Mega Circuit – English Lyrics

• By: Japanese Breakfast
• Album: For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Barreling 'round the mega circuit

Kicking mud off ATVs

Plotting blood with your incel eunuchs

I could be the home you need

And I'm gonna write my baby a shuffle good

C'mon

Shooting blanks off a blacktop surface

Blue light cast off a sodium beam

Sucked you off by the AC unit

Caught your breath while the evening steeped

Well, I better write my baby a shuffle good

Or he's gonna make me suffer the way I should

Deep in the soft hearts of young boys so pissed off and jaded

Carrying dull prayers of old men cutting holier truths

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
barreling /ˈbær.əl.ɪŋ/ B2	verb - moving at high speed and seemingly out of control
circuit /ˈsɜːrkɪt/ B1	noun - a closed path or route
kicking /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to strike with the heel of the foot
plotting /ˈplɒtɪŋ/ B2	verb - to secretly plan to do something illegal or harmful
incel /ˈɪnsɛl/ C1	noun - a person, typically a man, who believes they are unable to attract a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.
eunuchs /ˈjuːnɪks/ C1	noun - a castrated male servant
steeped /stiːpt/ B2	verb - soaked or infused
suffered /ˈsʌfərd/ B1	verb - experienced or endured something unpleasant or painful
jaded /ˈdʒeɪdɪd/ B2	adjective - tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something
dull /dʌl/ A2	adjective - lacking interest or excitement
prayers /ˈpreɪərz/ A2	noun - a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship.
cutting /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to penetrate or pass through with a sharp edge
truths /truːθs/ B1	noun - facts or beliefs that are accepted as real

Key Grammar Structures

• Barreling 'round the mega circuit

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective/Adverb

  ➔ "Barreling" describes *how* they are going around the circuit. It functions like an adverb modifying the implied verb 'going'.

• Plotting blood with your incel eunuchs

  ➔ Gerund as Object of Preposition

  ➔ "Plotting" is the -ing form of the verb 'plot' and functions as the object of the preposition 'with'. It describes *what* they are plotting.

• I could be the home you need

  ➔ Modal Verb + Infinitive

  ➔ "Could" is a modal verb expressing possibility. It's followed by the base form of the verb 'be'.

• Or he's gonna make me suffer the way I should

  ➔ Future with 'gonna'

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of 'going to', used to express future intention or prediction. It's less formal than 'will'.