Long Way Back – English Lyrics

• By: Madi Diaz
• Album: Phantom

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I got no plan to fix all of your problems

Not all men don't get on my nerves like that

And why is it that everybody thinks we're gonna be alright?

When we complain all day, all day, all day and all night

It's a long way back

It's a long way back

Why do they keep on telling me their apparition to see?

Do I look, do I look like I'll end up like them, like that?

And why did all the children tell you all of these horrible things?

Well they forgot to say that youth was gonna hurt and sting, and sting

It's a long way back

It's a long way back

It's a long way back

It's a long way back

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
plan /plæn/ A2	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.
fix /fɪks/ A2	verb - to resolve a problem or difficult situation; to repair something.
problems /ˈprɒbləmz/ A2	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.
nerves /nɜːrvz/ B1	noun - one's self-control or courage (often used in idioms like 'get on someone's nerves' meaning to annoy someone).
alright /ɔːlˈraɪt/ A2	adjective - satisfactory or acceptable; safe and well.
complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ B1	verb - express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
long /lɒŋ/ A1	adjective - measuring a great distance from end to end; lasting for a great amount of time.
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a path or route for going from one place to another; a particular direction or manner.
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - to or toward the rear; in or into a previous position, state, or time. noun - the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips; the part of something that is opposite the front.
apparition /ˌæpəˈrɪʃən/ C1	noun - a ghost or ghostlike image of a person; the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected.
end /end/ A2	verb - to bring or come to a final stop; to reach a final state or place (often with 'up').
horrible /ˈhɒrəbəl/ B1	adjective - causing or likely to cause horror; dreadful; very unpleasant.
youth /juːθ/ B1	noun - the period of being young, especially the period between childhood and adult age.
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - cause pain or injury to; feel pain.
sting /stɪŋ/ B2	verb - (of an insect or animal) wound with a sting; to cause a sharp, painful sensation or emotional pain.

Key Grammar Structures

• I got no plan to fix all of your problems

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive "to fix" is used to express the purpose or reason for the action (having no plan). It answers the question "why?".

• Not all men don't get on my nerves like that

  ➔ Double Negation / Partial Negation

  ➔ This structure, "Not all men don't get on my nerves," is a complex negation. While grammatically a double negative, it's often used colloquially to mean "Some men do get on my nerves," implying a partial truth or emphasis.

• And why is it that everybody thinks we're gonna be alright?

  ➔ Emphatic Interrogative Structure

  ➔ The phrase "Why is it that..." is an emphatic interrogative structure. It adds emphasis to the question, making it sound more rhetorical or expressing stronger exasperation or wonder.

• When we complain all day, all day, all day and all night

  ➔ Temporal Clause

  ➔ The clause "When we complain" is a temporal clause. It uses the conjunction "When" to indicate the time or condition under which the main action occurs.

• Why do they keep on telling me their apparition to see?

  ➔ Phrasal Verb + Gerund

  ➔ "keep on" is a phrasal verb meaning to continue doing something. It is followed by a gerund ("telling"), which is the -ing form of a verb functioning as a noun.

• Do I look, do I look like I'll end up like them, like that?

  ➔ Comparison with "look like" + Clause

  ➔ The structure "look like I'll end up" is used to ask if the speaker appears to be or is likely to become something/someone, where "like" functions as a conjunction introducing a clause.

• Well they forgot to say that youth was gonna hurt and sting, and sting

  ➔ Noun Clause (as object of a verb)

  ➔ The clause "that youth was gonna hurt and sting" is a noun clause. It functions as the direct object of the verb "forgot to say," providing the content of what was forgotten.

• we're gonna be alright?

  ➔ Informal Future ("gonna")

  ➔ "gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to." It is commonly used in spoken English and song lyrics to express future plans, intentions, or predictions.