Ritual – English Lyrics

• By: Within Temptation
• Album: Bleed Out

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the seductive world of Within Temptation's 'Ritual,' a song that empowers women and flips traditional power dynamics. Explore the unique blend of symphonic metal and horror-inspired themes, and discover how this track challenges and excites in both its message and sound .

[English]

I'll make you line up, 'cause I'm imperial

Shapeshifting into what I want, and now I own you all

But I already know, I can't let you go

Like my ritual (my ritual)

'Cause I already know, I can't let you go

You're my ritual

(My ritual playground)

Ooh, I got the spark to light your fire

(You're going down for milk and honey)

With every touch, I'll embody fire desire

(You're going, you're going down with my ritual)

(You're going down with my ritual)

You will rise up into my midnight oil

(Drink, drink)

Wet martini from my paper cup

Going down the rabbit hole (wow, wow)

But I already know, I can't let you go

Like my ritual (my ritual)

'Cause I already know, I can't let you go

You're my ritual

(My ritual playground)

Ooh, I got the spark to light your fire

(You're going down for milk and honey)

With every touch, I'll embody fire desire

(You're going, you're going down with my ritual)

(You're going down with my ritual)

Your equality, your vanity, your relevancy

Sexuality and venomous perversity

(Venomous perversity)

(Venomous perversity)

Ooh, I got the spark to light your fire

(You're going down for milk and honey)

With every touch, I'll embody fire desire

(You're going, you're going down with my ritual)

(You're going down with my ritual)

(You're going down with my ritual)

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I'll make you line up, 'cause I'm imperial

  ➔ Future tense (will/shall) & Causal clause (because)

  ➔ The sentence uses "**'ll make**" (contraction of will make) to express a future action and "**'cause**" (contraction of because) to introduce a reason.

• Shapeshifting into what I want, and now I own you all

  ➔ Present participle as gerund & Simple Present

  ➔ The use of "**Shapeshifting**" (V-ing) acts as a gerund describing an ongoing action, and "**own**" is in the simple present tense, a fact or a state.

• But I already know, I can't let you go

  ➔ Adverb of time & Modal verb of ability & Phrasal verb

  ➔ The use of "**already**" as an adverb of time, "**can't**" (cannot) a modal verb expressing inability, and "**let you go**" as a phrasal verb.

• 'Cause I already know, I can't let you go

  ➔ Contraction & Modal verb of ability & Phrasal verb

  ➔ The contraction "**'Cause**" (Because), modal verb "**can't**" (cannot) expressing inability, and the phrasal verb "**let you go**".

• With every touch, I'll embody fire desire

  ➔ Prepositional phrase & Future tense & Abstract noun

  ➔ The sentence uses the prepositional phrase "**With every touch**", the future tense "**I'll embody**" and "**desire**" an abstract noun.

• You will rise up into my midnight oil

  ➔ Future tense & Phrasal verb & Possessive pronoun

  ➔ The sentence uses the future tense "**will rise**", the phrasal verb "**rise up**", and the possessive pronoun "**my**".

• Going down the rabbit hole (wow, wow)

  ➔ Present participle as adverbial of manner & Noun phrase

  ➔ The sentence uses "**Going**" (V-ing) as an adverbial of manner, and "**the rabbit hole**" is a noun phrase.

• Your equality, your vanity, your relevancy

  ➔ Possessive pronoun & Noun

  ➔ The sentence uses possessive pronoun "**your**" and nouns "**equality**, **vanity**, **relevancy**".