Lyrics & Translation
Dive into Limp Bizkit's "Eat You Alive," a raw and aggressive track that offers a fascinating look into the nuances of desire and obsession within the English language. This nu-metal anthem, characterized by its direct and provocative lyrics, can help you grasp strong emotional expressions and colloquialisms used in rock music. Its powerful vocal delivery and intense themes make it a distinctive piece for understanding how English can convey raw human urges.
[English]
Hey, youMrs. I-don't-know-what-the-fuck-your-name-is
I'm drawn to you, something's magnetic here
If I could approach you or even get close to the scent
That you left behind, I'd be fine
No doubt that (no doubt)
You bring out (bring out)
The animal inside
I'd eat you alive!
I'd eat you alive!
I'd eat you alive!
I'd eat you alive!
Hey you
Mrs. Too-good-to-look-my-way and that's cool
You want nothing at all to do with me
But I want you, ain't nothing wrong with wanting you
'Cause I'm a man and I can think what the hell I want
You got that straight?
No doubt that (no doubt)
I'd love to (I'd love)
Sniff on them panties now
I'd eat you alive!
I'd eat you alive!
I'd eat you alive!
I'd eat you alive!
I'm sorry, so sorry (damn, you're so hot!)
Your beauty is so vain (damn you're so hot!)
It drives me, yes, it drives me (damn you're so hot!)
Absolutely insane
I just want to look at you (look at you, look at you, look at you)
I just want to look at you (look at you, look at you, look at you)
I just want to look at you, all day
There ain't nothing wrong, no
There ain't nothing wrong with that (nothing wrong with that)
Once you seep in (once you seep in)
Under my skin (under my skin)
There's nothing (nothing) there's nothing (nothing)
In this world that could wash you away (wash you away)
Once you seep in (once you seep in)
Under my skin (under my skin)
There's nothing (nothing) there's nothing (nothing)
In this world that could wash you away (wash you away)
I'm sorry, so sorry (damn, you're so hot!)
Your beauty is so vain (damn you're so hot!)
It drives me, yes, it drives me (damn you're so hot!)
Absolutely insane
I'd eat you alive!
I'd eat you alive!
I'd eat you alive!
I'd eat you alive!
I'd eat you alive!
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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If I **could** approach you or even get close to the scent
➔ Conditional clause (using 'could' for hypothetical situations)
➔ The sentence uses 'could' to describe a hypothetical situation. If the speaker *could* approach, something would happen.
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You **bring out** the animal inside
➔ Phrasal verb ('bring out')
➔ The phrasal verb 'bring out' means to cause something (like a quality) to appear or become noticeable.
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You **got** that straight?
➔ Past participle of get used to form the perfect and the passive voice (got)
➔ 'Got' in this context is a simplified form of 'Have you got...', and means to understand or grasp something.
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I'd **love to** sniff on them panties now
➔ Modal verb + infinitive ('love to')
➔ Uses the modal verb 'would' (contracted to 'd) to express a desire or willingness, followed by the infinitive 'love to'.
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Your beauty **is so vain**
➔ Adjective as a subject complement; use of the intensifier 'so'
➔ 'Vain' is used as an adjective to describe the beauty, and 'so' is used to intensify the adjective.
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It drives me, yes, it **drives** me (damn you're so hot!)
➔ Present simple tense of the verb 'drive' (third-person singular)
➔ The verb 'drives' is in the present simple tense and used in the third-person singular because the subject is 'It'.
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I just want to **look at** you (look at you, look at you, look at you)
➔ Phrasal verb ('look at')
➔ The phrasal verb 'look at' means to direct one's gaze at someone or something.
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Once you **seep in**
➔ Phrasal verb ('seep in')
➔ The phrasal verb 'seep in' means to gradually enter or spread through something.
