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.

[English]

Oh God, I got a feeling

I got a feeling

And it's a bad one, yeah

I'm lost in a season

In a season

And it's a mad one

Yeah, oh my God, it's raining

Yeah, old blue sky is gray

Yeah, it's deadly how you do what you do for love

What you do for love, yeah

Taking me to the dark side of life

And it's evil (evil), evil (evil)

Giving me bad vibes inside

And it's evil (evil), evil (evil)

Way down below, only heaven knows

Laying where the demons lie

You're taking me to the dark side of life

And it's evil (evil), evil (evil)

...

Oh, the devil got a feeling

Got a feeling

And it's a good one

She got her own rhyme and reason

Got a reason

And it's a cold one

Well, oh my God, it's raining

It's driving me insane

Ain't it deadly how you do what you do for love

What you do for love, yeah

Taking me to the dark side of life

And it's evil (evil), evil (evil)

Giving me bad vibes inside

And it's evil (evil), evil (evil)

Way down below, only heaven knows

Laying where the demons lie

You're taking me to the dark side of life

And it's evil (evil), evil (evil)

And I fell for your wicked games

That I can't win

So I wear these chains

...

(So I wear these chains)

You're taking me to the dark side of life

And it's evil (evil), evil (evil)

Giving me bad vibes inside

And it's evil (evil), evil (evil)

Way down below, only heaven knows

Laying where the demons lie

You're taking me to the dark side of life

And it's evil (evil), evil

...

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"".