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/ A1	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something verb - decide on and arrange in advance
fix /fɪks/ A1	verb - repair or mend noun - a solution to a problem
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A1	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome
nerve /nɜːrv/ B1	noun - (in plural 'nerves') feelings of anxiety or apprehension noun - a fiber or bundle of fibers in the body that transmits impulses of sensation and motion
alright /ɔːlˈraɪt/ A2	adjective - satisfactory, acceptable, or good adverb - satisfactorily
complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ B1	verb - express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something
long /lɒŋ/ A1	adjective - measuring a great distance from end to end adjective - lasting or taking a great amount of time verb - have a strong desire or yearning for something
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - to or toward the rear; in or into a previous position or state noun - the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips
apparition /ˌæpəˈrɪʃən/ C1	noun - a ghost or ghostlike image of a person noun - the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority
horrible /ˈhɒrəbəl/ B1	adjective - causing or likely to cause horror; dreadful adjective - extremely unpleasant or disagreeable
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A2	verb - fail to remember verb - fail to do something
youth /juːθ/ B1	noun - the period of being young, especially the period between childhood and adult age noun - young people considered as a group
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - cause pain or injury to (a person, animal, or part of the body) verb - feel pain adjective - suffering from an injury or wound
sting /stɪŋ/ B2	verb - (of an insect or animal) wound with a sting verb - cause a sharp, localized pain noun - a sharp, painful wound or sensation

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.