Phantom – English Lyrics

• By: WayV
• Album: Phantom

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the hauntingly beautiful world of WayV's "Phantom," a song inspired by "The Phantom of the Opera" that delves into themes of resilience and overcoming adversity. Through its dramatic soundscape and evocative lyrics, this song offers a unique opportunity to learn about metaphorical storytelling and emotional expression in music.

[English]

Uh uh

What is it What is it uh uh

On the edge of unconsciousness

The nightmare shatters

Whose fears were manipulated?

The world's rules are shaken

All the noises in my brain

Night snatches every look and glance

When it just gets louder

Yeah it just gets harder

(Woah)

A fake silhouette breaks the silence (Hint me)

A dream-like abyss, who dares look? (Leave me)

(Woah)

Ay, who are you calling in your dreams? The Visions grow dim

It makes me wonder

That moment when everything shifted

4, 3, 2, 1 Times

A vile night, but it can't make real what's fake

Footsteps of a masked existence

On a journey of self-discovery

Because truth does exist

Like a phantom that be pulling my strings

Hey-yo hey-yo, the puppeteer tugs, and

In darkness, the world loses its way

Dream is a trickster hiding what's real

See through it all from behind the mask

Through the chaos feeding on fear

Oh standing in the dark

Only I can see the truth so crazy

Look as if there is no mask

The light of truth was never lost

Fade out phantom

With bated breath you await that captured gaze

Wake in the dead of night to find

The world has long lost the light

Can't get out uh

Of the phantom tower

A hazy vision of the future feels only like Déjà vu

An absurd revelation of something fake

Whet it just gets louder

Yeah it jut gets harder

(Woah)

Night of reckoning, between good and evil (Lead me)

What change will appear in that narrow hour? (Get it)

(Woah)

Ay, rise above this time of lies

With a fiery gaze

That at last sees the truth

4, 3, 2, 1 Times

With both hands, push away the beckoning evil

No longer afraid of what fear teaches

Fight through the dark, misty woods

Feeling me up alive

Like a phantom that be pulling my strings

Hey-yo hey-yo, the puppeteer tugs, and

In darkness, the world loses its way

Dream is a trickster hiding what's real

See through it all from behind the mask

Through the chaos feeding on fear

Oh standing in the dark

Only you can see the truth so babe

Look as if there is no mask

The light of truth was never lost

Fade out phantom

Yeah, it's time to stop the world from reeling

Reveal all that you are

Gonna recover the distorted truth

Like the way ahead of me

Not afraid now you can see uh uh

Rumors threadbare with time

Close your ears to weakness and nosie, Let it go

Without warning

At last, the soul is free, Over you

Keeping me alive

At the end of helpless waiting

Truth alive

Like a phantom that be pulling my strings

Hey-yo hey-yo, the puppeteer tugs, and (my feeling yeah)

Lost in this world of darkness (World of darkness)

Dream is a trickster hiding what's real (See through it all from behind the mask, Yeah)

Through the chaos feeding on fear

Oh standing in the dark (oh standing in the)

Only you can see the truth so babe (you see the truth)

Look as if there is no mask

The light of truth was never lost

Fade out phantom

Uh uh

What is it What is it uh uh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
phantom /ˈfæn.təm/ B2	noun - a ghost; something that is imagined or appears to be real but is not
nightmare /ˈnaɪt.mer/ B1	noun - a very frightening dream; a very unpleasant or frightening experience
shatter /ˈʃæt.ər/ B2	verb - to break into many pieces; to destroy something suddenly
manipulate /məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/ B2	verb - to control something or someone to your own advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly
silence /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ A2	noun - a complete absence of sound
abyss /əˈbɪs/ C1	noun - a very deep hole in the ground; a difficult situation or problem that seems impossible to escape from
vision /ˈvɪʒ.ən/ B1	noun - the ability to see; an imagined picture of something that could happen or be achieved
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the quality of being true; a fact or belief that is accepted as true
mask /mɑːsk/ A2	noun - a covering for the face, worn to hide the identity or for protection
darkness /ˈdɑːk.nəs/ A2	noun - the state of being dark, without light
trickster /ˈtrɪk.stər/ B2	noun - someone who deceives or plays tricks on people
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous or bad that is happening or might happen
gaze /ɡeɪz/ B2	noun - a long, steady look verb - to look for a long time at someone or something or in a particular direction
tower /ˈtaʊər/ A2	noun - a tall, narrow building or part of a building
absurd /əbˈsɜːd/ B2	adjective - ridiculous or unreasonable
evil /ˈiː.vəl/ B1	noun - something that is very bad and harmful adjective - morally bad, cruel, or harmful
distorted /dɪˈstɔː.tɪd/ B2	adjective - changed from the usual, original, or natural shape or condition in a way that is strange or unpleasant
soul /səʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual part of a person that is believed to continue to exist after the body dies
beckon /ˈbek.ən/ B2	verb - to make a signal to someone with your hand or head, to tell them to come closer or follow you; to attract or entice someone to come
revelation /ˌrev.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ C1	noun - the act of making something known that was previously secret or unknown; a surprising and previously unknown fact

Key Grammar Structures

• Whose fears were manipulated?

  ➔ Passive Voice (Past Simple) with Interrogative Pronoun

  ➔ The phrase "were manipulated" uses the "Passive Voice" (past simple tense) to show that the action happened to the fears, not by them. The "interrogative pronoun" "Whose" asks about possession and is also the subject in this construction.

• That moment when everything shifted

  ➔ Adverbial Relative Clause (of Time)

  ➔ The clause "when everything shifted" is an "adverbial relative clause" modifying "That moment", specifying the time of the moment. "when" acts as a relative adverb.

• A vile night, but it can't make real what's fake

  ➔ Causative Verb "make" + Adjective + Noun Clause

  ➔ The structure "make real what's fake" uses the "causative verb" "make" followed by an adjective ("real") and a "noun clause" ("what's fake"), meaning to cause something to become real. The "noun clause" functions as the object of "make real".

• Like a phantom that be pulling my strings

  ➔ Relative Clause with Non-Standard "be" (Subjunctive/Poetic)

  ➔ The clause "that be pulling my strings" is a "relative clause" modifying "phantom". The use of "be" instead of "is" is "non-standard" or "poetic", sometimes reflecting an "older subjunctive form" or a deliberate stylistic choice.

• Dream is a trickster hiding what's real

  ➔ Present Participle as an Adjective (Participial Phrase) + Noun Clause

  ➔ The word "hiding" is a "present participle" functioning as an adjective, describing "trickster". The phrase "hiding what's real" is a "participial phrase". "what's real" is a "noun clause" acting as the object of "hiding".

• With bated breath you await that captured gaze

  ➔ Past Participle as an Adjective + Prepositional Phrase of Manner

  ➔ The word "captured" is a "past participle" used as an adjective, describing "gaze". The phrase "With bated breath" is a "prepositional phrase" indicating the manner in which the action is performed, often an idiomatic expression.

• The world has long lost the light

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense with Adverb "long"

  ➔ The verb phrase "has lost" is in the "present perfect tense", indicating an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present. The adverb "long" emphasizes that this state or action has persisted for a considerable duration.

• No longer afraid of what fear teaches

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase "no longer" + Noun Clause as Object of Preposition

  ➔ The phrase "No longer" is an "adverbial phrase" meaning "not anymore". The clause "what fear teaches" is a "noun clause" functioning as the object of the preposition "of".

• With both hands, push away the beckoning evil

  ➔ Present Participle as an Adjective + Phrasal Verb

  ➔ The word "beckoning" is a "present participle" used as an adjective, describing "evil" (meaning "calling" or "tempting"). "push away" is a "phrasal verb", meaning to move something by pushing.

• Rumors threadbare with time

  ➔ Adjective with Prepositional Phrase as Adverbial Modifier (Elliptical Construction)

  ➔ "threadbare" is an "adjective" describing "Rumors". The phrase "with time" is a "prepositional phrase" modifying "threadbare", indicating the cause or duration of the threadbare state. This is an "elliptical construction" where a verb like "become" or "are" is implied.