Right Left Wrong – English Lyrics

• By: Three Days Grace
• Album: Outsider

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(I don't know what you mean)

(I don't know what you mean)

(I don't know)

(Ich weiß nicht was du meinst)

♪ Sometimes I just wanna run away ♪

♪ Run away ♪

♪ Run away ♪

♪ I only wanna disappear ♪

♪ Far from here ♪

♪ Away from everyone ♪

♪ Before I come undone ♪

♪ The time has come ♪

♪ The time has come ♪

♪ So here I go ♪

♪ Left right left ♪

♪ Right left wrong ♪

♪ I don't know where I'm going ♪

♪ But I just keep moving on ♪

♪ Moving on ♪

♪ Moving on ♪

♪ I've been thinking about it ♪

♪ Too much doubting ♪

♪ All of these feelings ♪

♪ Too many reasons to run ♪

♪ The time has come ♪

♪ The time has come ♪

♪ So here I go ♪

♪ Left right left ♪

♪ Right left wrong ♪

♪ I don't know where I'm going ♪

♪ But I just keep moving on ♪

♪ Left right left ♪

♪ Right left wrong ♪

♪ I don't know where I'm going ♪

♪ But I just keep moving on ♪

♪ I put my head down keep running away from it ♪

♪ Anywhere I'm going can't be worse than this ♪

♪ I need to get away before it pulls me in ♪

♪ I'm never ever getting close to anyone again ♪

♪ I put my head down keep running away from it ♪

♪ Anywhere I'm going can't be worse than this ♪

♪ I need to get away before it pulls me in ♪

♪ I'm never ever getting close to anyone again ♪

♪ And I don't even know where I'm going to ♪

♪ But I don't want any motherfucking part of you ♪

♪ I've been waiting for this moment for way too long ♪

♪ I don't know where I'm going but I just keep moving on ♪

♪ Left right left ♪

♪ Right left wrong ♪

♪ I don't know where I'm going ♪

♪ But I just keep moving on ♪

♪ Left right left ♪

♪ Right left wrong ♪

♪ I don't know where I'm going ♪

♪ But I just keep moving on ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• I only wanna "disappear"

  ➔ to‑infinitive (verb + to) after want

  ➔ The verb *want* is followed by the *to‑infinitive*; the highlighted word "disappear" is the infinitive that completes the meaning.

• I "need" to get away before it pulls me in

  ➔ modal‑like verb + to‑infinitive

  ➔ The verb *need* functions like a modal and is followed by the *to‑infinitive* "to get"; the highlighted word "need" shows this structure.

• "I'm" never ever "getting" close to anyone again

  ➔ present continuous (negative) with progressive verb

  ➔ The sentence uses the *present continuous* to describe a temporary state; the highlighted word "getting" is the *‑ing* form that marks the progressive aspect.

• "I've" been thinking about it

  ➔ present perfect continuous

  ➔ The structure *have/has + been +‑ing* expresses an action that started in the past and continues up to now; the highlighted word "I've" contracts *I have*.

• "I've" been waiting for this moment for way too long

  ➔ present perfect continuous with *for* + duration

  ➔ The phrase adds *for* plus a time expression ("for way too long") to the *present perfect continuous*; "I've" is the contracted form of *I have*.

• "I don't know" where I'm going

  ➔ indirect question with wh‑word

  ➔ The clause "where I'm going" is an *indirect question* introduced by the wh‑word "where"; the highlighted phrase "I don't know" signals uncertainty.

• "I put" my head down keep running away from it

  ➔ phrasal verb + gerund (verb‑ing) as complement

  ➔ The verb phrase "put ... down" is a *phrasal verb*; it is followed by the *gerund* "running" which functions as the complement of the phrasal verb. The highlighted word "I put" marks the beginning of this construction.

• "Before" I come undone

  ➔ time clause with *before* + present simple for future reference

  ➔ The conjunction *before* introduces a *time clause*; even though the verb "come" is in the present simple, it refers to a future moment. The highlighted word "Before" signals the temporal relationship.

• "I don't" want any motherfucking part of you

  ➔ negative polarity item *any* in a negative clause

  ➔ In negative sentences, *any* is used to refer to an indefinite amount; the highlighted phrase "I don't" marks the negation that licenses *any*.