Heavy Is The Crown – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: FROM ZERO

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with Linkin Park's 'Heavy Is The Crown,' a compelling nu metal track marking a new era for the band. Its raw energy and emotionally charged lyrics offer a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to power, consequence, and resilience. By delving into its powerful expressions, you can grasp nuanced meanings and understand the weight of responsibility conveyed through its impactful storytelling and the band's signature sound.

[English]

♪ It's pouring in ♪

♪ You’re laid on the floor again ♪

♪ One knock at the door and then ♪

♪ We both know how the story ends ♪

♪ You can’t win if your white flag’s out when the war begins ♪

♪ Aiming so high but swinging so low ♪

♪ Trying to catch fire but feeling so cold ♪

♪ Hold it inside and hope it won’t show ♪

♪ I’m saying it’s not but inside I know ♪

♪ Today’s gonna be the day you notice ♪

♪ Cause I’m tired of explaining what the joke is ♪

♪ This is what you asked for ♪

♪ Heavy is the crown ♪

♪ Fire in the sunrise ♪

♪ Ashes raining down ♪

♪ Try to hold it in but ♪

♪ It keeps bleeding out ♪

♪ This is what you asked for ♪

♪ Heavy is the, Heavy is the crown ♪

♪ Turn to run ♪

♪ Now look what it's become ♪

♪ Outnumbered ten to one ♪

♪ Back then should've bit your tongue ♪

♪ 'Cause there’s no turning back this path once it’s begun ♪

♪ You’re already on that list ♪

♪ Say you don’t want what you can't resist ♪

♪ Waving that sword when the pen won’t miss ♪

♪ Watch it all falling apart like this ♪

♪ This is what you asked for ♪

♪ Heavy is the crown ♪

♪ Fire in the sunrise ♪

♪ Ashes raining down ♪

♪ Try to hold it in but it keeps bleeding out ♪

♪ This is what you asked for ♪

♪ Heavy is the, Heavy is the crown ♪

♪ Today’s gonna be the day you notice ♪

♪ Cause I’m tired of explaining what the joke is ♪

♪ THIS IS WHAT YOU ASKED FOR ♪

♪ This is what you asked ♪

♪ This is what you asked for ♪

♪ Heavy is the crown ♪

♪ Fire in the sunrise ♪

♪ Ashes raining down ♪

♪ Try to hold it in but it keeps bleeding out ♪

♪ This is what you asked for ♪

♪ Heavy is the, Heavy is the crown ♪

♪ Heavy is the crown ♪

♪ Heavy is the, Heavy is the crown ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pour /pɔːr/ B1	verb - to flow or cause to flow in a stream
lay /leɪ/ A2	verb - to put something in a flat position
knock /nɒk/, /nɑːk/ A2	verb - to hit something noisily to attract attention
end /ɛnd/ A2	verb - to finish or be complete
know /noʊ, nəʊ/ A2	verb - to have information or understanding about something
win /wɪn/ A2	verb - to be successful in a contest or competition
flag /flæɡ/ B1	noun - a piece of cloth with symbols representing a country or organization
rise /raɪz/ B1	verb - to move upward or ascend
fire /faɪər/ A2	noun - a process of combustion producing heat and flames verb - to ignite or set something on fire
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water droplets falling from the sky verb - to fall as rain
bleed /bliːd/ B1	verb - to lose blood from the body
crown /kraʊn/ B2	noun - a circular headdress worn by a monarch
outnumber /aʊtˈnʌm.bər/ C1	verb - to be greater in number than another group
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B2	verb - to withstand or oppose something

Key Grammar Structures

• You can’t win if your white flag’s out when the war begins

  ➔ Modal verb "can’t" with the base form "win" to express inability.

  ➔ "Can’t" is a contraction of "cannot," used to indicate inability or impossibility.

• Heavy is the crown

  ➔ Inversion of the subject and predicate to emphasize the statement.

  ➔ This is an example of inversion, which emphasizes the statement by placing the predicate before the subject.

• Trying to catch fire but feeling so cold

  ➔ Gerund "Trying" as the subject, expressing an ongoing action or attempt.

  ➔ Gerunds are -ing forms of verbs that function as nouns, often used as the subject of a sentence.

• Hold it inside and hope it won’t show

  ➔ Conjunction "and" joining two independent clauses

  ➔ "And" is a coordinating conjunction used to connect clauses or words of equal importance.

• Ashes raining down

  ➔ Present participle "raining" used as part of a participial phrase.

  ➔ Present participles end with -ing and can be used in continuous tenses or as modifiers.

• This is what you asked for

  ➔ Relative clause that defines or specifies "what" you asked for.

  ➔ A relative clause begins with "what" and provides more information about the object of the sentence.