Shots – English Lyrics

• By: Imagine Dragons
• Album: Smoke + Mirrors

Lyrics & Translation

Explore themes of regret and redemption with Imagine Dragons' "Shots." Delve into the emotional lyrics and discover how the band blends introspection with an upbeat sound, offering a poignant reflection on personal accountability and the search for forgiveness.

[English]

I'm sorry for everything, oh, everything I've done

...

Am I out of touch? Am I out of my place?

When I keep saying that I'm looking for an empty space

Oh, I'm wishin' you're here but I'm wishin' you're gone

I can't have you, and I'm only gonna do you wrong

Oh, I'm gonna mess this up

Oh, this is just my luck

Over and over and over again

I'm sorry for everything, oh, everything I've done

From the second that I was born, it seems I had a loaded gun

And then I shot, shot, shot a hole through everything I loved

Oh, I shot, shot, shot a hole through every single thing that I loved

...

Am I out of luck? Am I waiting to break?

When I keep saying that I'm looking for a way to escape

Oh, I'm wishing I had what I'd taken for granted

I can't have you when I'm only gonna do you wrong

Oh, I'm gonna mess this up

Oh, this is just my luck

Over and over and over again

I'm sorry for everything, oh, everything I've done

From the second that I was born, it seems I had a loaded gun

And then I shot, shot, shot a hole through everything I loved

Oh, I shot, shot, shot a hole through every single thing that I loved

...

In the meantime, we let it go

At the roadside we used to know

We can let this drift away

Oh, we let this drift away

At the bay side, we used to show

In the moonlight, we let it go

We can let this drift away

Oh, we let this drift away

And there's always time to change your mind

Oh, there's always time to change your mind

Oh, love, can you hear me?

Oh, let it drift away

I'm sorry for everything, oh, everything I've done

From the second that I was born, it seems I had a loaded gun

And then I shot, shot, shot a hole through everything I loved

Oh, I shot, shot, shot a hole through every single thing that I loved

In the meantime, we let it go

At the roadside we used to know

We can let this drift away

Oh, we let this drift away

At the bay side, we used to show

In the moonlight, we let it go

We can let this drift away

Oh, we let this drift away (let me make it up to you)

And there's always time to change your mind

Oh, there's always time to change your mind

Oh, love, can you hear me?

Oh, let it drift away

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A2	adjective - feeling regret or remorse
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to put your hand on something or someone noun - a light contact between surfaces or people
place /pleɪs/ A2	noun - a particular position or location
wishing /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/ B1	verb - to have a desire or hope for something
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
mess /mes/ B1	verb - to make a mess of something; to spoil something
luck /lʌk/ A2	noun - success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to break free from confinement or control
granted /ˈɡrɑːntɪd/ B2	adjective - accepted or conceded without question or proof
loaded /ˈlːəʊdɪd/ B2	adjective - containing a charge or supply
shot /ʃɒt/ A2	verb - to fire a gun noun - an act of firing a gun
drift /drɪft/ B1	verb - to be carried slowly by a current of air or water
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the faculty of thinking, reasoning, etc.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
always /ɔːlweɪz/ A2	adverb - at all times; forever