Friendly Fire – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: From Zero (Deluxe Edition)

Lyrics & Translation

Learning English through music offers a unique emotional connection to the language, and Linkin Park's “Friendly Fire” is a perfect example. The song's clear, heartfelt lyrics about the complexities of relationships provide a relatable and moving learning experience. What makes this track particularly special is that it features one of the final recorded vocal performances of the late, beloved singer Chester Bennington, offering a poignant and powerful way to engage with both the English language and the enduring legacy of Linkin Park.

[English]

Tell me the words I've forgotten

What we were fighting for

Staring right into the darkness

Through an empty open door

Can't put back what's been broken

Can't change the moment

We went too far

We're pulling apart for no reason

We're pulling a trigger in the useless war

And if we come back and go into the black (black)

What are we fighting for?

What are we fighting for?

I was supposed to protect you

No matter what's to come

But somehow forgot when they told me

"We hurt the ones we love"

Can't put back what's been broken

Can't change the moment

We went too far

We're pulling apart for no reason

We're pulling a trigger in the useless war

And if we come back and go into the black

What are we fighting for?

What are we fighting-?

It's just friendly fire, fire

Fire, fire

We're strangers in between the darkness

Diving underneath

I'll find you out on the horizon

We'll never be enemies

Can't put back what's been broken

Can't change the moment

We went too far

We're pulling part for no reason

We're pulling a trigger in the useless war

And if we come back and go into the black

What are we fighting for?

What are we fighting-?

It's just friendly fire, fire

Fire, fire

Fire, fire

Fire, fire

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to take part in a violent struggle
darkness /ˈdɑːrk.nəs/ B2	noun - the absence of light
broken /ˈbroʊ.kən/ B2	adjective - damaged or not functioning
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ B1	noun - a very brief period of time
trigger /ˈtrɪɡ.ər/ B2	noun - a device that activates a mechanism verb - to cause something to happen
useless /ˈjuːs.ləs/ B2	adjective - having no purpose or use
horizon /həˈraɪ.zən/ B2	noun - the line where the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet
stranger /ˈstreɪn.dʒər/ B1	noun - a person whom one does not know
enemies /ˈɛn.ə.miz/ B1	noun - people who are actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
forgotten /fərˈɡɒt.ən/ B2	adjective - not remembered or considered
pulling /ˈpʊl.ɪŋ/ B1	verb - to exert force on something to move it towards oneself
reason /ˈriː.zən/ B1	noun - a cause or explanation for an action or event
fire /faɪər/ A2	noun - the phenomenon of combustion characterized by heat and light