Hole In My Soul – English Lyrics

• By: Aerosmith

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion of Aerosmith's 'Hole In My Soul,' a powerful ballad perfect for English learners. Its rich lyrical metaphors, like 'a place where a garden never grows,' vividly portray heartbreak, offering a compelling way to explore nuanced expressions of sadness and longing in English. Through Steven Tyler's expressive vocals, you can grasp both literal and figurative language, making this song a poignant and educational listening experience.

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ I'm down a one way street ♪

♪ With a one night stand ♪

♪ With a one track mind ♪

♪ Out in no man's land ♪

♪ The punishment sometimes ♪

♪ Don't seem to fit the crime ♪

♪ Yeah, there's a hole in my soul ♪

♪ But one thing I've learned ♪

♪ For every love letter written ♪

♪ There's another one burned ♪

♪ So you tell me how it's gonna be this time ♪

♪ Is it over? ♪

♪ Is it over? ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm blowin' out the flame ♪

♪ Take a walk outside your mind ♪

♪ Tell me how it feels to the be the one who turns ♪

♪ The knife inside of me ♪

♪ Take a look and you will find ♪

♪ There's nothing there, girl ♪

♪ Yeah I swear, I'm telling you, girl yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause there's a hole in my soul ♪

♪ That's been killing me forever ♪

♪ It's a place where a garden never grows ♪

♪ There's a hole in my soul ♪

♪ Yeah, I should have known better ♪

♪ 'Cause your love's like a thorn without a rose ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I'm as dry as a seven year drought ♪

♪ I got dust for tears and I'm all tapped out ♪

♪ Sometimes I feel broken, can't get fixed ♪

♪ I know there's been all kinds of shoes underneath your bed ♪

♪ Now I sleep with my boots on ♪

♪ But you're still in my head ♪

♪ Something tells me this time ♪

♪ I'm down to my last licks ♪

♪ 'Cause if it's over ♪

♪ Then it's over ♪

♪ And it's driving me insane ♪

♪ Take a walk outside your mind ♪

♪ Tell me how it feels to be ♪

♪ The one who turns the knife inside of me ♪

♪ Take a look and you will find ♪

♪ There's nothing there, girl, yeah, I swear ♪

♪ I'm telling you, girl, yeah, ♪

♪ 'Cause there's a hole in my soul ♪

♪ That's been killing me forever ♪

♪ It's a place where a garden never grows ♪

♪ There's a hole in my soul ♪

♪ Yeah, I should have known better ♪

♪ 'Cause your love's like a thorn without a rose ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

(guitar solo)

♪ Yeah, is it over? ♪

♪ Yeah, it's over ♪

♪ And I'm blowing out the flame ♪

♪ Take a walk outside your mind ♪

♪ Tell me how it feels to be ♪

♪ The one who turns the knife inside of me ♪

♪ Take a look and you will find ♪

♪ There's nothing there, girl, yeah, I swear ♪

♪ I'm telling you, girl, yeah, ♪

♪ 'Cause there's a hole in my soul ♪

♪ That's been killing me forever ♪

♪ It's a place where a garden never grows ♪

♪ There's a hole in my soul ♪

♪ Yeah, I should have known better ♪

♪ 'Cause your love's like a thorn without a rose ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪♪♪

(vocalizing)

♪♪♪

(vocalizing)

♪ Can I touch it, can I chase it, yeah ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hole /hoʊl/ A2	noun - a hollow space or opening in something
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial essence of a person
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong affection for another person
letter /ˈlɛtər/ A2	noun - a written or printed message addressed to a person or organization
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - the visible, glowing part of fire
knife /naɪf/ A2	noun - a weapon or tool with a blade
garden /ˈɡɑːrdən/ A2	noun - a plot of ground for growing flowers, vegetables, or fruit
thorn /θɔːrn/ B1	noun - a sharp pointed projection on a plant
rose /roʊz/ A2	noun - a flowering plant with thorns and fragrance
drought /draʊt/ B2	noun - a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall
street /striːt/ A2	noun - a public road in a city or town
land /lænd/ A2	noun - the part of the earth's surface that is not water; territory or country verb - to come to rest on the ground after a flight
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the ongoing progression of events; a point or period in which something occurs
walk /wɔːk/ A1	noun - an act of traveling on foot; a short journey verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to perceive by touch or by emotion
killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of causing death; murder verb - present participle of 'kill'; to cause death
bed /bɛd/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping on

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm down a one way street

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing state, adjective as part of a compound noun.

  ➔ The phrase "I'm down a one way street" uses the present continuous ("I'm down") to describe a metaphorical state of being – feeling lost or committed to a path with no return. "One way street" is a compound noun where "one way" modifies "street".

• For every love letter written, there's another one burned

  ➔ Correlative conjunctions ('for every...there's'), gerund as object of preposition, passive voice (written, burned).

  ➔ This line uses the structure "for every...there's" to express a proportional relationship. "Written" and "burned" are past participles functioning as adjectives describing the 'letter'. The verbs are in the passive voice, emphasizing the action *done to* the letters.

• Take a walk outside your mind

  ➔ Imperative mood, infinitive phrase as adverbial modifier.

  ➔ This is a direct command ("Take a walk"). "Outside your mind" functions as an adverbial phrase, modifying the verb 'take' and indicating *where* to take the walk. It's a metaphorical instruction to consider a different perspective.

• Tell me how it feels to be the one who turns the knife inside of me

  ➔ Indirect question, infinitive phrase as complement, relative clause.

  ➔ This is an indirect question introduced by "Tell me how". "To be the one who turns the knife..." is an infinitive phrase functioning as the object of 'how'. "Who turns the knife inside of me" is a relative clause modifying 'one'.