HALF-WAY AND ONE STEP FORWARD – English Lyrics

• By: Marilyn Manson
• Album: WE ARE CHAOS

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Smell your blood

It's like a carnival, or state fair

Skin is cotton candy

So easy to melt in my mouth

I don't wanna know

Don't need to know

You got champagne problems

I don't wanna know

Don't need to know

You got champagne problems

I need a raincoat for tomorrow

I need a raincoat for tomorrow

It's about how much people cry

When you die

It's not about the storm of tears

That you make when you're alive

Half-way and one step forward

Past the point of no return

Half-way and one step forward

Past the point of no return

...

...

Ring all the bells you can ring

There's a crack in everything

That's how the sunlight gets in

Ring all the bells you can ring

There's a crack in everything

That's how the sunlight gets in

I don't wanna know

Don't need to know

You got champagne problems

I don't wanna know

Don't need to know

You got champagne problems

...

Half-way and one step forward

Past the point of no return

Half-way and one step forward

Past the point of no return

Half-way and one step forward

Past the point of no return (I don't wanna know)

Half-way and one step forward (don't need to know)

(You got champagne problems) Past the point of no return

(I don't wanna know, don't need to know) Half-way and one step forward

(You got champagne problems) Past the point of no return

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the body
carnival /ˈkɑːrnɪvəl/ B1	noun - a public event or festival
skin /skɪn/ A2	noun - the outer covering of the body
cotton /ˈkɑːtən/ B1	noun - a soft white substance used to make cloth
candy /ˈkændi/ A1	noun - a sweet food made with sugar
melt /melt/ A2	verb - to change from a solid to a liquid state
mouth /maʊθ/ A1	noun - the opening in the face through which food is taken in
champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ B1	noun - a sparkling wine
problems /ˈprɑːbləmz/ A2	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome
raincoat /ˈreɪnkəʊt/ A2	noun - a coat made of waterproof material
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere
tears /tɪrz/ A1	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted by the eyes
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
point /pɔɪnt/ A1	noun - a particular place or position in space
return /rɪˈtɜːrn/ A2	noun - the action of coming or going back to a place or person verb - go back to a place
ring /rɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make a clear resonant sound noun - a circular band
bells /belz/ A1	noun - a hollow object, typically made of metal
crack /kræk/ A2	noun - a line on the surface of something that has broken verb - to break or cause to break
sunlight /ˈsʌnlaɪt/ B1	noun - the light from the sun

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't wanna know

  ➔ Negative contraction with modal verb + infinitive

  ➔ The word "don't" is a contraction of "do not", showing negation before the verb "want" followed by the infinitive "to know".

• You got champagne problems

  ➔ Informal present simple with "got" meaning "have"

  ➔ The verb "got" is used informally to mean "have"; the sentence states that "you" possess "champagne problems".

• It's like a carnival, or state fair

  ➔ Simile using "like" + noun phrase

  ➔ The word "like" introduces a comparison: "It" is being compared to "a carnival" or "state fair".

• So easy to melt in my mouth

  ➔ "so + adjective + to + infinitive" construction

  ➔ The phrase "so easy to melt" uses "so" to intensify the adjective "easy", followed by the infinitive "to melt".

• There's a crack in everything

  ➔ Existential "there is/are" construction

  ➔ The word "There" introduces the existence of "a crack"; "is" is the singular verb agreeing with "a crack".

• That's how the sunlight gets in

  ➔ "how" as a relative adverb introducing a clause

  ➔ The word "how" functions as a relative adverb, linking the clause "the sunlight gets in" to the preceding statement.

• Ring all the bells you can ring

  ➔ Imperative sentence + relative clause "you can ring"

  ➔ The verb "Ring" is an imperative directing the listener; "you can ring" is a relative clause describing "the bells".

• Half-way and one step forward

  ➔ Parallel noun phrases joined by conjunction "and"

  ➔ The phrases "Half-way" and "one step forward" are two parallel noun phrases linked by the conjunction "and".