

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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.