Ode To The Mets – English Lyrics

• By: The Strokes
• Album: The New Abnormal

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic and atmospheric world of The Strokes with 'Ode To The Mets.' This song is a perfect study in English emotive language and metaphors, offering a unique way to learn how to express nostalgia and irony through a cinematic rock lens.

[English]

Up on his horse, up on his horse

Not gonna wake up here anymore

Listen one time, it's not the truth

It's just the story I tell to you

Easy to say, easy to do

But it's not easy, well maybe for you

Hope that you find it, hope that it's good

Hope that you read it, think that you should

Cuts you some slack as he sits back

Sizes you up, plans his attack

Drums please, Fab

And I got it all, I got it all

Waitin' for me down on the street

But now you gotta do somethin' special for me

I'm gonna say what's on my mind

Then I'll walk out, then I'll feel fine

Yeah, I'm under his thumb, I'm on his back

I will not show my teeth too quick

I needed you there, I needed you there

But I didn't know, I didn't know

Back from his trip, he's at the door

When he gets back, he's on the phone

Innocent eye, innocent heart

No, it's not wrong, but it's not right

Innocent time, out on his own

Not gonna do that, fuck, I'm out of control

I was just bored, playin' the guitar

Learned all your tricks, wasn't too hard

It's the last one now, I can promise you that

I'm gonna find out the truth when I get back

Gone now are the old times

Forgotten, time to hold on the railing

The Rubik's Cube isn't solving for us

Old friends, long forgotten

They all wait at the bottom of

The ocean now has swallowed

The only thing that's left is us

So pardon the silence that you're hearing

Is turnin' into a deafening

Painful, shameful roar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
innocent /ˈɪnɪsənt/ B2	adjective - not guilty of a crime or offense; pure
attack /əˈtæk/ A2	noun - an aggressive and violent action against a person or place
forgotten /fərˈɡɒtn/ B1	adjective - not remembered or clearly called to mind
railing /ˈreɪlɪŋ/ B2	noun - a fence or barrier made of rails
swallowed /ˈswɒləʊd/ B1	verb - to cause or allow food or drink to pass down the throat
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ A2	noun - complete absence of sound
deafening /ˈdefnɪŋ/ C1	adjective - so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else
pardon /ˈpɑːrdn/ B2	verb - to forgive or excuse
shameful /ˈʃeɪmfl/ B2	adjective - deserving or causing shame
roar /rɔːr/ B2	noun - a full, deep, prolonged cry or sound
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ A2	noun - the power to influence or direct behavior
special /ˈspeʃl/ A1	adjective - better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual
bored /bɔːrd/ A2	adjective - feeling weary and restless through lack of interest
tricks /trɪks/ B1	noun - a cunning act or scheme intended to deceive
painful /ˈpeɪnfl/ A2	adjective - causing physical or emotional suffering

Key Grammar Structures

• Not gonna wake up here anymore

  ➔ Informal ellipsis (Subject + Be verb omission)

  ➔ The subject 'I' and the verb 'am' are omitted before 'gonna' to create a casual, conversational tone.

• Easy to say, easy to do

  ➔ Adjective + Infinitive structure

  ➔ The structure 'Adjective + to-infinitive' is used here to describe the nature of actions.

• I'm under his thumb

  ➔ Idiomatic prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'under his thumb' means to be under someone's control or influence.

• I needed you there

  ➔ Past tense verb

  ➔ The past tense 'needed' indicates a state or action that was required in a previous time.

• Not gonna do that

  ➔ Future intention (Colloquial 'gonna')

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a contraction of 'going to', expressing a future intention or decision.

• Gone now are the old times

  ➔ Inverted word order (Subject-Verb inversion)

  ➔ Inversion is used for poetic emphasis; the normal order would be 'The old times are gone now'.

• The only thing that's left is us

  ➔ Relative clause (Reduced)

  ➔ The clause 'that's left' modifies 'thing', where 'that is' acts as a relative pronoun and verb.

• Is turnin' into a deafening... roar

  ➔ Present continuous (progressive) aspect

  ➔ The progressive form 'turnin' into' describes an ongoing change or process.