One Thing Left to Try – English Lyrics

• By: MGMT
• Album: Little Dark Age

Lyrics & Translation

“One Thing Left to Try” by MGMT offers a poignant and sonically rich journey through overcoming despair. Its evocative lyrics and atmospheric synth-pop sound provide an excellent opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to emotions, struggle, and hope, while appreciating how music can convey complex human experiences. Dive into this track to understand its deep meaning and expand your language skills.

[English]

One thing left to try

See if you can make it

Before you choose the night

And the silence overtakes you

If you looked into the fire

And you had that conversation

Then, there's one thing left to try

If you want to save your life

Fear is his name, but his friends still call him God

Again and again, the thought remains

...

(The only way to get rid of the feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling)

(Feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling-)

I don't wanna die

Wishing I'd done something

More than what's required

To last until the sunset

No, I don't wanna die

Thinking that I'm dreaming

There's one thing left to try

If you want to change your life

Today I left those thoughts behind, behind

Over and over, you die just to feel alive

The only way to get rid of the feeling

You have to draw the line

And remember, there's more than you're seeing

Decide

Do you wanna keep us alive?

Do you wanna feel alive?

Do you wanna keep us alive?

Do you wanna feel alive? (Fun is over tonight)

Do you wanna keep us alive? (Fun is over tonight)

Do you wanna feel alive? (Fun is over tonight)

Do you wanna keep us alive? (Fun is over tonight)

Do you wanna feel alive?

...

(There's one thing left to try)

...

(There's one thing left to try)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt or make an effort noun - an attempt
left /lɛft/ A2	verb - to have departed; to go away adjective - remaining; not used up
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object, idea, or matter
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B1	adjective - living; not dead
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or sensation
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of a living being
die /daɪ/ B1	verb - to cease living
fear /fɪər/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of anxiety caused by danger verb - to be afraid of
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion that gives off heat and light
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B2	noun - the absence of sound
conversation /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən/ B1	noun - an informal talk between two or more people
thought /θɔːt/ B2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different noun - the act of becoming different
draw /drɔː/ B1	verb - to produce a picture with a pen, pencil, etc. verb - to pull or bring toward oneself
line /laɪn/ A2	noun - a long narrow mark or band
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B1	verb - to keep something in mind or recall
decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ B1	verb - to choose or settle on a course of action

Key Grammar Structures

• One thing left to try

  ➔ Present simple passive

  ➔ The phrase implies a remaining action without specifying the subject, emphasizing the action itself.

• Before you choose the night

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction

  ➔ 'Before' introduces a temporal condition, linking the action to a specific time frame.

• If you want to save your life

  ➔ Conditional clause

  ➔ 'If' introduces a condition, indicating that the action depends on a certain circumstance.

• Fear is his name, but his friends still call him God

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction

  ➔ 'But' contrasts two ideas, highlighting the difference between the name and the nickname.

• The only way to get rid of the feeling

  ➔ Definitive article with singular noun

  ➔ 'The only way' specifies a unique solution, using 'the' to indicate definiteness.

• You have to draw the line

  ➔ Modal verb for obligation

  ➔ 'Have to' expresses necessity or obligation, emphasizing the importance of the action.

• Do you wanna keep us alive?

  ➔ Contracted form of 'want to'

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a colloquial contraction of 'want to', commonly used in informal speech.