Shadow Moses – English Lyrics

• By: Bring Me The Horizon
• Album: Sempiternal

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ Can you tell from the look in our eyes ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ We live our lives like we're ready to die ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ Can you tell from the look in our eyes ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ We live our lives like we're ready to die ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ I thought I'd buried you ♪

♪ And covered the tracks ♪

♪ You'll have to take this with your cold dead hands ♪

♪ I thought I'd buried you ♪

♪ What's dead can never die ♪

♪ I thought I'd cut you loose ♪

♪ Severed the feeling ♪

♪ I slipped through the cracks and you caved in my ceiling ♪

♪ I thought I'd buried you ♪

♪ What's dead can never die ♪

♪ Fuck ♪

♪ Can you tell from the look in our eyes ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ We live our lives like we're ready to die ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ You can run but you'll never escape ♪

♪ Over and over again ♪

♪ Will we ever see the end ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ This is sempiternal ♪

♪ Will we ever see the end ♪

♪ This is sempiternal ♪

♪ Over and over, again and again ♪

♪ Rise from the dead, you say ♪

♪ Secrets don't sleep 'til they're took to the grave ♪

♪ Signal the sirens, rally the troops ♪

♪ Ladies and gentlemen ♪

♪ It's the moment of truth ♪

♪ Can you tell from the look in our eyes ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ We live our lives like we're ready to die ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ You can run but you'll never escape ♪

♪ Over and over again ♪

♪ Will we ever see the end ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ Can you tell from the look in our eyes ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ We live our lives like we're ready to die ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ You can run but you'll never escape ♪

♪ Over and over again ♪

♪ Will we ever see the end ♪

♪ We're going nowhere ♪

♪ This is sempiternal ♪

♪ Will we ever see the end ♪

♪ This is sempiternal ♪

♪ Over and over, again and again ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	verb - to get free from something dangerous or unpleasant
buried /ˈbɛrɪd/ B1	verb - to place a dead body in the ground
dead /dɛd/ A1	adjective - no longer alive
severed /ˈsɛvərd/ B2	verb - to cut something completely in two
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
cracks /kræks/ B1	noun - a narrow opening resulting from damage or wear
ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - the upper interior surface of a room
sempiternal /sɛmpɪˈtɜːrnl/ C1	adjective - eternal; everlasting
secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ A2	noun - something that is kept hidden or concealed
sirens /ˈsaɪrənz/ B1	noun - a loud signal that makes a long, high noise
troops /truːps/ A2	noun - a group of soldiers
gentlemen /ˈdʒɛntəlmɛn/ A1	noun - a polite way of addressing or referring to men
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very short period of time
truth /truːθ/ A1	noun - the quality or state of being true
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
lives /laɪvz/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects
tracks /træks/ A2	noun - a mark or line left by something that has passed
rally /ˈræli/ B1	verb - to come together for a common purpose