Fairly Local – English Lyrics

• By: twenty one pilots
• Album: Blurryface

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and "Fairly Local" by Twenty One Pilots offers a unique opportunity to explore complex emotional vocabulary. The song's lyrical duality, contrasting positive and negative self-talk, provides clear examples of antonyms and nuanced expressions of feelings. What makes this song special for learners is its direct and metaphorical language, allowing you to delve into themes of identity and inner struggle, which are universally understood.

[English]

I'm fairly local, I've been around

I've seen the streets you're walking down

I'm fairly local, good people now

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

I'm evil to the core

What I shouldn't do I will

They say I'm emotional

What I want to save I'll kill

Is that who I truly am?

I truly don't have a chance

Tomorrow I'll keep a beat

And repeat yesterday's dance

Yo, this song will never be on the radio

Even if my clique were to pick and the people were to vote

It's the few, the proud, and the emotional

Yo, you, bulletproof, in black like a funeral

The world around us is burning but we're so cold

It's the few, the proud, and the emotional

I'm fairly local, I've been around

I've seen the streets you're walking down

I'm fairly local, good people now

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

I'm not evil to the core

What I shouldn't do I will fight

I know I'm emotional

What I want to save I will try

I know who I truly am

I truly do have a chance

Tomorrow I'll switch the beat

To avoid yesterday's dance

Yo, this song will never be on the radio

Even if my clique were to pick and the people were to vote

It's the few, the proud, and the emotional

Yo, you, bulletproof, in black like a funeral

The world around us is burning but we're so cold

It's the few, the proud, and the emotional

...

I'm fairly local, I've been around

I've seen the streets you're walking down

I'm fairly local, good people now

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

...

I'm fairly local, I've been around

I've seen the streets you're walking down

I'm fairly local, good people now

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah

I'm fairly local, good people now

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, good people now

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, good people now

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
local /ˈloʊkəl/ A1	adjective - belonging or relating to a particular area or neighborhood
evil /ˈiːvəl/ A1	adjective - morally bad or wrong
emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənl/ A2	adjective - relating to or characterized by emotion
bulletproof /ˈbʊlɪtˌpruːf/ B1	adjective - able to resist the penetration of bullets
funeral /ˈfjuːnərəl/ A2	noun - a ceremony held after someone's death
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A1	adjective - on fire; being consumed by flames
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature
proud /praʊd/ A2	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical conflict
switch /swɪtʃ/ A2	verb - to change from one thing to another
avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ A2	verb - to keep away from or stop oneself from doing something
clique /klɪk/ B1	noun - a small, exclusive group of people
vote /voʊt/ A1	noun - a formal indication of a choice between two or more options verb - to express a choice or opinion
save /seɪv/ A1	verb - to rescue or preserve something from harm or danger
truly /ˈtruːli/ A2	adverb - in a way that is true or real
chance /tʃæns/ A1	noun - an opportunity to do something

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm fairly local, I've been around

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The phrase 'I've been around' uses the Present Perfect to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• What I shouldn't do I will

  ➔ Future Simple

  ➔ The phrase 'I will' is an example of the Future Simple tense, used to express a future action or decision.

• They say I'm emotional

  ➔ Present Simple Passive

  ➔ The phrase 'They say' is in the Present Simple Passive, indicating an action done by an unknown or unimportant subject.

• Tomorrow I'll keep a beat

  ➔ Future Contracted Form

  ➔ 'I'll' is a contracted form of 'I will', commonly used in spoken and informal English.

• Even if my clique were to pick and the people were to vote

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The phrase uses the Second Conditional to express a hypothetical situation and its unlikely result.

• The world around us is burning but we're so cold

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ 'Is burning' and 'we're so cold' use the Present Continuous to describe actions happening now.

• I know who I truly am

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ The phrase 'I know' is in the Present Simple, used to express a fact or habitual action.

• To avoid yesterday's dance

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The phrase 'to avoid' is an infinitive of purpose, indicating the reason for the action.