In the Shadows – English Lyrics

• By: The Rasmus
• Album: Dead Letters

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sleep /sliːp/ A2	noun - a state of rest during which the body is inactive verb - to be in a state of sleep
cure /kjʊər/ B2	noun - a remedy for a disease or condition verb - to restore to health
haunted /ˈhɔːn.tɪd/ B2	adjective - troubled or worried by something unpleasant
searching /ˈsɜː.tʃɪŋ/ B1	verb (gerund) - to look carefully for something
living /ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/ A2	noun - the condition of being alive verb (present participle of 'live') - to be alive or stay alive
watching /ˈwɒtʃ.ɪŋ/ A2	verb (gerund) - to look at attentively over a period of time
waitin' /ˈweɪ.tɪn/ A1	verb (colloquial for 'waiting') - to stay in one place expecting something
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or perceive by searching
wanted /ˈwɒn.tɪd/ B1	adjective - desired or needed
safe /seɪf/ A2	adjective - protected from danger or harm
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause death
play /pleɪ/ A2	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
wanna /ˈwɑː.nə/ A1	verb (colloquial for 'want to') - to desire or wish to do something
higher /ˈhaɪ.ər/ B2	adjective - at a greater height or level

Key Grammar Structures

• No sleep until I'm done with finding the answer

  ➔ Present simple with 'until' to indicate a condition that continues up to a point in time.

  ➔ The phrase uses the **present simple** tense to express a situation that continues over time until a specific point.

• I know that I am haunted to be wanted

  ➔ Use of the infinitive to express purpose or result ('haunted to be wanted').

  ➔ The phrase includes **infinitive** ('to be wanted') to express the reason or purpose of being haunted.

• I've been watchin' / I've been waitin'

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense to describe an action that started in the past and is ongoing.

  ➔ This tense emphasizes the duration or ongoing nature of an action starting in the past and still happening.

• Feel me, touch me, heal me

  ➔ Imperative mood used as a series of commands or requests.

  ➔ The phrase uses **imperative sentences** to express urgent or emotional requests.

• In the shadows for my time

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location or time.

  ➔ The phrase is a **prepositional phrase** that describes the setting or timing related to the subject.

• For tomorrows all my life

  ➔ Prepositional phrase expressing purpose or duration.

  ➔ This **prepositional phrase** indicates the speaker's commitment or focus on the future.

• Walkin' in circles, watchin', waitin' for somethin'

  ➔ Use of gerunds to form continuous or ongoing actions with 'in', 'watching', 'waiting'.

  ➔ Gerunds (**-ing** forms) are used to describe ongoing or continuous actions happening simultaneously.