Ditmas – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
And in time
This one reminds the other of a past
A life lived much too fast to hold onto
How am I losing you?
A broken house
Another dry month waiting for the rain
And I have been resisting this decay
I thought you'd do the same
But this is all I ever was
And this is all you came across those years ago
Now you go too far
Don't tell me that I've changed because that's not the truth
And now I'm losing you
Fragile sound
The world outside just watches as we crawl
Crawl towards a life of fragile lines
And wasted time
So I cry
As I hold you for the last time in this life
This life I tried so hard to give to you
What would you have me do?
But this is all I ever was
And this is all you came across those years ago
Now you go too far
Don't tell me that I've changed because that's not the truth
And now I'm losing you
Where I used to end was where you start
You were the only one
Now I see your eyes move too fast
You were the only one
Careful hands
And wandering without there much to say
Your words were empty as the bed we made
Is there another way?
Oh love, is there another way?
But this is all I ever was
And this is all you came across those years ago
Now you go too far
Don't tell me that I've changed because that's not the truth
And now I'm losing you
Now I'm losing you
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Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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reminds /rɪˈmaɪndz/ B1 |
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holds /hoʊldz/ B1 |
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resisting /rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/ B2 |
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decay /dɪˈkeɪ/ B2 |
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fragile /ˈfrædʒ.aɪl/ B2 |
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waste /weɪst/ B1 |
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change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A2 |
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start /stɑːrt/ A1 |
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see /siː/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A2 |
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way /weɪ/ A2 |
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only /ˈoʊnli/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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How am I losing you?
➔ Present Continuous tense with 'am' + verb ending in -ing to describe an ongoing action or process happening now.
➔ 'How am I losing you?' questions the ongoing process of losing someone, emphasizing the current situation.
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This is all I ever was
➔ Past simple tense 'was' to express a state or identity in the past, combined with 'ever' to emphasize 'at any time'.
➔ 'This is all I ever was' indicates that in the past, that was the complete extent of the speaker's identity or role.
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Now you go too far
➔ Simple present tense 'go' to describe a current or habitual action, combined with 'too far' indicating exceeding a limit.
➔ 'Now you go too far' suggests that the person is exceeding acceptable boundaries or limits in their actions or behavior.
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And wandering without there much to say
➔ Present participle 'wandering' to describe an ongoing action, with 'without' + noun phrase indicating lack of something.
➔ 'And wandering without there much to say' describes someone drifting or aimlessly moving with little or no communication or meaningful words.
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Your words were empty as the bed we made
➔ Past simple 'were' to describe a completed state; 'as' used as a preposition of comparison.
➔ 'Your words were empty as the bed we made' compares the emptiness of the words to the unfulfilling or hollow bed they created.
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Is there another way?
➔ Existential question using 'there is' + 'another way' to inquire about alternative options.
➔ 'Is there another way?' is a question asking if an alternative method or solution exists.
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