End of You – English Lyrics

• By: Poppy, Amy Lee, Courtney LaPlante

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying collaboration of "End of You" by Poppy, Amy Lee, and Courtney LaPlante – a modern metal anthem that not only showcases powerful vocal performances but also carries a profound message of liberation and female empowerment. Through its compelling lyrics and dynamic sound, you can explore expressions of strength and renewal in English, making it an exceptional song to connect with the language through its impactful storytelling and genre-bending artistry.

[English]

I toil in silence, don't know where my mind is

Numb from the shock of it all

Cut myself open, but I wasn't broken

Tried to fix what wasn't wrong

Can you feel it takin' over?

I know I'm not alone

If I must go, the waves should drag me out

When every light was kept so close

Burned by the game for what I chose

Now you're tossin' and turnin'

I'm pullin' the plug on the dreams

The end of you is the start of life for me

How was I to know?

Crystalline castles turned to dust in the palm of your hand

But I'm wide awake this time

Burn it down to find nothin' inside

Can you feel it takin' over?

I feel it creepin' in

I'm back at the edge again

When every light was kept so close

Burned by the game for what I chose

Now you're tossin' and turnin'

I'm pullin' the plug on the dreams

The end of you is the start of life for me

The start of life for me

My innocence set free, now I can finally see

The start of life for me

And wide awake for good this time

You're only a dream as it fades from my mind

Wide awake for good this time

I finally let go of the chain as I claim a new life

Sung from a fractured lullaby

Innocence drainin' from our eyes

All I wanted was stolen

I hate all that I believed

You're tossin' and turnin'

I'm pullin' the plug on the dreams

The end of you is the start of life for me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
toil /tɔɪl/ B2	verb - to work extremely hard
shock /ʃɒk/ B1	noun - a sudden and disturbing surprise
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - damaged or not in working order
drag /dræɡ/ A2	verb - pull or haul with force
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to produce flames
tossin' /ˈtɒsɪn/ B1	verb - restlessly turning from side to side
plug /plʌɡ/ A2	verb - to stop something
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
crystalline /ˌkrɪstəlaɪn/ C1	adjective - resembling crystal
dust /dʌst/ A1	noun - fine particles of matter
awake /əˈweɪk/ A1	adjective - not sleeping
creepin' /ˈkriːpɪn/ B1	verb - move slowly and carefully
edge /edʒ/ A2	noun - the limit of something
innocence /ˈɪnəsəns/ B2	noun - the state of being innocent
claim /kleɪm/ B1	verb - to state as a fact
fractured /ˈfræktʃərd/ C1	adjective - broken or cracked
draining /ˈdreɪnɪŋ/ B2	verb - to deprive of vitality or strength
stolen /ˈstoʊlən/ A2	adjective - taken without permission
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to dislike intensely

Key Grammar Structures

• I toil in silence, don't know where my mind is

  ➔ Present simple for habitual actions; negative contraction; indirect question (where‑clause).

  ➔ "toil" shows the present simple for a repeated action; "don't" is the contracted negative form of "do not"; "where my mind is" is an indirect question.

• Cut myself open, but I wasn't broken

  ➔ Past simple passive (wasn't broken) contrasted with an active past participle phrase.

  ➔ "wasn't broken" is the past simple passive (negative); the verb "cut" is used as a past participle without a subject, creating an elliptical clause.

• Can you feel it takin' over?

  ➔ Modal verb "can" + bare infinitive; present simple question.

  ➔ "Can" is a modal verb expressing ability or permission; it is followed directly by the bare infinitive "feel".

• If I must go, the waves should drag me out

  ➔ First conditional with modal "must" in the if‑clause; modal "should" in the main clause.

  ➔ "If I must go" uses the modal "must" to express necessity; "the waves should drag me out" uses "should" to indicate a probable result.

• When every light was kept so close

  ➔ Past simple passive voice (was kept) in an adverbial clause introduced by "when".

  ➔ "was kept" is the past simple passive of "keep"; the clause tells the time context of the action.

• The end of you is the start of life for me

  ➔ Simple present copular verb "is" linking two noun phrases; subject‑complement structure.

  ➔ "is" links the subject "The end of you" with the complement "the start of life for me".

• Now you're tossin' and turnin'

  ➔ Present continuous (are + -ing) with colloquial dropping of "g"; contraction "you're".

  ➔ "you're" is the contraction of "you are"; "tossin'" and "turnin'" are present participles with the final "g" dropped, indicating informal speech.

• I'm pullin' the plug on the dreams

  ➔ Present continuous with gerund object after preposition "on"; informal dropping of "g".

  ➔ "pullin'" is the present participle of "pull" with the final "g" omitted; it is followed by the preposition "on" and the noun phrase "the plug" as the object of the gerund.

• My innocence set free, now I can finally see

  ➔ Past participle "set" used adjectivally; modal "can" + adverb "finally" + base verb.

  ➔ "set free" is a past participle phrase functioning as an adjective describing "innocence"; "can finally see" uses the modal "can" with the adverb "finally" before the base verb "see".