R.I.P. – English Lyrics

• By: Motionless In White, Skylar Grey
• Album: Decades

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dramatic world of 'R.I.P.' by Motionless In White and Skylar Grey. This song is a perfect example of how English is used to express profound melancholy and gothic imagery, making it a powerful piece for those wanting to learn emotive and atmospheric vocabulary in English.

[English]

If you ever leave,

>> [music]

>> it would be the end of me.

I would die, but I'd never rest in

peace.

I'd never [singing]

sleep

without you buried next to me.

>> [singing]

[music]

>> I would die, but I'd never rest in

[singing] peace.

I'd never rest [music] in

>> What's meant to be [music]

[singing] are meant to break. It's got

to be decided. [music]

Our requiem to see our fate has yet to

be recited.

Was all

>> [music]

>> this suffering just a waste if emptiness

[music] fills the space? Our

bond has reached the bone.

So if [music] love is pain, then twist

the blade and

NEVER [music] LET ME

GO. IF YOU EVER

>> [music]

>> IT WOULD BE

THE END OF

I WOULD DIE, BUT [music] I'D never rest

in peace.

I'd never sleep

without you buried NEXT TO ME.

>> [music]

>> I WOULD DIE, BUT I'd never rest in

peace.

I'd never rest in peace.

>> The dissonance [music]

of our bonds plays

louder in the silence.

>> [music]

>> We lost ourselves inside the noise, with

only [music] scars to guide us.

>> Embrace action.

>> me your [music] darkest places.

TELL ME YOU

HATE

THIS.

WE CAN'T GO BACK.

THIS CAN'T BE THE END.

IF YOU EVER LEAVE,

>> [music]

>> IT WOULD BE THE

END OF ME.

>> [music]

>> I WOULD DIE, BUT I'D never rest in

peace.

>> [music]

>> I'd never sleep

without you by MY

SIDE ACTUALLY.

>> [music]

>> I WOULD DIE, BUT I'd never rest in

peace.

I'd never rest in peace.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[singing]

>> If you jump,

I'LL JUMP,

TOO.

CUZ I WOULD

>> [music]

>> DO ANYTHING FOR YOU.

CALL IT LOVE.

>> [music]

>> Call it

death.

Cuz there IS [music] NO ME WITHOUT YOU.

IF YOU EVER

LEAVE,

IT [music] WOULD BE THE

END OF ME.

I'D DIE

INSIDE, BUT I'D NEVER rest in peace.

>> [music]

>> I'd never rest in peace.

I'd never REST IN

>> I'D NEVER

SLEEP

WITHOUT YOU BREATHING IN MY

>> [music]

>> MEMORIES.

I WOULD DIE, BUT I WON'T

>> [music]

>> REST.

I won't rest.

I won't rest in peace.

>> [music]

>> I won't rest in peace.

>> [music]

>> I'll never rest IN

I'LL NEVER REST AGAIN.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
requiem /ˈrɛkwiəm/ C2	noun - a mass for the repose of the souls of the dead
suffering /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/ B2	noun - the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship
emptiness /ˈɛmptinəs/ C1	noun - the state of containing nothing
dissonance /ˈdɪsənəns/ C2	noun - a tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious elements
buried /ˈbɛrid/ B1	adjective - covered or hidden, typically underground
scars /skɑːrz/ B2	noun - a mark left on the skin or within the body after a wound has healed
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	verb - to hold someone closely in one's arms as a sign of affection
recited /rɪˈsaɪtɪd/ B2	verb - to repeat aloud from memory
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
breathing /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ A2	verb - the act of taking air into and expelling it from the lungs

Key Grammar Structures

• If you ever leave, it would be the end of me.

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical condition)

  ➔ The "if" clause uses the simple present for a hypothetical future, and the main clause uses "would + base verb" to express a consequence.

• What's meant to be are meant to break.

  ➔ Passive Voice with Infinitive ("be meant to")

  ➔ The structure "be meant to" is used here to imply destiny or something that is supposed to happen.

• Our requiem to see our fate has yet to be recited.

  ➔ Formal expression "has yet to" (+ infinitive)

  ➔ This phrase means "has not yet been" and emphasizes that the action remains incomplete or unfinished.

• So if love is pain, then twist the blade.

  ➔ First Conditional (Real/Open condition)

  ➔ This uses the present tense in the "if" clause to refer to a current state, followed by an imperative verb.

• I'd never sleep without you buried next to me.

  ➔ Past participle as an adjective phrase ("buried")

  ➔ The past participle "buried" functions as a modifier describing the state of "you" in the phrase.

• If you jump, I'll jump, too.

  ➔ First Conditional (Future promise)

  ➔ The "if" clause (simple present) + main clause (will + base verb) describes a direct consequence in the future.

• Cuz there is no me without you.

  ➔ Existential "there is" in a negative construction

  ➔ This construction emphasizes the non-existence of "me" in the absence of the other person.

• I'd never sleep without you breathing in my memories.

  ➔ Gerund phrase following preposition ("without you breathing...")

  ➔ The "-ing" form functions as a gerund to describe the specific action associated with the person.