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I'm coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine 00:06
Gotta, gotta be down because I want it all 00:10
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? 00:13
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss 00:16
Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab 00:19
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag 00:22
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick 00:26
And it's all in my head, but she's touching his 00:29
Chest now, he takes off her dress now 00:32
Let me go 00:37
00:41
I just can't look, it's killing me 00:45
And taking control 00:51
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea 00:58
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis 01:02
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me 01:09
Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside 01:15
01:24
I'm coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine 01:37
Gotta, gotta be down because I want it all 01:40
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? 01:43
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss 01:47
Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab 01:50
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag 01:53
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick 01:56
And it's all in my head, but she's touching his 02:00
Chest now, he takes off her dress now 02:02
Let me go 02:07
02:12
'Cause I just can't look, it's killing me 02:16
And taking control 02:22
02:26
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea 02:29
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis 02:33
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me 02:40
Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside 02:46
02:56
I never 03:07
I never 03:14
I never 03:20
I never 03:26
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Mr. Brightside – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the high-energy world of The Killers! 'Mr. Brightside' is a perfect song to practice English through its repetitive, rhythmic lyrical structure and emotive vocabulary, helping you master the expression of intense feelings and storytelling.

[English]
I'm coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine
Gotta, gotta be down because I want it all
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head, but she's touching his
Chest now, he takes off her dress now
Let me go
...
I just can't look, it's killing me
And taking control
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside
...
I'm coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine
Gotta, gotta be down because I want it all
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head, but she's touching his
Chest now, he takes off her dress now
Let me go
...
'Cause I just can't look, it's killing me
And taking control
...
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside
...
I never
I never
I never
I never
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

cage

/keɪdʒ/

B1
  • noun
  • - a structure made of bars or mesh, used to confine birds or other animals.

fine

/faɪn/

A2
  • adjective
  • - of high quality; good.

kiss

/kɪs/

A1
  • noun
  • - an act of pressing one's lips against the lips of another.

falling

/ˈfɔːlɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - move downwards, typically rapidly and without control.

smoke

/sməʊk/

A2
  • noun
  • - the visible suspension of carbon particles produced when a substance burns.

sick

/sɪk/

A2
  • adjective
  • - affected by illness or disease.

touching

/ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to put one's hands or another part of the body on (someone or something).

chest

/tʃest/

A2
  • noun
  • - the upper front part of the human torso.

killing

/ˈkɪlɪŋ/

B1
  • verb
  • - cause the death of (someone or something).

control

/kənˈtrəʊl/

B1
  • noun
  • - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.

jealousy

/ˈdʒeləsi/

B2
  • noun
  • - the state or feeling of being jealous.

saints

/seɪnts/

B1
  • noun
  • - a person who is recognized as holy or virtuous.

swimming

/ˈswɪmɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - propel oneself through water using limbs.

choking

/ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/

B1
  • verb
  • - having difficulty breathing because the windpipe is blocked.

alibis

/ˈæləbaɪz/

B2
  • noun
  • - a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when a crime was committed.

destiny

/ˈdestɪni/

B2
  • noun
  • - the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future.

eager

/ˈiːɡə/

B1
  • adjective
  • - strongly wanting to do or have something.

brightside

/ˈbraɪtsaɪd/

B1
  • noun
  • - the positive aspects of a situation.

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Key Grammar Structures

  • I'm coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine

    ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

    ➔ The phrase "I've been doing" highlights an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

  • Gotta, gotta be down because I want it all

    ➔ Informal Contraction

    "Gotta" is a contraction of "have got to," used informally to express necessity.

  • It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?

    ➔ Past Simple + Indirect Question

    "Started" is in the past simple, and "how did it end up" is an indirect question.

  • Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick

    ➔ Present Continuous

    "They're going" and "my stomach is sick" both use the present continuous to describe ongoing actions.

  • But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me

    ➔ Present Simple with Universal Truth

    "Destiny is calling me" uses the present simple to express a universal or timeless truth.