Invisible Me – English Lyrics

• By: J.Fla
• Album: Burn The Flower

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I've been feeling so small and pathetic

It’s been over a month since I last looked in the mirror

I don’t believe this suffering will last forever

But I don’t know when it would end either

Things that were crystal clear are now all blurry

Expectations and attentions are fading away

As if I'm invisible

As if I don't exist

As if I'm invisible

As if I don't exist

I've been in a fierce battle against myself

It’s been a long time since I last met up with my friends

I'm doing everything to keep the candle of my heart

I don't know when the light would fade away

Things that were crystal clear are now all blurry

Expectations and attentions are fading away

As if I'm invisible

As if I don't exist

As if I'm invisible

As if I don't exist

Only if you could look at me

Only if you could look at me for a little while

You may find out that

You may find out that I'm a nice girl

Would you please look at me?

I'm still here

Crystal clear it will become

Crystal clear it will become only if you could...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/ B2	adjective - not able to be seen
crystal /ˈkrɪstəl/ B2	adjective - clear and transparent like crystal
blurry /ˈblɜri/ B1	adjective - not clear; vague
expectations /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz/ B2	noun - beliefs about what will happen
attentions /əˈtɛnʃənz/ B2	noun - careful notice or consideration
fading /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ B2	verb - to gradually lose brightness or strength
battle /ˈbætəl/ B1	noun - a fight or conflict
suffering /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/ B2	noun - the experience of pain or hardship
candle /ˈkændəl/ B1	noun - a stick of wax with a wick for light
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood; also the centre of emotions
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - visible illumination; brightness
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually lose brightness or intensity
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's eyes toward something
exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to be real or have being
small /smɔːl/ A1	adjective - not large; tiny
pathetic /pəˈθɛtɪk/ B2	adjective - causing pity; weak or feeble
fierce /fɪərs/ B2	adjective - intense, aggressive
nice /naɪs/ A1	adjective - pleasant, agreeable
girl /ɡɜrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept as true

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been feeling so small and pathetic

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Expresses ongoing action starting in the past continuing to present using "have been + -ing"

• It’s been over a month since I last looked in the mirror

  ➔ Present Perfect + Time Expression

  ➔ Shows duration from past event to present using "It's been [time] since" structure

• I don’t believe this suffering will last forever

  ➔ Negative Verb + Future Simple

  ➔ Negative present tense verb followed by future simple "will" for prediction

• But I don’t know when it would end either

  ➔ Conditional Mood + Negative Agreement

  ➔ "Would" expresses hypothetical future, "either" emphasizes negative agreement

• As if I'm invisible

  ➔ Simile Structure

  ➔ "As if" introduces hypothetical comparison with present simple for current state

• I've been in a fierce battle against myself

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ Present perfect for past action with present relevance, "against myself" shows reflexive conflict

• Only if you could look at me

  ➔ Conditional Clause

  ➔ "Only if" introduces hypothetical condition with past form "could" for present/future unreal situation

• Would you please look at me?

  ➔ Polite Request

  ➔ "Would you please" softens imperative into polite request (more formal than "Can you")

• Crystal clear it will become only if you could...

  ➔ Inversion + Ellipsis

  ➔ Fronted adjective "Crystal clear" for emphasis + ellipsis (...) indicating unfinished thought