Lyrics & Translation
[English]
When I look into your eyesI see the cracks beneath the waterline
There's damage from your former life
He clipped your wings but we'll relearn to fly
Oh, you're still dancing with his demons
You do your best to keep it secret
If I could help you find your freedom
I'll deliver you from evil
Because you're all I ever needed
I watched the Devil get defeated
I want your sweet, I want your sour, want what they've never seen
I want your drunken karaoke, want you singing "Jolene"
Then we'll carve our names in the bathroom stall
And if it ain't that kinda love, then I don't want it at all
I want you dancing on the table, want you making a scene
I want you acting like a nightmare while you look like a dream
Then you'll pull me close in the bathroom stall
Say if it ain't this kinda love, then you don't want it at all
Still when I look into your eyes
I see the residue of all his lies
Someone that I don't recognize
You look so beautiful with no scars
Oh, Lord, have mercy if I see him
Forgive me, God, I'll be a heathen
Baby, I'm going off the deep end
'Cause when you told me he was screaming
You were crying, heavy breathing
I just can't sleep, I can't unsee it
Want you to know you weren't the reason, oh
I want your sweet, I want your sour, want what they've never seen
I want your drunken karaoke, want you singing "Jolene"
Then we'll carve our names in the bathroom stall
And if it ain't that kinda love, then I don't want it at all
I want you dancing on the table, want you making a scene
I want you acting like a nightmare while you look like a dream
Then you'll pull me close in the bathroom stall
Say if it ain't this kinda love, then you don't want it at all
Key Vocabulary
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cracks /kræks/ A2 |
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damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ A2 |
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clipped /klɪpt/ B1 |
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relearn /ˌriːˈlɜːrn/ B2 |
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demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B1 |
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freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ A2 |
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deliver /dɪˈlɪvər/ A2 |
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defeated /dɪˈfiːtɪd/ B1 |
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karaoke /ˈkærɪəʊki/ A2 |
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carve /kɑːrv/ B1 |
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stall /stɔːl/ B1 |
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nightmare /ˈnaɪtmeər/ A2 |
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residue /ˈrezɪdʒuː/ B2 |
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heathen /ˈhiːðən/ C1 |
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unsee /ʌnˈsiː/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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When I look into your eyes, I see the cracks beneath the waterline
➔ Present Simple with 'see' to express a habitual action or a general truth.
➔ The verb 'see' is in the Present Simple, indicating a recurring observation or a fact.
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He clipped your wings but we'll relearn to fly
➔ Past Simple with 'clipped' and Future Simple with 'will relearn' for contrasting actions.
➔ The contrast between 'clipped' (past) and 'will relearn' (future) highlights a change or recovery.
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If I could help you find your freedom, I'll deliver you from evil
➔ Conditional with 'could' and Future Simple with 'will deliver' for hypothetical situations.
➔ The use of 'could' and 'will deliver' expresses a promise or intention based on a condition.
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I want your sweet, I want your sour, want what they've never seen
➔ Present Simple with 'want' to express desires, and 'they've never seen' uses Present Perfect.
➔ 'Want' shows ongoing desires, while 'they've never seen' indicates an action that has never occurred.
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Then we'll carve our names in the bathroom stall
➔ Future Simple with 'will carve' to express a planned action.
➔ 'Will carve' indicates a future action that is intended or decided.
