Razor's Edge – English Lyrics

• By: Meat Loaf

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Never callin'

Unanswered letters

How you been?

Feelin' better?

Never lookin'

But you're hearin'

Never speakin'

But you're feeling

All the silence

And it's wounding

You're not healing

Just concealing

Play the game

Play the game

Oh, brother, oh brother

All the blood runs red

Don't roll over

Don't play dead

We're all livin' on

The razor's edge

Oh, brother, oh brother

All the blood runs ruby red

We're all victims of

The razor's edge

All the rules

Don't mean a thing

They're wasting time

The memories sting

Keep your image

Plant that smile

Answer questions

Don't let on

Make up stories

All put on

That's your life, oh

Your life is gone

Oh, brother, oh brother

All the blood runs red

Don't roll over

Don't play dead

We're all livin' on

The razor's edge

Oh, brother, oh brother

All the blood runs ruby red

We're all victims of

The razor's edge

You see you're losing

Yet you still try

The game just watches

Your life go by

You're playin' well

You're playin' why?

Oh, play the game

You see you're losing

Yet you still try

The game just watches

Your life go by

You're playin' well

Oh, you're playin' the game

Brother, oh brother

All the blood runs red

Don't roll over

Don't play dead

We're all livin' on

The razor's edge

Oh brother, oh brother

All the blood runs ruby red

We're all victims of

The razor's edge

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
red /rɛd/ A1	adjective - of a color at the end of the spectrum next to orange
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in a game or activity for enjoyment
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - the red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity with rules for entertainment or competition
edge /ɛdʒ/ A2	noun - the line where an object or area ends
livin /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to be alive; to have life
wounding /ˈwaʊndɪŋ/ B1	verb - to injure or hurt someone
healing /ˈhiːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to become well again
concealing /kənˈsiːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to hide something
victims /ˈvɪktɪmz/ A2	noun - a person harmed by an act or situation
ruby /ˈruːbi/ B1	adjective - of a deep reddish-pink color
rules /ruːlz/ A1	noun - instructions about how to do something
sting /stɪŋ/ A2	verb - to cause a sharp pain
image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a picture or representation
losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ A2	verb - to no longer have something
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - a male sibling

Key Grammar Structures

• Never callin'

  ➔ Present continuous with negative contraction

  ➔ The phrase 'Never callin'' uses the present continuous tense ('callin'') with a negative contraction ('Never'). This form emphasizes an ongoing action that is not happening.

• All the blood runs red

  ➔ Present simple with 'all the'

  ➔ The phrase 'All the blood runs red' uses the present simple tense to describe a general truth or recurring action. 'All the' is used to emphasize the entirety of the subject.

• We're all livin' on

  ➔ Present continuous with subject 'we' and contraction

  ➔ The phrase 'We're all livin' on' uses the present continuous tense with the subject 'we' and a contraction ('We're'). This form emphasizes an ongoing action involving the group.

• The razor's edge

  ➔ Possessive apostrophe

  ➔ The phrase 'The razor's edge' uses the possessive apostrophe ('s) to show ownership or association. Here, 'razor' owns or is associated with 'edge'.

• Don't roll over

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The phrase 'Don't roll over' is a negative imperative, used to give a direct command not to perform an action. 'Don't' is the negative form of the imperative.

• We're all victims of

  ➔ Present continuous with 'all' and preposition

  ➔ The phrase 'We're all victims of' uses the present continuous tense with 'all' to emphasize the entirety of the group. The preposition 'of' indicates a relationship between 'victims' and the following noun.

• You see you're losing

  ➔ Present continuous with personal pronoun

  ➔ The phrase 'You see you're losing' uses the present continuous tense with the personal pronoun 'you'. This form emphasizes an ongoing action involving the listener.

• The game just watches

  ➔ Present simple with adverb 'just'

  ➔ The phrase 'The game just watches' uses the present simple tense with the adverb 'just' to emphasize a specific or limited action. 'Just' modifies the verb 'watches'.