Points Of Authority – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Hybrid Theory

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into Linkin Park's powerful hit, “Points Of Authority”, a song that dissects themes of power, control, and personal struggle. Through its raw lyrics and innovative sound, this track offers a potent lesson in standing up for yourself. Explore the language of resilience and defiance, and discover how music can voice the fight against those who seek to dominate.

[English]

Forfeit the game before somebody else

Takes you out of the frame

And puts your name to shame

Cover up your face, you can't run the race

The pace is too fast, you just won't last

You love the way I look at you

While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through

You take away if I give in

My life, my pride is broken

You like to think you're never wrong

(You live what you've learned)

You have to act like you're someone

(You live what you've learned)

You want someone to hurt like you

(You live what you've learned)

You wanna share what you have been through

(You live what you've learned)

You love the things I say I'll do

The way I hurt myself again just to get back at you

You take away when I give in

My life, my pride is broken

You like to think you're never wrong

(You live what you've learned)

You have to act like you're someone

(You live what you've learned)

You want someone to hurt like you

(You live what you've learned)

You wanna share what you have been through

(You live what you've learned)

Forfeit the game before somebody else

Takes you out of the frame

And puts your name to shame

Cover up your face, you can't run the race

The pace is too fast, you just won't last

Forfeit the game before somebody else

Takes you out of the frame

And puts your name to shame

Cover up your face, you can't run the race

The pace is too fast, you just won't last

You like to think you're never wrong

(You live what you've learned)

You have to act like you're someone

(You live what you've learned)

You want someone to hurt like you

(You live what you've learned)

You wanna share what you have been through

(You live what you've learned)

You like to think you're never wrong (forfeit the game)

(You live what you've learned)

You have to act like you're someone (forfeit the game)

(You live what you've learned)

You want someone to hurt like you (forfeit the game)

(You live what you've learned)

You wanna share what you have been through

(You live what you've learned)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
forfeit /ˈfɔːr.fɪt/ B2	verb - to lose or give up something as a penalty
race /reɪs/ A2	noun - a competition of speed
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress
pleasure /ˈplɛʒ.ər/ B1	noun - a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury
broken /ˈbroʊ.kən/ B2	adjective - having been damaged or destroyed
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
act /ækt/ A2	verb - to do something for a particular purpose
someone /ˈsʌm.wʌn/ A1	pronoun - a person who is not known or specified
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze in a specified direction
frame /freɪm/ B2	noun - a rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something
fast /fæst/ A2	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed
last /læst/ A2	verb - to continue for a specified period of time

Key Grammar Structures

• Forfeit the game before somebody else

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Forfeit the game" is an example of the imperative mood, which is used to give commands or instructions.

• You like to think you're never wrong

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "You like to think" uses the present simple tense to express a habitual action or general truth.

• You want someone to hurt like you

  ➔ Infinitive form

  ➔ The phrase "to hurt" is in the infinitive form, which is used after certain verbs to express purpose or intention.

• You have to act like you're someone

  ➔ Modal verb 'have to'

  ➔ The phrase "have to act" uses the modal verb 'have to' to express necessity or obligation.

• You take away if I give in

  ➔ Conditional clause

  ➔ The phrase "if I give in" is a conditional clause that expresses a condition for the action in the main clause.

• The pace is too fast, you just won't last

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "you just won't last" uses the future simple tense to indicate a prediction about the future.

• You wanna share what you have been through

  ➔ Colloquial contraction

  ➔ The phrase "wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to," commonly used in informal speech.