In Hell We Live, Lament – English Lyrics

• By: Mili, KIHOW

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a profound linguistic journey with Mili and KIHOW's 'In Hell We Live, Lament.' This emotionally rich song, serving as the main theme for 'Limbus Company,' offers a unique opportunity to explore complex English vocabulary related to introspection, regret, and resilience. Its narrative duet structure and poignant lyrics provide an engaging context for understanding nuanced expressions and emotional depth, making it a powerful tool for language learners.

[English]

I walked down a path

Leading to the past

Stole from the tree’s hands

A regretter’s friend -- the forbidden fruit

I bite off the skin

Chewing on its tender flesh

Quaff down its lukewarm pus

You became the “me” who you despised

We swallowed the time

Let us rewind

Lament

If you wanted me to speak

If you wanted me to think

If you wanted me to carry on our dreams

Each loop we live through (each loop we live through)

The standards inside me, the line I drew for me

Lowers to the earth

Lament

Why’d you make my voice stutter?

Why do truths never matter?

Why’d you curse me with “you’re a natural born genius”?

Endless inferno (inferno)

Counter-clock we rose

Counter-clock we reload

Tick tick tock

Replayed thoughts

Forget me not

I’m inside the empathic light

I bite off your skin

Exposing the angels on your ribs

They stare at us

Hello, how may I help you today?

Please, a one-way ticket to heaven

Buckled up on velvet seats

Sceneries were passing by

Not so different from our hell

Not so different from our home

Then I realized

Someone’s heaven could be the source of my torment

Life is allowing yourself

Allowing yourself to step on fire, shed tears on bloodied routes

Life is to consume Allowing yourself to step on fire, shed tears on bloodied routes

Life is to become food for each other, no matter evil or good Allowing yourself to step on fire, shed tears on bloodied routes

Life is fairness, life is inequality Eternally in hell

Life is in the motion We live

By default

Lament

If you wanted me to live

If you want me to forgive

If you want us to pretend like we’re civilized humans

Each loop we die through (each loop we die through)

The justice inside me, the ego fending me

Rationalize my sin

Lament

Why do deaths end my torture?

Why can’t anyone feel my hurt?

Why’d you crown the most violent to be champions?

In this inferno (inferno)

We built for ourselves

Reviving each other in this hell

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
path /pɑːθ/ A2	noun - a way or track laid down for walking or cycling
past /pɑːst/ A2	noun - the time before the present
stole /stəʊl/ B1	verb - past tense of steal: to take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
fruit /fruːt/ A1	noun - the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer covering of a human or animal body
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
lament /ləˈment/ B2	verb - to express regret or sorrow noun - a passionate expression of grief or sorrow
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
inferno /ɪnˈfɜːrnoʊ/ B2	noun - a large fire that is dangerously out of control
thoughts /θɔːts/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking or occurring suddenly in the mind.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
angels /ˈeɪndʒəlz/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
heaven /ˈhevən/ A2	noun - the place regarded in various religions as the abode of God and the angels, and of the good after death
torment /ˈtɔːrment/ B2	noun - severe physical or mental suffering. verb - cause to experience severe physical or mental suffering
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - the burning of a substance, as in a furnace or a hearth
deaths /deθs/ B1	noun - the action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism.
torture /ˈtɔːrtʃər/ B2	noun - the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something.