LIMBO – English Lyrics

• By: keshi

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric world of Keshi’s 'LIMBO.' This track is perfect for learners who want to explore modern English metaphors for mental health and professional stress, offering a masterclass in how to use evocative, emotive language to describe complex, lingering feelings.

[English]

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues) (singer vocalizing)

♪ I just been goin' through motions ♪

♪ Back and forth like a ocean ♪

♪ I am a fraud, I am the shit ♪

♪ Hoping that nobody notice ♪

♪ Bang chest in the morning ♪

♪ Head down in the night ♪

♪ Drink less if I wanted ♪

♪ Strike up with a light ♪

♪ And square up, I'm the mightiest, myself in the fight ♪

♪ Hurt twice, but I tried it ♪

♪ No advice for this shit, might die for this shit ♪

♪ Do I feel alive, feel alive, feel alive ♪

♪ Feel more like limbo, hands out my window ♪

♪ Chasin' that sunset, that's more my tempo ♪

♪ Yeah, that's more my tempo ♪

♪ Ooh, but this is all that I am ♪

♪ I only show you the best of me ♪

♪ The best of me ♪

♪ Looked in my demons and saw myself ♪

♪ Put all my meaning in someone else ♪

♪ Outta sight, outta mind, don't know where to find it ♪

♪ Don't know where to hide, but I still ♪

♪ Eat good, drink good, feel good, it's all good ♪

♪ Can't hear my head when I'm sat beside ya ♪

♪ Fucked lungs and a liver, good looks in the mirror ♪

♪ Do I feel alive, feel alive, feel alive ♪

♪ Feel more like limbo, hands out my window ♪

♪ Chasin' that sunset, that's more my tempo ♪

♪ That's more my tempo ♪

♪ Ooh, but this is all that I am ♪

♪ I only show you the best of me ♪

♪ The best of me ♪

♪ Ooh, tryin', but I'm just a man ♪

♪ Hopin' it won't get the best of me ♪

♪ The best of me ♪

(soft music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
motions /ˈmoʊʃənz/ B1	noun - the process of moving or being moved
fraud /frɔːd/ C1	noun - a person who pretends to be what they are not
notice /ˈnoʊtɪs/ A2	verb - to become aware of something
mightiest /ˈmaɪtiɪst/ B2	adjective - having the greatest power or strength
limbo /ˈlɪmboʊ/ C2	noun - a state of uncertainty or waiting
tempo /ˈtɛmpoʊ/ B2	noun - the speed at which a passage of music is played
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2	noun - inner torments or bad aspects of one's personality
meaning /ˈmiːnɪŋ/ A2	noun - the significance or purpose of something
lungs /lʌŋz/ B1	noun - organs for breathing
liver /ˈlɪvər/ B1	noun - a large organ in the body that cleans blood
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a glass surface that reflects images
chasin' /ˈtʃeɪsɪn/ A2	verb - to follow something quickly in order to catch it
sunset /ˈsʌnsɛt/ A2	noun - the time in the evening when the sun disappears
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
strike /straɪk/ B1	verb - to hit or ignite something

Key Grammar Structures

• I just been goin' through motions

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (informal)

  ➔ The speaker uses "been goin'" to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Hoping that nobody notice

  ➔ Present Participle Phrase

  ➔ "Hoping" functions as an adverbial phrase explaining the motivation behind the previous actions.

• Drink less if I wanted

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical)

  ➔ Uses "wanted" (past simple) to express a hypothetical situation in the present or future.

• I only show you the best of me

  ➔ Quantifiers and Noun Phrases

  ➔ "The best of me" turns the adjective "best" into a noun phrase.

• Looked in my demons and saw myself

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ "Looked" and "saw" describe completed actions in the past.

• Can't hear my head when I'm sat beside ya

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ "When I'm sat beside ya" indicates the specific moment the main action occurs.

• Hopin' it won't get the best of me

  ➔ Future Simple (Negative) in a clause

  ➔ "Won't" is the contraction of "will not," expressing a prediction about the future.