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(hard rock music) 00:00

♪♪♪ 00:03

♪ Breathe in right away ♪ 00:29

♪ Nothing seems to fill this place ♪ 00:33

♪ I need this every time ♪ 00:36

♪ So take your lies, get off my case ♪ 00:39

♪ Someday I will find a love that flows through me like this ♪ 00:42

♪ And this will fall away, this will fall away ♪ 00:49

♪ You're getting closer ♪ 00:56

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪ 00:59

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser ♪ 01:03

♪ And sooner or later you know I'll be dead ♪ 01:05

♪ You're getting closer ♪ 01:09

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪ 01:12

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, I'm a loser, yeah ♪ 01:16

♪♪♪ 01:20

♪ This is getting old ♪ 01:34

♪ I can't break these chains that I hold ♪ 01:38

♪ My body's growing cold ♪ 01:41

♪ There's nothing left of this mind or my soul ♪ 01:44

♪ Addiction needs a pacifier ♪ 01:47

♪ The buzz of this poison is taking me higher ♪ 01:51

♪ And this will fall away, this will fall away ♪ 01:54

♪ You're getting closer ♪ 02:01

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪ 02:03

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser ♪ 02:07

♪ And sooner or later you know I'll be dead ♪ 02:10

♪ You're getting closer ♪ 02:14

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪ 02:16

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, I'm a loser ♪ 02:20

♪♪♪ 02:28

♪ You're getting closer ♪ 03:24

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪ 03:26

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser ♪ 03:30

♪ And sooner or later you know I'll be dead ♪ 03:33

♪ (I'll be dead) ♪ 03:35

♪ You're getting closer ♪ 03:37

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪ 03:39

♪ (Taking the fall) ♪ 03:42

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 03:43

♪ You're getting closer ♪ 03:50

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪ 03:52

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, baby ♪ 03:56

♪ And sooner or later ♪ 03:58

♪ You know I'll be dead (Sooner or later) ♪ 04:00

♪ You're getting closer ♪ 04:02

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪ 04:05

♪ (I'm taking, taking) 'Cause I'm a loser ♪ 04:08

♪ Yeah ♪ 04:12

♪♪♪ 04:13

Loser – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(hard rock music)

♪♪♪

♪ Breathe in right away ♪

♪ Nothing seems to fill this place ♪

♪ I need this every time ♪

♪ So take your lies, get off my case ♪

♪ Someday I will find a love that flows through me like this ♪

♪ And this will fall away, this will fall away ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser ♪

♪ And sooner or later you know I'll be dead ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, I'm a loser, yeah ♪

♪♪♪

♪ This is getting old ♪

♪ I can't break these chains that I hold ♪

♪ My body's growing cold ♪

♪ There's nothing left of this mind or my soul ♪

♪ Addiction needs a pacifier ♪

♪ The buzz of this poison is taking me higher ♪

♪ And this will fall away, this will fall away ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser ♪

♪ And sooner or later you know I'll be dead ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, I'm a loser ♪

♪♪♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser ♪

♪ And sooner or later you know I'll be dead ♪

♪ (I'll be dead) ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪

♪ (Taking the fall) ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ To pushing me off of life's little edge ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a loser, baby ♪

♪ And sooner or later ♪

♪ You know I'll be dead (Sooner or later) ♪

♪ You're getting closer ♪

♪ You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall ♪

♪ (I'm taking, taking) 'Cause I'm a loser ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
lose /luːz/ B1	verb - to be unable to keep or maintain; to not win in a competition
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to move downward intentionally or unintentionally noun - an act of falling
closer /ˈkloʊsər/ A2	adjective - more nearby in space or time
edge /ɛdʒ/ B1	noun - the border of a surface or area
loser /ˈluːzər/ B2	noun - a person who does not win or succeed
edge /ɛdʒ/ B1	noun - the part of a surface which is at its bound
poison /ˈpɔɪzən/ B2	noun - a substance that is able to cause harm or death verb - to contaminate or harm with poison
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B2	noun - a series of linked metal rings used to fasten something
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, reasons, and feels
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to come to have or hold
push /pʊʃ/ A2	verb - to apply force to move something away
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or keep in the hand or arms

Vocabulary

Meanings

lose

/luːz/

verb
- to be unable to keep or maintain; to not win in a competition

fall

/fɔːl/

verb
- to move downward intentionally or unintentionally

noun
- an act of falling

closer

/ˈkloʊsər/

adjective
- more nearby in space or time

edge

/ɛdʒ/

noun
- the border of a surface or area

loser

/ˈluːzər/

noun
- a person who does not win or succeed

edge

/ɛdʒ/

noun
- the part of a surface which is at its bound

poison

/ˈpɔɪzən/

noun
- a substance that is able to cause harm or death

verb
- to contaminate or harm with poison

chains

/tʃeɪnz/

noun
- a series of linked metal rings used to fasten something

body

/ˈbɒdi/

noun
- the physical structure of a person or animal

mind

/maɪnd/

noun
- the part of a person that thinks, reasons, and feels

love

/lʌv/

noun
- an intense feeling of deep affection

get

/ɡɛt/

verb
- to come to have or hold

push

/pʊʃ/

verb
- to apply force to move something away

hold

/hoʊld/

verb
- to grasp or keep in the hand or arms

Key Grammar Structures

You're getting closer to pushing me off of life's little edge

➔ Present continuous tense (You're getting closer)

➔ "You're getting closer" indicates an ongoing process of approaching.
And sooner or later you'll be dead

➔ Future tense with 'will' (you'll be dead)

➔ 'Will' introduces a future intention or certainty about being dead.
Nothing seems to fill this place

➔ Verb phrase with 'seems to' + base verb

➔ 'Seems to' is used to express an appearance or impression that something is happening.
My body's growing cold

➔ Present tense with participial phrase (growing cold)

➔ The main verb 'is' in present tense, combined with the participle, describes an ongoing state.
Addiction needs a pacifier

➔ Subject-verb agreement with 'needs'

➔ 'Addiction' is the subject in singular, requiring the singular form of the verb 'needs'.
Let's take your lies, get off my case

➔ Imperative form (get off)

➔ 'Get off' is an imperative verb phrase used to give a direct order or instruction.