It's Been So Long – English Lyrics

• By: The Living Tombstone

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heart-wrenching narrative of 'It's Been So Long' by The Living Tombstone, a song that masterfully blends electronic rock with the dark lore of Five Nights at Freddy's. Through its powerful lyrics and haunting melody, you can explore themes of parental regret, loss, and the enduring impact of past mistakes, offering a unique window into storytelling through music.

[English]

FNAF 2 Song [It's been so long] - By: The Living Tombstone

I dunno what I was thinking... Leaving my child behind

Now I suffer the curse and now I am blind....

With all this anger, guilt and sadness coming to haunt me forever

I can't wait for the cliff at the end of the river

[music intensifies]

Is this revenge I am seeking? Or seeking someone to avenge me?

Stuck in my own paradox, I want to set myself free...

Maybe I should chase and find before they'll try to stop it

It won't be long before I'll become a puppet...

[louder] It's been so long!

Since I last have seen my son lost to this monster

Lost to this monster, to the man behind the slaughter

Since you've been gone

I' been singing this stupid song so I could ponder

The sanity of your mother

I wish I lived in the present

With the gift of my past mistakes

But the future keeps luring in like a pack of snakes

Your sweet little eyes, you little smile is all I remember

Those fuzzy memories mess with my temper

Justification is killing me

But killing isn't justified

What happened to my son I'm terrified

It lingers in my mind and the thought keeps on getting bigger

I'm sorry my sweet baby, I wish I've been there

It's been so long

Since I last have seen my son lost to this monster,

to the man behind the slaughter

Since you've been gone

I've been singing this stupid song

So I could ponder

The sanity of your mother

[golden freddy comes out of the present]

[ song ends ]

Subtitles By: Superaxe

Just in case you couldn't see the subtitles that were already on the screen

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ B1	verb - to experience or be subjected to unpleasantness
haunt /hɔːnt/ B2	verb - to regularly appear in a place, often in a troubling way
revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/ B2	noun - the action of hurting someone in return for an injury or wrong they have caused
paradox /ˈpærəˌdɒks/ C1	noun - a statement or situation that seems contradictory but may be true
puppet /ˈpʌpɪt/ B2	noun - a model of a person or animal that is moved by strings or a mechanism, used in performances
monster /ˈmɒn.stər/ A2	noun - a large, frightening creature, imaginary or real
sanity /ˈsænɪti/ C1	noun - the state of being mentally healthy and able to think clearly
mistake /mɪsˈteɪk/ B1	noun - an action or decision that is wrong or produces poor results
memory /ˈmɛm.ə.ri/ A2	noun - the ability to remember things
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
future /ˈfjuː.tʃər/ B1	noun - the time after the present
memory /ˈmɛm.ə.ri/ A2	noun - the ability to remember things

Key Grammar Structures

• I dunno what I **was** thinking... Leaving my child behind

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense (Imperfect)

  ➔ Use of the past continuous (**was** thinking) to express a thought process that was ongoing at a specific time in the past. Here, expressing regret about a past action. The informal 'dunno' is a contraction of 'do not know'.

• Now I suffer the curse and now I am blind...

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ Use of the present simple (**suffer**, **am**) to describe a current state or ongoing situation.

• With all this anger, guilt and sadness coming **to haunt** me forever

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ Use of the infinitive (**to haunt**) to express the purpose or reason for the anger, guilt, and sadness – they are coming for the specific purpose of haunting.

• Is this revenge I **am** seeking? Or seeking someone **to** avenge me?

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense and Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ Use of present continuous (**am** seeking) for an action happening now. The infinitive (**to** avenge) indicates the purpose.

• Maybe I **should** chase and find before they'll try to stop it

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Should'

  ➔ Use of the modal verb '**should**' to express advice, suggestion, or obligation.

• It won't be long before I'll **become** a puppet...

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will'

  ➔ Use of the future simple tense with 'will' ('**I'll become**') to express a future action or event. 'Won't' is a contraction of 'will not'.

• Since I last **have seen** my son lost to this monster

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Use of the present perfect tense (**have seen**) to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present or has relevance to the present. Emphasis is on the current result of the past action.

• I wish I **lived** in the present

  ➔ Past Simple (Subjunctive Mood - Wishes)

  ➔ Use of the past simple (**lived**) after 'wish' to express a desire for something that is currently not true. It indicates a regret about the present situation.

• What **happened** to my son I'm terrified

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Use of the past simple (**happened**) to describe a completed action in the past. In this case, it refers to the event that caused the speaker's current state of terror.