Evil Friends – English Lyrics

• By: Portugal. The Man
• Album: Evil Friends

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Portugal. The Man's "Evil Friends" to explore a rich tapestry of modern rock and introspective lyrics. Its direct language, especially in lines confronting honesty in relationships, offers a compelling way to grasp contemporary English expressions related to personal boundaries and authenticity. The unique blend of psychedelic rock with pop sensibilities, shaped by Danger Mouse's production, makes it a captivating listen that encourages a deeper understanding of musical storytelling and lyrical nuance.

[English]

Hi, brother.

See at practice. Don't be late.

Yeah, songs, man. It's all songs.

Songs.

Say hi to Cynthia for me, okay?

All right, bye bye.

What's up, bro?

What's going on, dude?

Let go of me, you son of a bitch. You'll kill us both.

Then we shall finish this in hell.

Holy shit, you can hear what I'm thinking?

Wait, what?

I mean, yeah, I'm in your head, bitch.

If you and Glenn Close got married, her name would be your name.

No, it wouldn't, it would be Glenn.

Oh my god.

She won that little stank puss.

Oh yeah, take that period out of your band name, stupid.

Yeah, you'd know a thing or two about periods, Glenn, considering you get them every month.

Heh heh heh heh heh.

What's this?

Oh, it's me.

Looks like I win, bitch.

Hey!

Whoa!

Whoa!

You still here?

Yeah, I got into this whole thing, it's really complicated with this guy from Portugal. The man.

Who?

Port-port...

Portugal. The Man. Portugal...

Oh, hell, I don't... I don't remember the name of the band.

Hey, do we still have a show?

Oh no, not since the robot wars.

Oh, Jesus. There were robot wars?

Oh, big time.

What year is it right now?

2043.

Holy Christ.

Yeah, yeah.

Why haven't you cut your hair? What's the deal?

Oh, weirdest thing. I got locked into this, uh, high five thing with the lead singer of this awesome band MGMT.

Oh.

You like that band.

Way cooler band.

We got locked in. We were like...

That's amazing! Let's go talk. I want to get some maid, I'm starving.

Oh yeah, all right man.

What's going on with Charlie?

Oh, he's dead.

Oh, good.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Good to see you, buddy.

You too, buddy. Oh, I missed you.

I did and I didn't, you know what I mean? I did and I didn't.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - a male sibling
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - after the expected or usual time
songs /sɒŋz/ A1	noun - a musical composition with vocals
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of
hell /hɛl/ A2	noun - a place of suffering in the afterlife
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to have thoughts or ideas in the mind
married /ˈmærɪd/ A2	adjective - in a legally recognized relationship
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or phrase by which someone is known
awesome /ˈɔːsəm/ B1	adjective - extremely impressive or daunting
band /bænd/ A2	noun - a group of musicians who play together
dead /dɛd/ A1	adjective - no longer alive
robot /ˈroʊbɒt/ A2	noun - a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically
wars /wɔrz/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups
weird /wɪrd/ B1	adjective - suggesting something supernatural; uncanny
starving /ˈstɑːrvɪŋ/ B1	adjective - suffering or dying from lack of food

Key Grammar Structures

• Let go of me, you son of a bitch. You'll kill us both.

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase 'You'll kill us both' uses 'will' to express a future action or consequence.

• Holy shit, you can hear what I'm thinking?

  ➔ Present continuous with 'be + -ing'

  ➔ The phrase 'what I'm thinking' uses the present continuous to describe an action happening now.

• If you and Glenn Close got married, her name would be your name.

  ➔ Second conditional with 'if'

  ➔ The sentence uses the second conditional to talk about a hypothetical situation and its result.

• Oh my god. She won that little stank puss.

  ➔ Past simple with 'won'

  ➔ The word 'won' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Yeah, you'd know a thing or two about periods, Glenn, considering you get them every month.

  ➔ Conditional perfect with 'would have'

  ➔ The phrase 'you'd know' uses the conditional perfect to imply a past result based on a hypothetical condition.

• What year is it right now?

  ➔ Present simple with 'is'

  ➔ The verb 'is' is in the present simple tense, used to ask about the current state or time.

• Oh, he's dead.

  ➔ Present simple with 'is'

  ➔ The phrase 'he's dead' uses the present simple to state a current fact or permanent condition.

• I did and I didn't, you know what I mean?

  ➔ Past simple with 'did'

  ➔ The word 'did' is in the past simple tense, used to describe completed actions in the past.