I Disappear – English Lyrics

• By: Metallica
• Album: I Disappear

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Metallica's "I Disappear," a hard-hitting track from the *Mission: Impossible 2* soundtrack that delves into themes of impermanence and the band's battle with Napster. This song offers a unique opportunity to explore the language of existential angst and the music industry's shift in the early 2000s .

[English]

Hey, hey, hey

Here I go now

Here I go into new days

Hey, hey, hey

Here I go now

Here I go into new days

I'm pain, I'm hope, I'm suffer

Yeah, hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah

Here I go into new days

...

Hey, hey, hey

Ain't no mercy

Ain't no mercy there for me

Hey, hey, hey

Ain't no mercy

Ain't no mercy there for me

I'm pain, I'm hope, I'm suffer

Yeah, hey, hey, no mercy

Ain't no mercy there for me

Do you bury me when I'm gone?

Do you teach me while I'm here?

Just as soon as I belong

Then it's time I disappear

...

Hey, hey, hey

And I went

And I went on down that road

Hey, hey, hey

And I went down

And I went on down that road

I'm pain, I'm hope, I'm suffer

Hey, hey, hey, yeah

And I went down

And I went on down that road

Do you bury me when I'm gone?

Do you teach me while I'm here?

Just as soon as I belong

Then it's time I disappear

Do you bury me when I'm gone?

Do you teach me while I'm here?

Just as soon as I belong

Then it's time I disappear

Disappeared

...

I'm gone, I'm gone

I'm gone, out of here, I'm gone

I'm gone, I'm gone

I'm gone, I'm gone

...

Do you bury me when I'm gone?

Do you teach me while I'm here?

Just as soon as I belong

Then it's time I disappear

Do you bury me when I'm gone?

Do you teach me while I'm here?

Just as soon as I belong

Then it's time I disappear

Go on, yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ B1	verb - to cease to be visible or to exist
bury /ˈbɛri/ A2	verb - to place a dead body in the ground
gone /ɡɔn/ A1	adjective - no longer present
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ A2	verb - to be in the right place or suitable
mercy /ˈmɜrsi/ B1	noun - compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ A2	verb - to experience pain or distress
hope /hoʊp/ A1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - a feeling of hurt or discomfort
teach /tiʧ/ A1	verb - to impart knowledge or skill
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another
went /wɛnt/ A1	verb - past tense of go
here /hɪr/ A1	adverb - in or at this place
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
new /nu/ A1	adjective - not existing before
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a limited period or interval