Language Of The Lost – English Lyrics

• By: RIProducer

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the intricate world of RIProducer with "Language Of The Lost," a compelling track featuring SV Kasane Teto. This song offers a powerful glimpse into the anxieties of modern identity and isolation, making its English lyrics a fascinating study in emotional expression and narrative songwriting.

[English]

In the city of the dead

I lay stuck inside my bed

The house burns down around me

The language of the lost

Pouring from their open mouths

Nobody can hear a thing

Suddenly I'm breathing in the smoke

Surrounded by the bodies

As I'm tugging on my chains

I'll be swallowed by the flames

Freedom dripping from the sink

I don't need forgiveness

I just wanna talk and for you to listen

I know I'd only raise the suspicion of my cause

My burns, they throb to the beat of your heart

Am I a robot or a doll?

Am I anything at all?

Maybe a soul like me

Doesn't even need to know

Am I big or am I small?

Hunching over, standing tall?

I lost my identity

Oh so very long ago

Software update, reinstall

Scary things I can't recall

Making the best of it

Never even knowing why

On my knees, I try to crawl

Fire breaking in the walls

Calling out for somebody

Knowing I'll get no reply

As I woke up from the dream

I had lost all self esteem

The burning home had cowed me

I thought that I was safe

Now I'll never be the same

Tossed aside for making a scene

Do I know who I pretend to be?

Of whom am I a copy?

Yes, it made me who I am

But I'll never understand

Why it had to happen to me

Temperament or sickness?

Holler all you want! No one ever listens

If only I had raised my suspicious of the cause

Would you have noticed it at all?

If I'm a robot or a doll?

Am I anything at all?

Maybe a thing like me

Doesn't yet deserve to know

Am I big or am I small?

Hunching over, standing tall?

I lost my identity

Oh so very long ago

Ones and zeros

True or false?

Reset system to default

Faking the rest of it

But I can't remember why

On my knees, I try to crawl

Fire-charred collapsing walls

Crying out for somebody

There is no one to reply

Not robot nor a doll

I'm not anything at all

I'm just an entity

Finding out the way to go

But these fingers and these palms

Full of love despite the scars

They show indisputably

I have so much more to grow

Oh, I can change I can evolve

I can get up when I fall

I'll live contentedly

I don't need a reason why

Standing tall and standing strong

I have found where I belong

In the arms of somebody

There is no more need to cry

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
identity /aɪˈdɛntɪti/ B2	noun - the characteristics that make a person distinct
robot /ˈroʊbɒt/ B1	noun - a machine capable of carrying out complex actions
doll /dɒl/ A2	noun - a small model of a human figure, especially as a toy
language /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a system of communication using words
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; missing
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion that produces heat and light verb - to set something alight
flames /fleɪmz/ B1	noun - the visible, gaseous part of a fire
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B2	noun - metal links used for fastening or restricting verb - to fasten or restrain with chains
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B2	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
suspicion /səˈspɪʒən/ C1	noun - a feeling or belief that someone is guilty
software /ˈsɒftwɛər/ C1	noun - programs and other operating information used by a computer
reset /riːˈsɛt/ B2	verb - to set again to the original condition
scar /skɑːr/ B2	noun - a mark left on the skin after a wound heals verb - to mark with a scar
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the muscular organ that pumps blood
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human
burn /bɜːrn/ B1	verb - to be on fire; to cause injury by fire noun - an injury caused by heat or fire
crawl /krɔːl/ A2	verb - to move on hands and knees
evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/ C1	verb - to develop gradually

Key Grammar Structures

• In the city of the dead

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase "In the city" is a prepositional phrase modifying the noun "dead", providing location.

• I'll be swallowed by the flames

  ➔ Future Tense with 'will' contraction

  ➔ The contraction "I'll" is used to express future tense, meaning "I will be swallowed."

• Am I a robot or a doll?

  ➔ Tag Question

  ➔ The phrase "Am I...?" is a tag question seeking confirmation or denial.

• I lost my identity oh so very long ago

  ➔ Emphasis with Adverbs

  ➔ The adverbs "oh so very" emphasize the duration of time, intensifying the emotion.

• I don't need forgiveness

  ➔ Negative Sentence with 'do' auxiliary

  ➔ The sentence uses "don't" (contraction of "do not") to express negation.

• I have found where I belong

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "have found" indicates an action completed in the past with present relevance.

• Not robot nor a doll

  ➔ Correlation with 'nor'

  ➔ The use of "nor" correlates with "not" to join two negative alternatives.

• I can get up when I fall

  ➔ Subordinate Clause with 'when'

  ➔ The clause "when I fall" is a subordinate clause that indicates the condition for the main action.