In Pieces – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Minutes to Midnight

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful world of Linkin Park to master English through raw emotion and dramatic expression. This song is perfect for learning how to convey deep feelings and complex emotional states through impactful vocabulary and rhythmic phrasing.

[English]

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telling me to

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go but hands beg me to

stay your lips say that you love

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your eyes say that you

hate there's truth in your lies doubt in

your faith watch you build you late to

waste there's truth in your lies doubt

in your faith all I've got what you

didn't take so

I I won't be the

one be the one to

leave death in

pieces and you you will be

alone alone with all your

secrets and

regrets don't Li

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you promise me the

sky then toss me like a

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stor you Wrap Me In Your

bars and show me to the Bone

truth in your life doubt in your Fai all

I got what you didn't take so i i w be

the

one be the one to

lead us in

peace and

you you will be

alone alone with all your

secrets and

regrets don't

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lie so

I I will be the

one be the one to

lead death in

peces and you you will be

alone alone with all your

secrets and

regrets don't die

oh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pieces /ˈpiːsɪz/ A1	noun - portions or parts of a whole
secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ A2	noun - information that is kept hidden
regrets /rɪˈɡrɛts/ B1	noun - feelings of sadness about something that happened in the past
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - a feeling of uncertainty
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - to assure someone that one will do something
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use carelessly or excessively
alone /əˈləʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - that which is in accordance with fact or reality
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - false statements made with intent to deceive
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to construct
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from
toss /tɒs/ B2	verb - to throw something lightly

Key Grammar Structures

• Your lips say that you love

  ➔ Noun clause as direct object

  ➔ The clause "that you love" acts as the object of the verb "say".

• All I've got what you didn't take

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" or "which" is implied after "got".

• I won't be the one to leave

  ➔ Infinitive as an adjective modifier

  ➔ To leave" modifies the noun "the one".

• You will be alone with all your secrets

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ "Will be" expresses a future state or prediction.

• You promise me the sky

  ➔ Ditransitive verb (Indirect object + Direct object)

  ➔ "Me" is the indirect object and "the sky" is the direct object of "promise".

• You wrap me in your arms

  ➔ Prepositional phrase of location

  ➔ "In your arms" indicates the location or state of the object "me".

• What you didn't take

  ➔ Relative clause with "What" as the head

  ➔ "What" acts as a noun phrase meaning "the thing(s) that".