Doomsday Blue – English Lyrics

• By: Bambie Thug

Lyrics & Translation

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[English]

Avada Kadavra I speak to destroy

The feelings I have I cannot avoid

Through twisted tongues A hex deployed on you

That all the pretties in your bed

Escape your hands and make you sad

And all the things you wish you had you lose

I, I, I know you’re living a lie

I, I, I see the scars in your eyes

I, I, I know you’re living a lie

I, I, I guess you’d rather have a star than the moon

I guess I always overestimate you

Hoodoo all the things that you do

I’m down down in my Doomsday blue

(I, I, I know you’re living a lie)

(I, I, I know you’re living a lie)

Avada Kadavra The thoughts in my head

The places I touch when lying in bed

The visions of you the words that you said Undo

My heartbeat buried in the ground

And to the strings I bind you’re bound

So when you sleep you’ll hear my sound (cuckoo)

I, I, I know you’re living a lie

I, I, I see the scars in your eyes

I, I, I know you’re living a lie

I, I, I guess you’d rather have a star than the moon

I guess I always overestimate you

Hoodoo all the things that you do

I’m down down in my Doomsday blue

I guess you’d rather have a star than the moon

I guess I always overestimate you

Hoodoo all the things that you do

I’m down down in my Doomsday blue

For your romance

I’d beg steal and borrow

It’s draining me hollow You-ooooh

You could slow dance me

Out of sorrow

But your favourite colour Compared to the others is doom

Doomsday blue

Blue

Blue

Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue

Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue

Avada Kadavra I speak to destroy!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
speak /spiːk/ A2	verb - to say words in order to convey information or express thoughts
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ B2	verb - to cause something to end or to be ruined
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ B1	noun - emotions or sensations
scars /skɑːrz/ B2	noun - marks left on the skin after a wound has healed
heartbeat /ˈhɑːrtbiːt/ B1	noun - the rhythmic contraction of the heart
doom /duːm/ B2	noun - death, destruction, or some very bad fate
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - the color of the sky on a clear day
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a large ball of gas in space that shines brightly
romance /roʊˈmæns/ B1	noun - a relationship between two people who are in love
sorrow /ˈsɔːroʊ/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep sadness
hex /hɛks/ C1	noun - a spell or charm, especially one that is evil
twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ B2	adjective - having a distorted or contorted shape
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - objects, items, or concepts
bind /baɪnd/ B2	verb - to tie or fasten something tightly
avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ B1	verb - to keep away from or prevent something

Key Grammar Structures

• I speak to destroy

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "to destroy" is used to show the purpose of the action "speak".

• The feelings I have I cannot avoid

  ➔ Relative clause with present perfect

  ➔ "I have" expresses possession of feelings that are ongoing.

• And all the things you wish you had you lose

  ➔ Relative clause with past conditional

  ➔ The phrase "you wish you had" shows a hypothetical desire about the past.

• I guess you’d rather have a star than the moon

  ➔ Comparative structures with "rather"

  ➔ "Rather" is used here to express a preference between two options.

• I’m down down in my Doomsday blue

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating emotional state

  ➔ The phrase "down in" expresses being in a certain emotional or mental state.

• So when you sleep you’ll hear my sound

  ➔ Temporal clause with future tense

  ➔ The phrase "when you sleep" sets a time condition for the main clause.

• I guess I always overestimate you

  ➔ Adverb placement with "always"

  ➔ The adverb "always" is used to indicate the frequency of overestimating someone.