Lying From You – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Meteora

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Lying From You' to master expressive English vocabulary related to emotions and interpersonal conflict. This song is special for its dynamic shift between rhythmic rapping and powerful melodic vocals, making it a perfect tool for understanding different vocal cadences and intense emotional delivery in modern rock.

[English]

[Music]

when I pretend everything is what I

wanted to be I look exactly like what

you would always wanted to see when

pretend I forget about the criminal I am

stilling second after second just cuz I

know I can but I can't pretend this is

the way it'll stay I'm just trying to

bend the truth I can't pretend I'm who

you want me to be so I'm trying my way

from

you turn back down I want to be first

deid so let me go no not coming back now

let me take back my life i' rather F all

alone turn back now anywhere on my own

cuz I can say no turn it back now the

very worst part of you is me I remember

what they T to me remember condescending

talk of who I ought to be remember

listening to all of that this again so I

pretended up a person who is fitting in

and now you think this person really is

me and I'm trying to bend the

the more I push the more I'm pulling

away cuz I'm lying my way from

you turning back now I want to be first

decide so let me go no no turning back

now let me take back my life I'd rather

be all alone turn it back now anywhere

on my own cuz I can't say no not turn it

back now the very worst part of you the

very worst part of you yes know this

isn't what I wanted to be I never

thought that what I said would have you

running from me like this this isn't

what I wanted to be I never thought that

what I said would have you R it for me

like this this isn't what I wanted to be

I never thought that what I said would

not be running for me like yes this

isn't what I wanted to be I never

thought that what I said would have you

running for me like this yeah no tur it

back now I want to be first de side so

let me go no turn it back now let me

take back my life I'd rather be all

alone turn it back now anywhere on my

own cuz I can say now turn it back now

the very worst part of you the very

worst part of you is me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
criminal /ˈkrɪmɪnl/ B2	noun - a person who has committed a crime
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being true
condescending /ˌkɒndɪˈsendɪŋ/ C2	adjective - having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority
fitting /ˈfɪtɪŋ/ B2	adjective - suitable or appropriate under the circumstances
alone /əˈləʊn/ A1	adjective - having no one else present
worst /wɜːst/ A2	adjective - of the poorest quality or lowest standard
remember /rɪˈmembə(r)/ A1	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of
person /ˈpɜːsn/ A1	noun - a human being regarded as an individual
thought /θɔːt/ A2	verb - past of think
lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - present participle of lie (to not tell the truth)
pulling /ˈpʊlɪŋ/ A2	verb - exerting force on someone or something so as to cause movement toward oneself
wanted /ˈwɒntɪd/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving at a speed faster than a walk
listening /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/ A1	verb - taking notice of and acting on what someone says

Key Grammar Structures

• When I pretend everything is what I wanted to be

  ➔ Subordinate Clause with 'When'

  ➔ Use 'when' to introduce a temporal condition, indicating an action that happens simultaneously with the main clause.

• I'd rather be all alone

  ➔ Preference with 'would rather'

  ➔ Used to express a preference for one thing over another. The verb following 'would rather' is in the bare infinitive.

• I never thought that what I said would have you running from me

  ➔ Past Subjunctive / Reported thought

  ➔ 'Would' is used here as the past form of 'will' within a reported thought or hypothetical outcome.

• The more I push, the more I'm pulling away

  ➔ Correlative Comparative

  ➔ Structure: 'The + comparative, the + comparative'. Used to show that two things change together.

• I'm trying to bend the truth

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ Used to describe an action that is currently in progress or a temporary state.

• Everything is what I wanted to be

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'what'

  ➔ 'What' functions as a relative pronoun meaning 'the thing(s) that'.

• The very worst part of you is me

  ➔ Intensifier 'very'

  ➔ When 'very' is placed before a superlative adjective, it is used to emphasize that it is precisely the one being described.

• I remember what they taught to me

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ Used to describe completed actions that happened in the past at a specific or implied time.