Personal Jesus – English Lyrics

• By: Depeche Mode
• Album: Violator

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

作词 : Martin Gore

作曲 : Martin Gore

Reach out the touch faith

You own personal Jesus

Some to hear your prayers

Someone who cares

You own personal Jesus

Some to hear your prayers

Someone who’s there

Feeling unknown

And you’re all alone

Flesh and bone

By the telephone

Lift up the receiver

I’ll make you a believer

Take second best

Put me to the test

Things on your chest

You need to confess

I will deliver

You know I’m a forgiver

Reach out the touch faith

Reach out the touch faith

You own personal Jesus

Some to hear your prayers

Someone who cares

You own personal Jesus

Some to hear your prayers

Someone who’s there

Feeling unknown

And you’re all alone

Flesh and bone

By the telephone

Lift up the receiver

I’ll make you a believer

I will deliver

You know I’m a forgiver

Reach out the touch faith

You own personal Jesus

Reach out the touch faith

Reach out the touch faith

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
faith /feɪθ/ B1	noun - complete trust or confidence in something/someone
personal /ˈpɜːrsənəl/ A2	adjective - belonging to or affecting a particular person
Jesus /ˈdʒiːzəs/ A1	noun - central figure of Christianity, savior
prayers /prɛrz/ A2	noun - solemn requests to God or deity
cares /kɛrz/ A1	verb - feels concern or interest
unknown /ʌnˈnoʊn/ A2	adjective - not known or familiar
alone /əˈloʊn/ A1	adjective - isolated; without companions
telephone /ˈtɛləfoʊn/ A1	noun - device for voice communication
receiver /rɪˈsiːvər/ B1	noun - handset of a telephone
believer /bɪˈliːvər/ B1	noun - person with religious faith
deliver /dɪˈlɪvər/ B2	verb - save or rescue from hardship
forgiver /fərˈɡɪvər/ C1	noun - one who pardons wrongdoing
confess /kənˈfɛs/ B2	verb - admit faults or sins
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - stretch out to touch/grasp
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - make physical contact
lift /lɪft/ A2	verb - raise to a higher position

Key Grammar Structures

• Reach out the touch faith

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood to give a direct command or instruction, encouraging action without a subject.

• Someone who cares

  ➔ Relative pronoun

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'who' is used to introduce a relative clause that describes 'Someone'.

• Feeling unknown

  ➔ Gerund as subject

  ➔ The gerund 'Feeling' functions as the subject of the sentence, representing an action in a general sense.

• Lift up the receiver

  ➔ Phrasal verb

  ➔ The phrasal verb 'Lift up' is used to describe the action of raising the telephone receiver.

• I’ll make you a believer

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The future tense is formed with 'will' to express a promise or prediction.

• You know I’m a forgiver

  ➔ Present simple in affirmative form

  ➔ The present simple tense in affirmative form is used to state a fact or habitual action.

• Reach out the touch faith

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The line is repeated to emphasize the importance of the action or idea.