Lachryma

• By: Ghost
• Album: Skeletá

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move at a speed faster than a walk
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put something or someone in a place where they cannot be seen or found
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to produce tears from your eyes, often while making a sound, because you are unhappy or hurt
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a taste similar to that of sugar
sour /ˈsaʊər/ B1	adjective - having an acid taste like lemon
rot /rɒt/ B2	verb - to decay noun - the process or state of decaying
poem /ˈpoʊ.əm/ B1	noun - a piece of writing that expresses emotions, experiences, and ideas, especially in a rhythmical form.
vampire /ˈvæm.paɪr/ B1	noun - a mythical creature that lives by feeding on the blood of living beings.
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
crack /kræk/ B1	noun - a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking into separate parts
vile /vaɪl/ C1	adjective - extremely unpleasant
feed /fiːd/ A2	verb - to give food to someone
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens
rip /rɪp/ B1	verb - to tear something quickly and forcibly
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	verb - to try to hurt or defeat using violence

Grammar:

• RIPPING THROUGH EVERY POEM LIKE A VAMPIRE SHOULD

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Should' indicating expectation/typical behavior

  ➔ Here, 'should' suggests that vampires are expected to 'rip through' poems, indicating destructive behavior fitting the vampire archetype.

• LIKE I KNEW YOU WOULD

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Elliptical): Implied Condition & Result Clause

  ➔ This implies, "Like I knew you would behave (in this way)." The condition (if you did something) is understood, not explicitly stated.

• IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IT FEEDS

  ➔ Present Simple Tense: Describing a Habitual Action/General Truth

  ➔ The present simple 'feeds' indicates that this feeding happens regularly, it's something that happens every night.

• EVERYWHERE I GO, I CAN NEVER RUN

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Can' with 'Never': Expressing impossibility/lack of ability.

  ➔ 'Can never run' emphasizes that running away is not an option, no matter the location.

• I'M DONE CRYING OVER SOMEONE LIKE YOU

  ➔ 'Done' + Gerund: Expressing the completion/cessation of an action.

  ➔ 'I'm done crying' means the speaker has finished crying and will no longer cry over this person.

• NOW THAT SWEET'S GONE SOUR

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective: 'Gone' acting as an adjective describing 'sweet'

  ➔ 'Gone' is the past participle of 'go,' but in this context it functions as an adjective indicating that the 'sweetness' is no longer present; it has transformed.

• SEEPING DOWN THE CRACKS

  ➔ Present Participle as Verb: 'Seeping' indicating a continuous action

  ➔ The use of 'seeping' as a present participle conveys an ongoing process of something spreading or leaking slowly into the cracks.

• I NEED SOMEBODY NEW NOW

  ➔ Simple Present Tense + 'Need': Expressing a current desire or requirement

  ➔ 'Need' in the simple present expresses a current requirement or strong desire for a 'new' person in their life.