MODUS – English Lyrics

• By: Joji
• Album: SMITHEREENS

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Speed it up, slow it down

Need control, need it now

I need to live a thousand times

I cannot stop, I cannot cry

I will not fret, I will not die

I am machine, I stay alive

Sometimes I think, sometimes I think

Sometimes I think, sometimes I (oh)

I've got no aim, a million rounds, is nothing real

A hundred pounds of heavy steel, it feels so loud

Tied to my chest, it feels so loud

I'll take a peek to across the peaks

This grass is neat and I'm quite unique

But I'd like to be, but I'd like to be

And I hope this is the hardest part

We try, we try

And when they say they're satisfied

They're lying, they're lying

Do forgive me, I've seen the treasure's in the bloom

But right now, I'm just not strong enough for you

Sorry, you can see it in my retina

Focus in and out, I'm doing better

Artificial ghost with no perception

I wanna be a Chevy, not a Sentra, uh (yeah, yeah, yeah)

I don't feel the way they programmed me to feel today

Some pieces falling from the waist up

I'm so sorry for delays

Just need one moment to erase

That burning pain before the rage

I feel good, I feel good, I feel good (I fixed it)

And I hope this is the hardest part

We try, we try

And when they say they're satisfied

They're lying, they're lying

Do forgive me, I've seen the treasure's in the bloom

But right now, I'm just not strong enough for you

And I hope this is the hardest part

We try, we try

And when they say they're satisfied

They're lying, they're lying

Do forgive me, I've seen the treasure's in the bloom

But right now, I'm just not strong enough for you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something noun - a requirement
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive
times /taɪmz/ A1	noun - instances of an action or event
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease an action
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears noun - an act of shedding tears
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to cease to live
machine /məˈʃiːn/ A2	noun - a device that does work
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; not dead
aim /eɪm/ B1	noun - a purpose or intention verb - to direct a weapon or a course of action towards a target
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ A2	adjective - of great weight
steel /stiːl/ B1	noun - a strong, hard metal
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing a lot of noise
chest /tʃɛst/ A2	noun - the upper front part of the body
peaks /piːks/ B1	noun - the pointed top of a mountain
grass /ɡrɑːs/ A1	noun - green plants
unique /juːˈniːk/ B2	adjective - being the only one of its kind
part /pɑːrt/ A1	noun - a piece or section of something
strong /strɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - having physical power
treasure /ˈtrɛʒər/ B1	noun - a collection of valuable things
bloom /bluːm/ B1	noun - a flower verb - to produce flowers
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A2	adjective - sufficient; as much as is needed
retina /ˈrɛtɪnə/ C1	noun - a layer at the back of the eyeball
perception /pərˈsɛpʃən/ B2	noun - the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses
ghost /ɡəʊst/ B1	noun - an apparition of a dead person
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
rage /reɪdʒ/ B1	noun - violent, uncontrollable anger