Perfect Ruin – English Lyrics

• By: Kwabs
• Album: Love + War

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Kwabs' "Perfect Ruin," a song that beautifully articulates the complex feelings of love and loss. For language learners, this track offers a chance to explore poetic and introspective English lyrics, rich with metaphorical language. The clarity of Kwabs' diction and the song's deliberate pace make it an excellent choice for listening practice and for understanding how emotion can be conveyed through both words and vocal performance.

[English]

How long can lovers stand

To prove they were right?

Why did I fold my hand?

Why choose another fight?

How long would we have gone

To know we shouldn't stay?

I saw you walk the wire

I watched you burn away

Somehow it moved me

Your love has powers over me

Oh, what dream is this?

Somehow it towers over me

Send your love to move me

My world has powered over me

In perfect ruins

Somehow it towers over me

Who said we had it all?

Our hearts no longer lie

Who knew the veil would fall?

Who'd guess that we would cry?

What more were we to do?

Two souls who had their fill

Your love it keeps me here

You keep me wondering still

Somehow it moved me

Your love has powers over me

Oh, what dream is this?

Somehow it towers over me

Send your love to move me

My world has powered over me

In perfect ruins

Somehow it towers over me

In perfect ruins

Somehow it towers over me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lovers /ˈlʌvərz/ A2	noun - people who are in love
prove /pruːv/ B1	verb - demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument.
fight /faɪt/ A2	noun - a physical altercation verb - to take part in a fight
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.
burn /bɜːrn/ B1	verb - to be on fire
powers /ˈpaʊərz/ B2	noun - the ability to do something
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
towers /ˈtaʊərz/ B2	verb - to be very much higher than something else.
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
powered /ˈpaʊərd/ B2	verb - supply with power
ruins /ˈruːɪnz/ B2	noun - the remains of a building, room, or city, especially as a result of ruinous damage.
hearts /hɑːrz/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body.
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.
veil /veɪl/ B2	noun - a piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face.
souls /soʊlz/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal.
fill /fɪl/ A2	verb - make (something) full.
wondering /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/ B1	verb - feeling or showing curiosity or doubt.