Snake Eyes – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
You hold it in your hands
And let it flow, this cruelty
Of youth as you fall again
Alone in the compromise of truth
...
It's in the eyes
I can tell, you will always be danger
We had it tonight, why do you leave it open?
...
And the stakes remain too high
For this silent mind
And the shake, the lonely itch
That courses down my spine
To reave a love divine
Don't leave a love divine
...
It's a water tight excuse
It's in the eyes
I can tell, you will always be danger
We had it tonight, why do you always seek absolution?
It's in the eyes
I can tell, you will always be danger
...
How does the earth around your feet
Just slip away?
And abandon, that greets you in the night
With snake eyes, the most precious kind
It's in the eyes!
I can tell, you will always be danger
We had it tonight! Why do you always seek absolution?
It's in the eyes!
I can tell, you will always be danger
...
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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hold /hoʊld/ A2 |
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flow /floʊ/ B1 |
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cruelty /ˈkruːəlti/ B2 |
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youth /juːθ/ B1 |
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danger /ˈdeɪndʒər/ B1 |
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compromise /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ B2 |
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silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ B1 |
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itch /ɪtʃ/ B2 |
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spine /spaɪn/ B1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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excuse /ɪkˈskjuːz/ B1 |
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earth /ɜːrθ/ A1 |
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slip /slɪp/ B1 |
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abandon /əˈbændən/ B2 |
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precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You hold it in your hands
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or habitual action.
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It's in the eyes
➔ Present continuous tense
➔ The phrase indicates a current state or ongoing situation.
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You will always be danger
➔ Future simple tense
➔ The phrase uses the future simple tense to express a prediction or certainty about the future.
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Why do you always seek absolution?
➔ Interrogative form
➔ The phrase is structured as a question, using the auxiliary verb 'do' to form the interrogative.
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The stakes remain too high
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to express a current situation or fact.
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Don't leave a love divine
➔ Imperative form
➔ The phrase is in the imperative form, giving a command or request.
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How does the earth around your feet just slip away?
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to describe a general action or occurrence.
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