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On the verge of no return, why'd you keep fucking it up? 00:17
Don't wanna have to bury you, but nothing seems to get through your skull 00:25
One day, the only butterflies left will be in your chest 00:32
As you march towards your death, breathing your last breath 00:38
I hate to say, "I told you so", but look how the bruises show 00:42
Tell me, how is it gonna feel without my arms wrapped around, wrapped around you? 00:49
Bet it feels pretty real when your skin starts to peel from the bone 00:58
You were dead to the world, now I'm dead to you 01:06
Haunting your own house, nothing to lose 01:11
How did I let you sink your fangs so deep? Ah 01:15
You know you can't breathe on your own 01:22
Past the point of rescuing, why'd I keep pushing my luck? 01:33
The hole I wore into your soul has got too big to overlook 01:41
One day, the only butterflies left will be in our chests 01:48
As we march towards our death, breathing our last breath 01:54
I thought we had a future, but we ain't got a chance in hell 01:58
So tell me, how is it gonna feel without my arms wrapped around, wrapped around you? 02:05
Bet it feels pretty real when your skin starts to peel from the bone 02:14
You were dead to the world, now I'm dead to you 02:22
Haunting your own house, nothing to lose 02:27
I let you sink your fangs so deep, ah 02:32
You know you can't breathe on your own 02:38
How can you breathe on your own? 02:47
The sun is setting on our love, I fear 02:59
Letting our loneliness out into the atmosphere 03:07
The tides have turned in on our chance to turn it 'round 03:16
I never thought I'd see my fingernails fall out 03:24
Love isn't in the air, love isn't in the air 03:33
Love isn't in the air, love isn't in the air 03:41
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One Day The Only Butterflies Left Will Be In Your Chest As You March Towards Your Death

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Bring Me The Horizon
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POST HUMAN : SURVIVAL HORROR
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Lyrics:

[English]

On the verge of no return, why'd you keep fucking it up?

Don't wanna have to bury you, but nothing seems to get through your skull

One day, the only butterflies left will be in your chest

As you march towards your death, breathing your last breath

I hate to say, "I told you so", but look how the bruises show

Tell me, how is it gonna feel without my arms wrapped around, wrapped around you?

Bet it feels pretty real when your skin starts to peel from the bone

You were dead to the world, now I'm dead to you

Haunting your own house, nothing to lose

How did I let you sink your fangs so deep? Ah

You know you can't breathe on your own

Past the point of rescuing, why'd I keep pushing my luck?

The hole I wore into your soul has got too big to overlook

One day, the only butterflies left will be in our chests

As we march towards our death, breathing our last breath

I thought we had a future, but we ain't got a chance in hell

So tell me, how is it gonna feel without my arms wrapped around, wrapped around you?

Bet it feels pretty real when your skin starts to peel from the bone

You were dead to the world, now I'm dead to you

Haunting your own house, nothing to lose

I let you sink your fangs so deep, ah

You know you can't breathe on your own

How can you breathe on your own?

The sun is setting on our love, I fear

Letting our loneliness out into the atmosphere

The tides have turned in on our chance to turn it 'round

I never thought I'd see my fingernails fall out

Love isn't in the air, love isn't in the air

Love isn't in the air, love isn't in the air

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

butterfly

/ˈbʌtərflaɪ/

B1
  • noun
  • - a flying insect with large, often colorful wings

march

/mɑːrtʃ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to walk with regular and measured steps

death

/dɛθ/

A2
  • noun
  • - the end of life

breathe

/briːð/

B1
  • verb
  • - to take air into the lungs and then expel it

skin

/skɪn/

A1
  • noun
  • - the outer covering of a person or animal

soul

/soʊl/

B2
  • noun
  • - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being

bruise

/bruːz/

B2
  • noun
  • - an injury appearing as a purple or blue mark on the skin

loneliness

/ˈloʊnlinəs/

B2
  • noun
  • - the state of being alone and feeling sad about it

atmosphere

/ˈætməsfɪr/

B2
  • noun
  • - the envelope of gases surrounding the earth

chance

/tʃæns/

A2
  • noun
  • - a possibility of something happening

future

/ˈfjuːtʃər/

A2
  • noun
  • - the time that will come after the present

fear

/fɪr/

A2
  • noun
  • - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous

Grammar:

  • Why'd you keep fucking it up?

    ➔ contraction of 'why did you'

    ➔ Uses the contraction "Why'd" which combines 'why' and 'did' to form a question in past tense.

  • the hole I wore into your soul has got too big to overlook

    ➔ present perfect tense for 'has got'

    ➔ 'has got' is used here as an informal equivalent of 'has' indicating possession or state, in the present perfect tense.

  • how is it gonna feel without my arms wrapped around, wrapped around you?

    ➔ informal future intention with 'gonna'

    ➔ 'gonna' is an informal contraction of 'going to', indicating future intention or prediction.

  • Love isn't in the air, love isn't in the air

    ➔ present simple tense for negation

    ➔ Uses the present simple tense with negation 'is not' to state a general truth or fact in the negative form.

  • The sun is setting on our love, I fear

    ➔ present continuous tense for 'is setting'

    ➔ 'is setting' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action happening now.

  • The tides have turned in on our chance to turn it 'round

    ➔ present perfect tense for 'have turned'

    ➔ 'have turned' is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that has recently completed with relevance to the present.

  • Love isn't in the air, love isn't in the air

    ➔ present simple tense for negation

    ➔ Uses the present simple tense with negation 'is not' to state a general truth or fact in the negative form.