Lying From You – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Meteora

Lyrics & Translation

This song is a fantastic tool for English learners interested in idiomatic expressions regarding emotional conflict and psychological barriers. Its clear distinction between rap verses and melodic choruses makes it perfect for practicing enunciation and understanding how tone shifts influence the meaning of lyrics in modern rock music.

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foreign

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I'd rather baby

is me I remember what they taught to me

remember condescending talk of who I

ought to be remember listening to all of

that mess again so I pretended up a

person who was fitting and now you

think's person really is

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let me take back my life

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I'd rather baby

it's me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A1	verb - to bring back to one's mind
condescending /ˌkɒndɪˈsɛndɪŋ/ C1	adjective - having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority
mess /mɛs/ B1	noun - a dirty or untidy state or condition
pretended /prɪˈtɛndɪd/ B1	verb - to behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when it is not
person /ˈpɜːrsən/ A1	noun - a human being regarded as an individual
fitting /ˈfɪtɪŋ/ B2	adjective - suitable or appropriate
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being
taught /tɔːt/ A2	verb - past tense of teach; to impart knowledge
listening /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/ A2	verb - giving attention to sound
rather /ˈræðər/ B1	adverb - used to express preference

Key Grammar Structures

• I'd rather be me

  ➔ Would rather + bare infinitive

  ➔ "Would rather" expresses a preference. Here, the speaker prefers to be himself rather than someone else.

• I remember what they taught to me

  ➔ Wh-clause as an object

  ➔ "what they taught to me" acts as the object of the verb "remember".

• talk of who I ought to be

  ➔ Modal verb 'Ought to' for obligation/expectation

  ➔ "Ought to" is used here to describe the societal expectations placed on the speaker.

• so I pretended up a person

  ➔ Phrasal verb (Inventing/Creating)

  ➔ "Pretended up" suggests the act of fabricating or creating a fake persona.

• who was fitting

  ➔ Relative clause with 'who'

  ➔ "who was fitting" defines the type of person the speaker pretended to be.

• now you think this person really is me

  ➔ Present simple for current states/beliefs

  ➔ "think" is used in the present simple to express the other person's current false belief.

• let me take back my life

  ➔ Imperative structure

  ➔ "Let me" is an imperative used to ask for permission or express a strong desire to change a situation.