My Attic – English Lyrics

• By: Adam Lambert
• Album: High Drama

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of Adam Lambert's "My Attic" – a powerful song that beautifully articulates the universal fear and desire to open up about our deepest vulnerabilities. Through its rich metaphorical language, you'll not only grasp nuanced English expressions related to emotions and self-discovery but also connect with a theme that resonates globally: the courage it takes to truly show who we are. This song is special for its raw honesty and Adam's emotive delivery, making it a perfect piece for understanding authentic expression in English.

[English]

My attic is full of pages, full of crazy

Cluttered spaces that you could not cross

My attic is full of bones and full of hopeless

Young emotions that just won't grow up

And I keep hiding the keys in all these places even I can't find

Hoping, one day, you'll find them all and I will let you see inside

My attic

...

Inside this tattooed skin are paper thin

Illusions that I'm tougher than I am

And I'm guarded, castle walls from all the falls

And break up calls and never should've beens

But don't go pushing too hard, I'm not so easy to manipulate

I will give you all of my secrets, If you promise you can brave

My attic

And I swear, not tryna be vindictive

I'm just terrified that you might see me different

You'll change your mind, tell me that I'm crazy

Tell me that I'm okay, tell me that you'll stay

'Cause my attic is sober plans and one night stands

That numbers can't begin to calculate

My attic is up the stairs and waiting there

Are lonely nights, they keep me wide awake

And I keep hiding the keys in all these places even I can't find

Hoping, one day, you'll find them all

'Cause I wanna let you see inside my attic

(My attic, my attic)

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

My attic (my attic, my attic)

My attic (attic, attic)

My attic (attic, attic)

Ooh, mm

...

Key Grammar Structures

• My attic is full of pages, full of crazy

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'be' verb

  ➔ The phrase 'is full' uses the present simple tense with the verb 'be' to describe a current state.

• Cluttered spaces that you could not cross

  ➔ Past modal verb 'could'

  ➔ The word 'could' is used to express past ability or possibility.

• And I keep hiding the keys in all these places even I can't find

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'keep'

  ➔ The phrase 'keep hiding' uses the present continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action.

• Hoping, one day, you'll find them all

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase 'you'll find' uses 'will' to express a future action or prediction.

• Inside this tattooed skin are paper thin

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'be' (inverted word order)

  ➔ The phrase 'are paper thin' uses an inverted word order with 'be' to emphasize the subject.

• But don't go pushing too hard, I'm not so easy to manipulate

  ➔ Negative imperative with 'don't'

  ➔ The phrase 'don't go pushing' uses a negative imperative to give a strong warning or advice.

• I will give you all of my secrets, If you promise you can brave

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'if'

  ➔ The phrase 'If you promise' introduces a conditional sentence, indicating a condition for an action.

• You'll change your mind, tell me that I'm crazy

  ➔ Future tense with 'will' (prediction)

  ➔ The phrase 'You'll change' uses 'will' to make a prediction about a future event.