For I Am Death – English Lyrics

• By: The Pretty Reckless
• Album: Life Evermore Pt.2

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, powerful, and metaphor-rich English lyrics of this chart-topping rock anthem. The song provides a masterclass in using personification to process complex, heavy emotions like grief and loss. You can learn to convey deep, dark themes using dramatic language, exemplified by Taylor Momsen's commanding vocals and haunting imagery.

[English]

As I lay twiddling, [00:09.19] home and alone

It spread to the [00:13.55] suburbs

The cancer had [00:15.43] grown

No one is [00:18.64] real

Except you and [00:20.94] me

Whatever it [00:23.88] takes to be free

From life ever [00:28.32] more

My life ever [00:32.82] more

There's something wrong with [00:38.54] me

I can feel the needles in my hands

Feel the needles in my bones

Crawling up my spine to where God only knows

For I am death, and I can feel

I got my hands upon the wheel

I am not lost

For I have found the only one

Who put me down

For I am death, and I won't break

I got a life I've got to take

When will it end this suffering of late?

It was nice to know you

...

There's something wrong with me

I'm like pornography

Cut from a magazine

There's something wrong with me

There's something wrong with me

I can feel the needles in my hands

Feel the needles in my bones

Crawling up my spine to where God only knows

For I am death, and I can feel

I got my hands upon the wheel

I am not lost

For I have found the only one

Who put me down

For I am death, and I won't break

I got a life I've got to take

When will it end, this suffering of late?

It was nice to know you

...

And in the back of your mind

Where even dark is blind

Looking for a sign

Waiting for your time to come

But you can't outrun

The hand of fate

And I will wait

For I am death, and all alone

So many years out on my own

And everyone just runs and hides away

Hides away from me

For I am death, and I can feel

I got my hands upon the wheel

I am not lost

For I have found the only one

Who put me down

For I am death, and I won't break

I got a life I've got to take

When will it end, this suffering of late?

It was nice to know you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the parts of the body at the end of each arm
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
death /dɛθ/ B1	noun - the end of life
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience a sensation or emotion verb - to touch something to check it
wheel /wiːl/ A2	noun - a circular object for vehicles
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find your way
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate or damage something
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to remove or seize
suffering /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/ B1	noun - pain or distress
needles /ˈniːdəlz/ B2	noun - sharp pointed tools for sewing or medical use
wrong /rɔŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or appropriate
fate /feɪt/ B1	noun - a power that is believed to control events
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place until something happens
alone /əˈloʊn/ A1	adjective - without anyone else
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to conceal oneself
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware or familiar with
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a period or moment