Every Rose Has Its Thorn – English Lyrics

• By: Poison

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lie /laɪ/ A1	verb - to be in or assume a horizontal or resting position
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or injury noun - emotional pain or distress
rose /roʊz/ A2	noun - a flower with a thorny stem
thorn /θɔːrn/ B1	noun - a stiff, sharp-pointed spine or prickle on a plant or tree
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a composition for voice or voices
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
knife /naɪf/ A1	noun - an instrument with a sharp blade used for cutting
scar /skɑːr/ B1	noun - a mark left on the skin after a wound or injury has healed
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye verb - to pull or rip (something) apart or to pieces with force
silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ B1	adjective - not making or accompanied by any sound
favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ A2	adjective - preferred above all others

Key Grammar Structures

• Was it something I said or something I did

  ➔ Interrogative Sentence with 'or'

  ➔ This line uses an interrogative structure to express uncertainty about the cause of a problem in a relationship. The use of "or" presents two possibilities. The simple past tense 'said' and 'did' refers to actions in the past.

• Though I tried not to hurt you

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction 'though' (contrast)

  ➔ The conjunction "though" introduces a clause that contrasts with another statement, usually implying that the effort was unsuccessful. The phrase 'tried not to' indicates an intention to avoid a specific action.

• Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song

  ➔ Simile ('just like')

  ➔ This line uses the simile "just like" to compare the universal experience of heartache and sadness to the archetypal image of a lonely cowboy singing a melancholic song. The repetition of "sad" emphasizes the feeling.

• Hear the DJ say love's a game of easy come and easy go

  ➔ Indirect Speech, Possessive ('love's')

  ➔ This line reports what the DJ says (indirect speech). The possessive form "love's" indicates that the game belongs to love. The phrase "easy come, easy go" is an idiom.

• If I could have let you know somehow I guess

  ➔ Third Conditional ('If I could have')

  ➔ This line uses the third conditional structure to express a regret about a past unreal condition. The phrase 'could have let you know' describes something that was possible in the past but did not happen. 'Somehow' indicates the manner which the speaker didn't know.

• Like a knife that cuts you the wound heals

  ➔ Relative Clause ('that cuts'), Ellipsis

  ➔ The phrase "that cuts you" is a relative clause modifying "knife". The use of ellipsis omits "but" before "the wound heals". It is implied the wound heals but the scar remains. This means that the pain reduces but the memory is everlasting

• Instead of makin' love we both made our separate ways

  ➔ Preposition of Contrast ('instead of')

  ➔ The phrase "instead of" shows that one action replaces other action. The phrase implies that there should be love between the 2 people but they separated. Makin' is non-standard grammar.

• And to see you cuts me like a knife I guess

  ➔ Simile ('like a knife'), Infinitive of Consequence ('to see')

  ➔ This line uses the simile "like a knife" to emphasize the intensity of the pain caused by seeing the other person. The infinitive "to see" expresses the consequence or result of the speaker seeing someone, which is the feeling of being cut by a knife.