Empty Hands – English Lyrics

• By: Poppy

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, unfiltered emotion of Poppy's "Empty Hands," a track that showcases her fearless exploration of heavier sonic territories, blending black-metal aggression with profound lyrical reflection on finality and release—an essential listen for understanding the depth of modern genre-pushing rock music.

[English]

作词 : Poppy

作曲 : Poppy/Jordan Fish/Stephen Harrison

You can't be spared from hell's routine

Beneath my feet into the ground

In life you wallow with indifference

In death you shall not make a sound

Downward they fall in the ash

Breathe it in till it blackens their lungs

The curse

The marks they adorn

May it all get worse until your dying day

...

You will return with empty hands if you return at all

...

Can't carry all you've stolen from me

Got taken in vain so may the torment never stop

...

Our ill-fated dreams

Open doors to nowhere that I haven't been

In the scene

The gnashing of my teeth

The fiddling of insanity

Now what's become of you

Is lurking under me

...

Sulk in sorrow

Now you're losing sleep

May the reaper greet you suddenly

All the eyes are harrowing

Look away, look the **** away

...

You're losing me

The terror's on repeat

You'd die to never be

Forgotten

...

You can't be spared from hell's routine

Beneath my feet into the ground

In life you wallow with indifference

In death you shall not make a sound

...

Empty hands

Breathe

Can't take it with you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
spared /spɛərd/ B2	verb - not harmed or subjected to something unpleasant
wallow /ˈwɒləʊ/ B1	verb - to roll around on the ground or in water; to indulge in self-pity
indifference /ɪnˈdɪf(ə)rəns/ C1	noun - lack of interest, concern, or sympathy
curse /kɜːrs/ B1	noun - a spell invoking evil or misfortune
adorn /əˈdɔːrn/ B2	verb - to make more beautiful or attractive
torment /ˈtɔːrment/ C1	noun - severe physical or mental suffering
ill-fated /ɪl ˈfeɪtɪd/ C1	adjective - doomed to fail or be unhappy
gnashing /ˈɡnæʃɪŋ/ B2	noun - the act of grinding the teeth together
insanity /ɪnˈsænɪti/ C1	noun - the state of being seriously mentally ill
lurk /lɜːrk/ B1	verb - to wait or move in a secret or hidden way
sulk /sʌlk/ B1	verb - to be silent and bad-tempered because you are annoyed
harrowing /ˈhærəʊɪŋ/ C1	adjective - distressing; causing great suffering
terror /ˈterər/ B2	noun - extreme fear
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ A2	verb - to say or do something again
forgotten /fəˈɡɒtn/ A2	adjective - no longer remembered

Key Grammar Structures

• You can't be spared from hell's routine

  ➔ Modal verb + passive voice

  ➔ "can't be spared" demonstrates the use of a modal verb ('can't') to express prohibition or inability, combined with the passive voice ('be spared') to indicate that the subject receives the action rather than performs it. The possessive 'hell's' shows genitive case.

• In life you wallow with indifference

  ➔ Present simple + noun as an abstract concept

  ➔ "wallow" is a strong verb implying a prolonged state of being immersed in something negative. "Indifference" is treated as a concept one can be 'with', rather than a concrete object.

• May it all get worse until your dying day

  ➔ Subjunctive mood + conditional clause

  ➔ "May it" expresses a wish or curse. The structure 'until your dying day' is a temporal clause indicating the duration of the worsening.

• You will return with empty hands if you return at all

  ➔ First conditional + prepositional phrase

  ➔ This is a first conditional sentence ('if you return...you will return'). The phrase 'at all' emphasizes the uncertainty of the return.