Evil – English Lyrics

• By: Daughtry
• Album: Dearly Beloved

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion of Daughtry's "Evil," a powerful rock anthem from their "Dearly Beloved" album. This song offers a unique opportunity to explore English rock vocabulary and expressions of internal conflict and difficult relationships, making it a compelling listen for language learners and rock fans alike.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
evil /ˈiːvəl/ B2	noun - moral wrongdoing; wickedness adjective - morally bad or harmful
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong liking verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
devil /ˈdɛvəl/ B1	noun - an evil spirit or demon; a malevolent being
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2	noun - supernatural beings thought to be malevolent
darkness /ˈdɑːk.nəs/ B1	noun - the state of being without light; metaphorically, evil or gloom
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of living beings; a person's existence
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse of air over the earth
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - precipitation in the form of water drops verb - to fall as water droplets from the clouds
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B1	noun - metal links joined together, often used to bind or restrain
wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ B2	adjective - evil or morally wrong; also, intensely good (slang)
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - having a low temperature; lacking warmth
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - mentally ill; extremely foolish or crazy
reason /ˈriːzən/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification
rhyme /raɪm/ B2	noun - a correspondence of sounds between words, especially at the end of lines verb - to make or use rhyming words
vibe /vaɪb/ C1	noun - a feeling or atmosphere that a person, place or thing gives off
lost /lɒst/ B1	adjective - unable to find one's way; lacking direction verb (past participle) - having failed to keep or maintain something
giving /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/ B1	verb (present participle) - to hand over, provide, or grant something

Key Grammar Structures

• Oh God, I "got" a feeling

  ➔ Simple present (have got)

  ➔ The verb "got" is used as the present‑simple form of "have" to express possession: "I "got" a feeling".

• I"'m" "lost" in a season

  ➔ Past participle used as adjective

  ➔ "lost" is a past participle that functions as an adjective describing the subject: "I "'m" "lost"".

• Well, oh my God, it"'s" "raining"

  ➔ Present continuous (progressive)

  ➔ "'s" + "raining" forms the present continuous to describe an action happening now.

• It"'s" deadly "how" you "do" what you "do" for love

  ➔ Noun clause introduced by "how"

  ➔ "how" introduces a noun clause that functions as the object of "deadly": "It"'s deadly "how" you "do"..."

• "Taking" me to the dark side of life

  ➔ Gerund / present participle phrase

  ➔ "Taking" is a gerund that functions as the subject of the implied clause: ""Taking" me...".

• I "fell" for your wicked games

  ➔ Simple past + phrasal verb "fell for"

  ➔ "fell" is the past form of "fall" used in the phrasal verb "fell for" meaning “to be deceived by”.

• I "can""'t" win

  ➔ Modal verb + negative contraction

  ➔ "can't" is the contracted negative form of the modal "can", expressing inability: "I "can""'t" win".

• "Ain't" it deadly...

  ➔ Negative inversion with informal auxiliary "ain't"

  ➔ "Ain't" replaces "is not" and triggers inversion, forming a rhetorical question: ""Ain't" it deadly...".

• Only heaven "knows"

  ➔ Simple present expressing universal truth

  ➔ "knows" is in the simple present, used here to state a fact that is always true: "Only heaven "knows"".