poltergeist – English Lyrics

• By: blackbear, Bayside

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the haunting world of 'poltergeist' by blackbear and Bayside, a song that masterfully blends pop-punk with raw emotion. Explore how it uses vivid lyrics to depict the struggle of escaping a past relationship, offering listeners a chance to connect with themes of memory, emotional baggage, and the journey to find peace .

[English]

I forgot how to be alive

It's haunting me all the time

It's the reason I'm so lost in my mind

You, you cut me up like a knife

And hung me out here to dry

You're the reason I can't sleep through the night

And you're the one that went and fucked it up, yeah

You were never there when you said you'd hit me up

I wanna forget, I remember how it was

Even though you're dead to me

You're always showin' up

You're my poltergeist

You're my poltergeist

Demon in my head, keep me up at night

I feel you when the room gets cold as ice

Sinking your teeth in a bruise

You got nothing to lose

You're my poltergeist

Consume me, I'll be your sacrifice

The ghost inside, I close the blinds

I don't know what to do

You're my poltergeist

I'll never escape

I'm blue in the face

Watch me suffocate

With every breath you take

And you're the one that went and fucked it up, yeah

You were never there when you said you'd hit me up

I wanna forget, I remember how it was

Even though you're dead to me

You're always showin' up

You're my poltergeist

You're my poltergeist

Demon in my head, keep me up at night

I feel you when the room gets cold as ice

Sinking your teeth in a bruise

You got nothing to lose

You're my poltergeist

Consume me, I'll be your sacrifice

The ghost inside, I close the blinds

I don't know what to do

You're my poltergeist

Poltergeist

Demon in my head, keep me up at night

See you when the room gets cold as ice

Sinking your teeth in a bruise

You got nothing to lose

You're my poltergeist

Consume me and I'll be your sacrifice

The ghost inside, I close the blinds

Don't know what to do

You're my poltergeist

My poltergeist

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - to be unable to remember something
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - to bring back to mind
knife /naɪf/ A2	noun - a tool with a blade used for cutting
sleep /sliːp/ A1	noun - a natural state of rest verb - to rest with eyes closed
demon /ˈdiːmən/ B2	noun - an evil spirit
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature
ice /aɪs/ A1	noun - frozen water
bruise /bruːz/ B1	noun - a mark on the skin after an injury
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of
consume /kənˈsuːm/ B2	verb - to eat or drink
sacrifice /ˈsækrifaɪs/ B2	noun - something given up for a cause
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B1	noun - the spirit of a dead person
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to get away
suffocate /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ B2	verb - to be unable to breathe
breath /breθ/ A1	noun - the air taken into and expelled from the lungs
blinds /blaɪndz/ A2	noun - covering for a window

Key Grammar Structures

• I forgot how to be alive

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The sentence uses **'forgot'**, the past tense of '**forget**', to indicate an action completed in the past.

• You're the reason I can't sleep through the night

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + base verb 'sleep'

  ➔ The phrase uses **'can't'**, a contraction of '**cannot**', which is a modal verb combined with the base verb to express inability.

• You got nothing to lose

  ➔ Simple present tense with 'to be' (got)

  ➔ The sentence uses **'got'** as the past tense of **'get'**, but in informal speech, it often expresses possession or state in the present.

• Even though you're dead to me

  ➔ Conjunction 'even though' + present tense

  ➔ The phrase uses **'even though'** to introduce a concession or contrast, followed by a present tense clause implying contradiction.

• Sinking your teeth in a bruise

  ➔ Present participle 'sinking' + object + prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase uses **'sinking'**, a present participle, to describe the ongoing action of the teeth biting into a bruise.

• I close the blinds

  ➔ Simple present tense

  ➔ The sentence is in **present simple tense**, indicating an habitual or current action.