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Nightmare 01:01

(Now your nightmare comes to life) 01:05

Dragged you down below, down to the devil's show 01:10

To be his guest forever (peace of mind is less than never) 01:13

Hate to twist your mind, but God ain't on your side 01:18

An old acquaintance severed (burn the world, your last endeavor) 01:21

Flesh is burning, you can smell it in the air 01:25

'Cause men like you have such an easy soul to steal (steal) 01:27

So stand in line while they ink numbers in your head 01:32

You're now a slave until the end of time here 01:35

Nothing stops the madness, turning, haunting, yearning, pull the trigger 01:37

You should have known the price of evil 01:41

And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah 01:49

Ooh, it's your f-in' nightmare 01:56

(While your nightmare comes to life) 02:02

Can't wake up in sweat 'cause it ain't over yet 02:07

Still dancing with your demons (victim of your own creation) 02:11

Beyond the will to fight, where all that's wrong is right 02:15

Where hate don't need a reason (loathing self-assassination) 02:18

You've been lied to just to rape you of your sight 02:22

And now they have the nerve to tell you how to feel (feel) 02:25

So sedated as they medicate your brain 02:29

And while you slowly go insane, they tell you 02:32

"Given with the best intentions, help you with your complications" 02:35

You should have known the price of evil 02:39

And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah 02:46

No one to call, everybody to fear 02:53

Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah 03:01

Ooh, it's your f-in' nightmare 03:08

03:14

Fight (fight), not to fail (fail) 04:09

Not to fall (fall), or you'll end up like the others 04:12

Die (die), die again (die) 04:16

Drenched in sin (sin), with no respect for another 04:19

Oh 04:27

Down (down), feel the fire (fire) 04:35

Feel the hate (hate), your pain is what we desire 04:37

Lost (lost), hit the wall (wall) 04:42

Watch you crawl (crawl), such a replaceable liar 04:45

And I know you hear their voices (calling from above) 04:51

And I know they may seem real (these signals of love) 04:58

But our life's made up of choices (some without appeal) 05:05

They took for granted, your soul, and it's ours now to steal 05:12

(As your nightmare comes to life) 05:21

You should have known the price of evil 05:27

And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah 05:34

No one to call, everybody to fear 05:41

Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah 05:49

Ooh, it's your f-in' nightmare 05:56

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Nightmare

Avenged Sevenfold

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Lyrics:

[English]

Nightmare

(Now your nightmare comes to life)

Dragged you down below, down to the devil's show

To be his guest forever (peace of mind is less than never)

Hate to twist your mind, but God ain't on your side

An old acquaintance severed (burn the world, your last endeavor)

Flesh is burning, you can smell it in the air

'Cause men like you have such an easy soul to steal (steal)

So stand in line while they ink numbers in your head

You're now a slave until the end of time here

Nothing stops the madness, turning, haunting, yearning, pull the trigger

You should have known the price of evil

And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah

Ooh, it's your f-in' nightmare

(While your nightmare comes to life)

Can't wake up in sweat 'cause it ain't over yet

Still dancing with your demons (victim of your own creation)

Beyond the will to fight, where all that's wrong is right

Where hate don't need a reason (loathing self-assassination)

You've been lied to just to rape you of your sight

And now they have the nerve to tell you how to feel (feel)

So sedated as they medicate your brain

And while you slowly go insane, they tell you

"Given with the best intentions, help you with your complications"

You should have known the price of evil

And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah

No one to call, everybody to fear

Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah

Ooh, it's your f-in' nightmare

...

Fight (fight), not to fail (fail)

Not to fall (fall), or you'll end up like the others

Die (die), die again (die)

Drenched in sin (sin), with no respect for another

Down (down), feel the fire (fire)

Feel the hate (hate), your pain is what we desire

Lost (lost), hit the wall (wall)

Watch you crawl (crawl), such a replaceable liar

And I know you hear their voices (calling from above)

And I know they may seem real (these signals of love)

But our life's made up of choices (some without appeal)

They took for granted, your soul, and it's ours now to steal

(As your nightmare comes to life)

You should have known the price of evil

And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah

No one to call, everybody to fear

Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah

Ooh, it's your f-in' nightmare

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
nightmare /ˈnaɪt.mɛər/ B2	noun - a frightening or unpleasant dream
devil /ˈdɛv.əl/ B1	noun - a supernatural being, often associated with evil
madness /ˈmæd.nəs/ B2	noun - the state of being mentally ill or extremely foolish
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to take part in a violent struggle
fear /fɪr/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
create /kriˈeɪt/ B1	verb - to bring something into existence
evil /ˈiː.vəl/ B2	adjective - profoundly immoral and malevolent
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting to have something
tragedy /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/ B2	noun - an event causing great suffering or destruction
sweat /swɛt/ B1	noun - the clear, salty liquid that is produced by glands in your skin
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ C1	adjective - in a state of mind that prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction
trigger /ˈtrɪɡ.ər/ B2	verb - to cause something to happen
lie /laɪ/ B1	verb - to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive
crawl /krɔːl/ B1	verb - to move on hands and knees

Grammar:

Hate to twist your mind, but God ain't on your side

➔ Informal contraction "ain't"

➔ "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction of "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", or "have not". Its usage here adds a colloquial and somewhat aggressive tone to the lyric.
Flesh is burning, you can smell it in the air

➔ Present continuous tense ("is burning")

➔ The present continuous tense, using "is burning", describes an action happening at the moment of speaking or writing, creating a sense of immediacy and vividness.
Cause men like you have such an easy soul to steal

➔ Relative clause "to steal"

➔ The infinitive phrase "to steal" acts as an adjective modifying "soul", indicating the purpose or characteristic of the soul. It implies that the soul is easily stealable.
So stand in line while they ink numbers in your head

➔ Subordinating conjunction "while"

➔ "While" connects two clauses, indicating that the actions are happening simultaneously. It shows a temporal relationship between standing in line and being inked with numbers.
You should have known the price of evil

➔ Third conditional (implied)

➔ This sentence implies a past condition and a past result. Although the "if" clause is not explicitly stated (e.g., "If you had known the price of evil..."), it suggests regret about a past choice.
Still dancing with your demons (victim of your own creation)

➔ Present participle "dancing" as an adjective.

➔ The word "dancing" modifies the subject of the sentence, adding descriptive detail to the action of the subject. It suggests a continuous, ongoing engagement with one's problems.
Where hate don't need a reason (loathing self-assassination)

➔ Non-standard negation "don't" with a third-person singular subject

➔ The use of "don't" instead of "doesn't" with "hate" (a third-person singular noun treated as subject) is grammatically incorrect in standard English, but it conveys a sense of informality and emphasizes the strong emotion being expressed.