Lyrics & Translation
[English]
♪ JUST GONNA STAND THERE AND WATCH ME BURN ♪
♪ WELL THAT'S ALL RIGHT BECAUSE I LIKE THE WAY IT HURTS ♪
♪ JUST GONNA STAND THERE AND HEAR ME CRY ♪
♪ WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT BECAUSE I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE ♪
♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE ♪
♪ I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT REALLY IS ♪
♪ I CAN ONLY TELL YOU WHAT IT FEELS LIKE ♪
♪ AND RIGHT NOW THERE'S A STEEL KNIFE IN MY WINDPIPE ♪
♪ I CAN'T BREATHE BUT I STILL FIGHT WHILE I CAN FIGHT ♪
♪ AS LONG AS THE WRONG FEELS RIGHT IT'S LIKE I'M IN FLIGHT ♪
♪ HIGH OFF HER LOVE DRUNK FROM HER HATE ♪
♪ ITS LIKE I'M HUFFIN' PAINT ♪
♪ AND I LOVE HER THE MORE I SUFFER I SUFFOCATE ♪
♪ AND RIGHT BEFORE I'M ABOUT TO DROWN SHE RESUSCITATES ♪
♪ ME SHE FUCKIN' HATES ME AND I LOVE IT- "WAIT ♪
♪ WHERE YOU GOING" "I'M LEAVING YOU" ♪
♪ "NO YOU AIN'T COME BACK" WE'RE RUNNING RIGHT BACK ♪
♪ HERE WE GO AGAIN IT'S SO INSANE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WHEN IT'S GOIN' GOOD IT'S GOIN' GREAT ♪
♪ I'M SUPERMAN WITH THE WIND AT HIS BACK ♪
♪ SHE'S LOIS LANE BUT WHEN IT'S BAD IT'S AWFUL ♪
♪ I FEEL SO ASHAMED I SNAPPED WHO'S THAT DUDE ♪
♪ I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIS NAME ♪
♪ I LAID HANDS ON HER I'LL NEVER STOOP SO LOW AGAIN ♪
♪ I GUESS I DON'T KNOW MY OWN STRENGTH ♪
♪ JUST GONNA STAND THERE AND WATCH ME BURN ♪
♪ WELL THAT'S ALL RIGHT BECAUSE I LIKE THE WAY IT HURTS ♪
♪ JUST GONNA STAND THERE AND HEAR ME CRY ♪
♪ WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT BECAUSE I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE ♪
♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE ♪
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♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE ♪
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♪ YOU EVER LOVE SOMEBODY SO MUCH ♪
♪ YOU CAN BARELY BREATHE WHEN YOU'RE WIT 'EM ♪
♪ YOU MEET AND NEITHER ONE OF YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT HIT 'EM ♪
♪ GOT THAT WARM FUZZY FEELIN' YEAH ♪
♪ THEM CHILLS USED TO GET 'EM ♪
♪ NOW YOU'RE GETTIN' FUCKIN' SICK OF LOOKIN' AT 'EM? ♪
♪ YOU'D SWORE YOU'D NEVER HIT 'EM ♪
♪ NEVER DO NOTHIN' TO HURT 'EM ♪
♪ NOW YOU'RE IN EACH OTHER'S FACE SPEWIN' VENOM ♪
♪ IN YOUR WORDS WHEN YOU SPIT 'EM ♪
♪ YOU PUSH PULL EACH OTHER'S HAIR SCRATCH CLAW BIT 'EM ♪
♪ THROW 'EM DOWN PIN 'EM SO LOST IN THEM MOMENTS ♪
♪ WHEN YOU'RE IN 'EM IT'S THE RAGE THAT TOOK OVER ♪
♪ IT CONTROLS YA BOTH SO THEY SAY YOU'RE BEST TO GO ♪
♪ YOUR SEPARATE WAYS GUESS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW YA' ♪
♪ 'CAUSE TODAY THAT WAS YESTERDAY YESTERDAY IS OVER ♪
♪ IT'S A DIFFERENT DAY ♪
♪ SOUND LIKE BROKEN RECORDS PLAYIN' OVER ♪
♪ BUT YOU PROMISED HER NEXT TIME YOU'LL SHOW RESTRAINT ♪
♪ YOU DON'T GET ANOTHER CHANCE ♪
♪ LIFE IS NO NINTENDO GAME BUT YOU LIED AGAIN ♪
♪ NOW YOU GET TO WATCH HER LEAVE OUT THE WINDOW ♪
♪ GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT WINDOW PANE ♪
♪ JUST GONNA STAND THERE AND WATCH ME BURN ♪
♪ WELL THAT'S ALL RIGHT BECAUSE I LIKE THE WAY IT HURTS ♪
♪ JUST GONNA STAND THERE AND HEAR ME CRY ♪
♪ WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT BECAUSE I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE ♪
♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE ♪
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♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE ♪
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♪ NOW I KNOW WE SAID THINGS DID THINGS ♪
♪ THAT WE DIDN'T MEAN THEN WE FALL BACK ♪
♪ INTO THE SAME PATTERNS SAME ROUTINE ♪
♪ BUT YOUR TEMPER'S JUST AS BAD AS MINE IS ♪
♪ YOU'RE THE SAME AS ME WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE ♪
♪ YOU'RE JUST AS BLINDED- BABY PLEASE ♪
♪ COME BACK IT WASN'T YOU BABY IT WAS ME ♪
♪ MAYBE OUR RELATIONSHIP ISN'T AS CRAZY AS IT SEEMS ♪
♪ MAYBE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A TORNADO MEETS A VOLCANO ♪
♪ ALL I KNOW IS I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH TO WALK AWAY THOUGH ♪
♪ COME INSIDE PICK UP YOUR BAGS OFF THE SIDEWALK ♪
♪ DON'T YOU HEAR SINCERITY IN MY VOICE WHEN I TALK ♪
♪ TOLD YOU THIS IS MY FAULT LOOK ME IN THE EYEBALL ♪
♪ NEXT TIME I'M PISSED I'LL AIM MY FIST AT THE DRYWALL ♪
♪ NEXT TIME THERE WONT BE NO NEXT TIME ♪
♪ I APOLOGIZE EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT'S LIES ♪
♪ I'M TIRED OF THE GAMES I JUST WANT HER BACK ♪
♪ I KNOW I'M A LIAR IF SHE EVER TRIES ♪
♪ TO FUCKIN' LEAVE AGAIN I'MA TIE HER TO THE BED ♪
♪ AND SET THIS HOUSE ON FIRE ♪
♪ I'M JUST GONNA ♪
♪ JUST GONNA STAND THERE AND WATCH ME BURN ♪
♪ WELL THAT'S ALL RIGHT BECAUSE I LIKE THE WAY IT HURTS ♪
♪ JUST GONNA STAND THERE AND HEAR ME CRY ♪
♪ WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT BECAUSE I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE ♪
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♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE ♪
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♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE ♪
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Key Vocabulary
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burn /bɜːrn/ B2 |
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lie /laɪ/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A2 |
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hurt /hɜːt/ B1 |
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suffer /ˈsʌf.ər/ B2 |
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drown /draʊn/ C1 |
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flee /fliː/ C2 |
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manage /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ B1 |
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fight /faɪt/ A2 |
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flight /flaɪt/ B2 |
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hate /heɪt/ A2 |
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suffer /ˈsʌf.ər/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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JUST GONNA STAND THERE AND WATCH ME BURN
➔ Gonna (going to) + verb
➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to." It expresses future intention or a plan. Here, it means "I am going to stand..."
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WELL THAT'S ALL RIGHT BECAUSE I LIKE THE WAY IT HURTS
➔ Subject + like + the way + subject + verb
➔ This structure expresses fondness for a particular manner or quality of something. "I like the way it hurts" means I enjoy *how* it causes pain, not necessarily the pain itself. The "way" here emphasizes the manner or method of the action.
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AS LONG AS THE WRONG FEELS RIGHT IT'S LIKE I'M IN FLIGHT
➔ As long as + clause, it's like + clause
➔ "As long as" introduces a condition. The second part uses "it's like" to create a simile, comparing the feeling to being in flight. It indicates a feeling of freedom or elation despite the negativity.
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HIGH OFF HER LOVE DRUNK FROM HER HATE
➔ Past participle used as adjective (Drunk from..)
➔ "Drunk" is used here as an adjective, describing a state caused by the hate. It creates a metaphorical comparison to being intoxicated. The structure is concise and impactful.
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YOU'D SWORE YOU'D NEVER HIT 'EM
➔ Past perfect conditional ('d = would have) in reported speech
➔ "'You'd swore'" is a contraction of "You would have swore," indicating a past intention that was broken. This sentence is reflecting on a promise that was broken.
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SOUND LIKE BROKEN RECORDS PLAYIN' OVER
➔ Present participle as adjective (playin' = playing)
➔ "Playin'" (playing) functions as an adjective, describing the type of broken records. This creates a vivid image of repetition and monotony. The use of "playin'" instead of "playing" is a stylistic choice reflecting informal speech.
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NEXT TIME I'M PISSED I'LL AIM MY FIST AT THE DRYWALL
➔ Future Conditional (Type 1)
➔ This is a type 1 conditional sentence (If + present simple, will + infinitive). It describes a possible future situation and its likely result. "If I'm pissed next time, I will aim..."
