Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) – English Lyrics

• By: AURORA
• Album: The Gods We Can Touch

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the profound and poetic English lyrics of AURORA's 'Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1).' This emotionally charged track offers a unique narrative perspective and rich vocabulary, allowing learners to explore complex themes of love, sacrifice, and pain through evocative storytelling and AURORA's distinctive vocal style.

[English]

Five, four, three, two, one

Five, four, three, two, one

He holds the gun against my head

I close my eyes and, bang, I am dead

I know he knows that he's killing me for mercy

And here I go

And here I go

He holds my body in his arms, he didn't mean to do no harm

And he holds me tight

He did it all to spare me from the awful things in life that comes

And he cries and cries

I know, he knows that he's killing me for mercy

And here I go

And here I go

He holds my body in his arms, he didn't mean to do no harm

And he cries and cries

Oh, he did it all to spare me from the awful things in life that comes

And he cries and cries

Five, four, three, two, one

Five, four, three, two, one

Five, four, three, two, one

Five, four, three, two, one

Five, four, three, two, one

The gun is gone, and so am I, and here I go

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gun /ɡʌn/ A1	noun - a weapon that fires bullets
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of someone or something
dead /dɛd/ A1	adjective - no longer alive
mercy /ˈmɜːr.si/ B1	noun - compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to have or keep something in your hand or arms
body /ˈbɑː.di/ A1	noun - a person's physical structure
harm /hɑːrm/ A2	noun - physical or mental damage verb - to cause physical or mental damage to someone
tight /taɪt/ A2	adjective - fixed firmly in place
spare /spɛər/ B1	verb - to save someone from something unpleasant
awful /ˈɔː.fəl/ A2	adjective - very bad or unpleasant
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to produce tears as a result of strong emotion
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel toward someone or something
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
mean /min/ A2	verb - to intend to express or refer to adjective - unkind or cruel
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to have information in your mind

Key Grammar Structures

• He holds the gun against my head

  ➔ Simple Present (3rd person singular)

  ➔ The verb **"holds"** is in the simple present and takes the –s ending for a third‑person singular subject.

• I close my eyes and, bang, I am dead

  ➔ Simple Present + Linking verb "be" + Predicate adjective

  ➔ The verb **"am"** is the present simple of the linking verb "be" and links the subject “I” with the adjective **"dead"**.

• I know he knows that he's killing me for mercy

  ➔ Verb + that‑clause (object clause) & Present Continuous

  ➔ The clause **"that he's killing me for mercy"** functions as the object of the verb **"know"**; inside it, **"he's killing"** is the present continuous (be + -ing).

• He holds my body in his arms, he didn't mean to do no harm

  ➔ Past Simple negative (did + not) + Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The verb **"didn't mean"** is the past simple negative of "mean"; it is followed by the infinitive **"to do"** expressing purpose.

• He did it all to spare me from the awful things in life that comes

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + verb) & Relative clause

  ➔ The phrase **"to spare me"** uses the infinitive **"to spare"** to express purpose; the clause **"that comes"** is a relative clause modifying "things".

• He cries and cries

  ➔ Simple Present repeated for emphasis (habitual action)

  ➔ The verb **"cries"** appears twice; this repetition of the simple present stresses the continual nature of his crying.

• The gun is gone, and so am I, and here I go

  ➔ Resultative "be + gone" & Inversion with "so am I"

  ➔ The phrase **"is gone"** shows a result state (present perfect‑like); **"so am I"** uses inversion (auxiliary + subject) to agree with the preceding clause.

• And here I go

  ➔ Idiomatic expression "here I go" (present simple)

  ➔ The verb **"go"** is in the simple present; the whole phrase is an idiom used to indicate that the speaker is about to start an action.