R.I.P. 2 My Youth – English Lyrics

• By: The Neighbourhood

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant lyrics of The Neighbourhood's 'R.I.P. 2 My Youth' and delve into its exploration of lost innocence. This song serves as a powerful medium for understanding the emotional weight of growing up and confronting the darker aspects of reality, offering listeners a chance to connect with its raw and honest portrayal of these struggles .

[English]

RIP to my youth

And you could call this the funeral

I'm just telling the truth

And you can play this at my funeral

Wrap me up in Chanel inside my coffin

Might go to Hell and there ain't no stopping

Might be a sinner and I might be a saint

I'd like to be proud, but somehow I'm ashamed

Sweet little baby in a world full of pain

I gotta be honest, I don't know if I could take it

Everybody's talking, but what's anybody saying?

Mama said if I really want to, then I can change it, yeah

RIP to my youth

If you really listen, then this is to you

Mama, there is only so much I can do

Tough for you to witness, but it was for me too

I'm using white lighters to see what's in front of me

...

RIP to my youth

And you can call this the funeral

I'm just telling the truth, yeah

You could play this at my funeral

Tell my sister, "Don't cry and don't be sad

I'm in Paradise with dad"

Close my eyes and then cross my arms

Put me in the dirt, let me dream with the stars

Throw me in a box with the oxygen off

You gave me the key and you locked every lock

When I can't breathe, I won't ask you to stop

When I can't breathe, don't call for a cop

I was naive and hopeful and lost

Now I'm aware and driving my thoughts, oh

...

What do I do? What do I do?

I don't believe it if I don't keep proof

I don't believe it if I don't know you

I don't believe it if it's on the news or on the internet

I need a cigarette

I'm using white lighters to see what's in front of me

...

I'm using white lighters to see

RIP to my youth

And you can call this the funeral

I'm just telling the truth

And you could play this at my funeral

Tell my sister, "Don't cry and don't be sad

I'm in Paradise with dad"

Close my eyes and then cross my arms

Put me in the dirt, let me be with the stars

(I'm using white lighters to see what's in front of me)

...

(I'm using white lighters to see what's in front of me)

...

Key Grammar Structures

• And you could call this the funeral

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (could call)

  ➔ Uses a modal verb to indicate possibility or suggestion.

• I'm just telling the truth

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ Expresses an action happening right now or a current state.

• Tell my sister, "Don't cry and don't be sad"

  ➔ Imperative sentences with negative forms

  ➔ Uses the imperative form to give commands or advice in the negative.

• Put me in the dirt, let me dream with the stars

  ➔ Imperative + base verb (Put, let)

  ➔ Uses imperative to give commands or permissions, combined with 'let' to express allowing or enabling.

• When I can't breathe, I won't ask you to stop

  ➔ Conditional clause + future tense

  ➔ Expresses a condition with 'when' and the intent not to perform an action in the future if the condition is met.

• I was naive and hopeful and lost

  ➔ Past simple tense with coordinated adjectives

  ➔ Uses past tense to describe a state in the past with multiple descriptive adjectives linked by 'and'.

• What do I do? What do I do?

  ➔ Interrogative sentences in simple present tense

  ➔ Uses question format in simple present tense to express confusion or seeking advice.