No Pain No Gain – English Lyrics

• By: Scorpions

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the powerful message of resilience in Scorpions' "No Pain No Gain." This hard-rocking anthem encourages listeners to push through challenges and embrace the idea that effort leads to success. With its driving rhythm and motivational lyrics, this song is a great way to learn about themes of determination and perseverance while rocking out!

[English]

(football fans sound)

(soccer ball kick sound)

No pain, no gain

No pain, no gain

Face in the gutter

eyes on the floor

Walk on down

you know the score

It's a dead-end street

back to the wall

You get it together

you can get it all

The weak will fall the strong remain

No pain, no gain

yeah

No pain, no gain

yeah

No time for losers

you make the call

Believe in yourself,

stand tall

Another day

it's in your hand

You can be the winner

in the end

The weak will fall the strong remain

No pain, no gain

yeah

No pain, no gain

No pain, no gain

yeah

No pain, no gain

yeah, yeah

Keep running

don't look back

Keep moving

paint it black

Keep going

never stop

There's time to rest,

the day you'll drop

You roll the dice, you play the game

The weak will fall the strong remain

No pain, no gain

yeah

No pain, no gain

No pain, no gain

No pain, no gain

yeah, come on, come on

No pain, no gain

No pain, no gain

now, now, now, now

No pain, no gain

No pain, no gain

No pain, no gain

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - a strongly unpleasant bodily sensation
gain /ɡeɪn/ A2	verb - to obtain or secure something desired noun - a desired result or advantage
gutter /ˈɡʌtər/ B1	noun - a narrow channel at the edge of a road for water to flow away
score /skɔːr/ A2	noun - the number of points gained in a game or competition verb - to gain points in a game
dead-end /ˈdɛd ˌɛnd/ B1	adjective - having no hopeful or useful future
strong /strɒŋ/ A1	adjective - having power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ A2	verb - to stay in the same place or state
loser /ˈluːzər/ A2	noun - a person or thing that loses or has lost something
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A1	verb - to accept that something is true
winner /ˈwɪnər/ A1	noun - a person or thing that wins something
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move swiftly on foot
moving /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to change position
dice /daɪs/ B1	noun - a small cube with marked sides, used in games
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity with rules, undertaken for fun or competition
weak /wiːk/ A1	adjective - lacking physical strength or power
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone on the telephone noun - a telephone conversation

Key Grammar Structures

• No pain, no gain

  ➔ Proverbial expression

  ➔ The phrase "No pain, no gain" is a proverbial expression meaning that one must endure hardship to achieve success.

• You get it together, you can get it all

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ The sentence uses a Type 1 conditional structure: 'if you get it together, you can get it all', implying a likely result if the condition is met.

• The weak will fall, the strong remain

  ➔ Parallel structure

  ➔ The sentence uses parallel structure with 'will fall' and 'remain' to contrast the fates of the weak and the strong.

• Believe in yourself, stand tall

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood to give direct commands: 'Believe in yourself' and 'stand tall'.

• There's time to rest, the day you'll drop

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase 'the day you'll drop' uses the future tense with 'will' to indicate a future action.

• Keep running, don't look back

  ➔ Gerund and negative imperative

  ➔ The sentence uses a gerund ('running') and a negative imperative ('don't look back') to give continuous and prohibitive commands.

• You roll the dice, you play the game

  ➔ Parallelism with verbs

  ➔ The sentence uses parallelism with verbs ('roll' and 'play') to emphasize the actions involved in taking risks.