Run You Down – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
You won't hear a sound
Gonna run you down, down
I'll run you down, down
I'll run you down, down
Run you down, down
Run you down, down
I'll run you down, down
I'll run you down, down
Run you down, down
You try to hold me down
Bury me in the ground
The tables have turned around
Turned around
Don't try to close your eyes
Nowhere to run or hide
My turn to take advice
Say good night
Come with me right now
I can be there right now
(Running')
Never gonna know how
Guess, you better watch out
You come to show me now
Don't try to fool yourself
There ain't no getting' out
Getting' out
Oh, I run you like a fever
Never seen it clearer
Got me seeing red in the starlight
Oh, the flame will never flicker
Until you're like a shiver
You won't hear a sound
Gonna run you down, down
Run you down, down
I'll run you down, down
Run you down, down
Run you down, down
Run you down, down
I'll run you down, down
Run you down, down
I watch you take it all
Had to be in control
It's just a game to ya
Game to ya
I'm rising from the dust
Shackles have turned to rust
Everything's come undone
Better run
Come with me right now
I can be there right now
(Running')
Never gonna know how
Guess you better watch out
'Cause nobody coming' for help
Only can blame yourself
There ain't no getting' out
Getting' out
Oh, I run you like a fever
Never seen it clearer
Got me seeing red in the starlight
Oh, the flame will never flicker
Until you're like a shiver
You won't hear a sound
Gonna run you down, down
Run you down, down
I'll run you down, down
Run you down, down
Run you down, down
Run you down, down
I'll run you down, down
Run you down, down
...
There's nobody comin' for help
Only can blame yourself
There ain't no getting' out
Getting' out
...
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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run /rʌn/ A1 |
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down /daʊn/ A1 |
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sound /saʊnd/ A2 |
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turn /tɜrn/ A2 |
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hold /hoʊld/ B1 |
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fool /fuːl/ B2 |
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clear /klɪr/ B2 |
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game /ɡeɪm/ B1 |
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rise /raɪz/ B1 |
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blame /bleɪm/ B2 |
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help /hɛlp/ A1 |
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night /naɪt/ A1 |
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flame /fleɪm/ B2 |
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shiver /ˈʃɪvər/ B2 |
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dust /dʌst/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You won't hear a sound
➔ Future Simple Tense
➔ The phrase uses the future simple tense to indicate an action that will not happen in the future.
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Don't try to close your eyes
➔ Imperative Mood
➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or requests.
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You try to hold me down
➔ Present Simple Tense
➔ The present simple tense is used to express habitual actions or general truths.
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There ain't no getting' out
➔ Colloquial Contraction
➔ The phrase uses a colloquial contraction to express a negative statement informally.
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I can be there right now
➔ Modal Verb
➔ The modal verb 'can' is used to express ability or possibility.
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You won't hear a sound
➔ Future Simple Tense
➔ The phrase uses the future simple tense to indicate an action that will not happen in the future.
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Everything's come undone
➔ Present Perfect Tense
➔ The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that have occurred at an unspecified time before now.
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Guess you better watch out
➔ Informal Language
➔ The use of 'guess' in this context is informal and suggests uncertainty.