Neon Pill – English Lyrics

• By: Cage The Elephant
• Album: Neon Pill

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be a deeply personal journey, and Cage The Elephant's 'Neon Pill' offers a compelling opportunity for English learners. The song's raw and honest lyrics provide a window into the complex emotions of paranoia and loss of control, using vivid imagery and direct language. By exploring the personal story behind the song, you can gain a richer understanding of nuanced vocabulary and metaphorical expression in English.

[English]

♪ It takes one to know one ♪

♪ back at it again ♪

♪ Birds of a feather ♪

♪ until the end ♪

♪ Stitched, patched up, and sewed in ♪

♪ I’ll probably see you again ♪

♪ Most certain it’s likely ♪

♪ Around ♪

♪ no doubt ♪

♪ my friend ♪

♪ It's a hit and run ♪

♪ oh no ♪

♪ Double-crossed by a neon pill ♪

♪ Like a loaded gun ♪

♪ my love ♪

♪ Double crossed ♪

♪ crossed by a neon pill ♪

♪♪♪

♪ The taste of your lip balm ♪

♪ blew me away ♪

♪ Cherry pie chapstick ♪

♪ just like back in the day ♪

♪ I Sail the Atlantic ♪

♪ Bisou fatal le femme ♪

♪ Mon Cheri exactement ♪

♪ Knocked down ♪

♪ not out ♪

♪ let’s roll ♪

♪ It's a hit and run ♪

♪ oh no ♪

♪ Double-crossed by a neon pill ♪

♪ Like a loaded gun ♪

♪ my love ♪

♪ I lost ♪

♪ control ♪

♪ of the wheel ♪

♪ Double crossed by a neon pill ♪

♪ Out in the open ♪

♪ I’m thinking it through ♪

♪ And it took so long to find you ♪

♪ to find you ♪

♪ It's a hit and run ♪

♪ oh no ♪

♪ Double-crossed by a neon pill ♪

♪ Like a loaded gun ♪

♪ my love ♪

♪ Double crossed ♪

♪ It’s a hit and run ♪

♪ oh no ♪

♪ Double-crossed by a neon pill ♪

♪ Like a loaded gun ♪

♪ my love ♪

♪ I lost ♪

♪ control ♪

♪ of the wheel ♪

♪ Double crossed by a neon pill ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Double crossed by a neon pill ♪

♪ Double crossed by a neon pill ♪

[fire crackling]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of something
birds /bɜːrdz/ A1	noun - a creature covered with feathers and wings
end /ɛnd/ A1	noun - the final part of something
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
hit /hɪt/ A2	verb - to strike noun - an instance of striking someone or something
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot noun - an act of running
neon /ˈniːɒn/ B1	adjective - a type of bright light
pill /pɪl/ A2	noun - a small, solid mass of medicine
gun /ɡʌn/ A2	noun - a weapon designed to fire projectiles
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection
lost /lɒst/ A2	verb - past tense of lose: to be unable to find something or someone
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events verb - to direct the course of something
wheel /wiːl/ A2	noun - a circular object that revolves on an axle
open /ˈəʊpən/ A2	adjective - not closed or blocked
long /lɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - of great duration
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover something

Key Grammar Structures

• It takes one to know one

  ➔ Proverbial expression

  ➔ This is a fixed expression meaning it takes a person with a particular quality to recognize that quality in others.

• Stitched, patched up, and sewed in

  ➔ Past participle adjectives

  ➔ The words 'stitched', 'patched up', and 'sewed' are past participles used as adjectives to describe a state of being repaired or altered.

• Most certain it’s likely

  ➔ Redundancy for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase uses both 'most certain' and 'likely' to strongly emphasize the probability of an event.

• Double-crossed by a neon pill

  ➔ Passive voice with past participle

  ➔ 'Double-crossed' is the past participle used in the passive voice, indicating the subject is the receiver of the action.

• Bisou fatal le femme

  ➔ French phrase in English context

  ➔ This line incorporates a French phrase, 'Bisou fatal le femme', adding a foreign linguistic element to the song.

• I lost control of the wheel

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'of the wheel' is a prepositional phrase that clarifies what control was lost over.

• Out in the open

  ➔ Prepositional phrase as adverbial

  ➔ The phrase 'out in the open' functions as an adverbial, describing where the action is taking place.

• And it took so long to find you

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis

  ➔ The inversion of the subject and verb ('it took') places emphasis on the duration of the action.