Five of Swords – English Lyrics

• By: ...and Oceans
• Album: Cosmic World Mother

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of Finnish symphonic black metal with "Five of Swords" by ...and Oceans. This song offers a great opportunity to explore the language through its evocative lyrics inspired by Tarot symbolism. The themes of conflict and consequence provide a rich context for learning vocabulary related to deeper human emotions and philosophical concepts, all while experiencing the band's triumphant return to their iconic sound.

[English]

As that reflective surface, in the end, turns towards you

What will you behold upon it's glass and silver skin?

Five of Swords

Choose your battles wisely

Five of Swords

As the card reversed, it became your demise

The self-imposed dealer of blame

The unaare procreator of shame

Paint your colors upon me

They will stay like the water

That already seeped through my fingers

Like water between already worn-down rocks

Oil on water, oil on water

Five of Swords

Choose your battles wisely

Five of Swords

As the card reversed, it became your demise

...

Self-made judge and juror

Master of conflict and executioner

Self-turned fool and jester

By your benighted sense of the I

Paint your colors upon me

They will stay like the water

That already seeped through my fingers

Like water between already worn-down rocks

Oil on water, oil on water

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
behold /bɪˈhoʊld/ B2	verb - to see or observe (something or someone, especially a remarkable or impressive event or thing)
surface /ˈsɜːrfɪs/ B1	noun - the outermost or uppermost layer of an object or a scene
reversed /rɪˈvɜːrsd/ B2	adjective - turned upside down or in the opposite direction
demise /dɪˈmaɪz/ C1	noun - a person’s death or the end of something
blame /bleɪm/ B2	noun - assigning responsibility for a fault or wrong verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong
colors /ˈkʌlərz/ A2	noun - the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light
seeped /siːpt/ B2	verb - to flow or leak slowly through porous material or small openings
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a clear, colorless, tasteless liquid essential for most plant and animal life verb - to pour or sprinkle water on something
oil /ɔɪl/ B1	noun - a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, used as fuel or lubricant
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B2	noun - a public officer appointed to decide cases in a court of law verb - to form an opinion or conclusion about
conflict /ˈkɒnflɪkt/ B2	noun - a serious disagreement or argument verb - to be in conflict or disagreement

Key Grammar Structures

• What will you behold upon it's glass and silver skin?

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the future simple tense to express an action that will happen in the future, indicated by the word "will".

• Choose your battles wisely

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase is in the imperative mood, giving a command or advice to someone to make wise choices.

• As the card reversed, it became your demise

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to describe an action that has already happened, indicated by the verb "became".

• The self-imposed dealer of blame

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ This is a noun phrase that describes a person who takes on the role of assigning blame to themselves.

• They will stay like the water

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ This line also uses the future simple tense to indicate that something will remain in the future, shown by the word "will".

• Like water between already worn-down rocks

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ This line uses a simile to compare the situation to water flowing between rocks, emphasizing the transient nature of the experience.

• Self-made judge and juror

  ➔ Compound noun

  ➔ This is a compound noun that combines two roles, indicating a person who judges themselves.