Lyrics & Translation
[English]
The baby was born nettles and fernsThe evening it chokes, the candle it burns, this disguise covers
Bitter lies, repeating the joke, the meaning it dies
Pass me a coat I'm not afraid to leave
I'm letting you know, I know what you need
I'll turn you around, this beautiful town
And then you'll believe it when your eyes then deceive you
It's easy, don't let it go
It's easy, don't let it go
It's easy, don't let it go
Don't lose it
There was one redemption
I can't open, repeat the joke
Its getting colder outside your rented space
They shadow box and they paper chase it never stops
And we'll never learn no hope without dope
The jobless return, the bankers have bailed
The mighty retreat, the pleasure it fails
At the end of the week, you take it or leave or what you receive
To what you receive
Is eternited leave
It's easy, don't let it go
It's easy, don't let it go
It's easy, don't let it go
Don't lose it
Incandescent light at doors, in adolescent menopause
In little clicks you got the music stops, the needle sticks and the penny drops
The summer's gone before you know, the muffled drums of relentless flow
You're looking at stars that give you vertigo, the sun's still burning and dust will blow
Honey scars I'll keep you near, our blood is gold nothing to fear
We killed the time and I love you dear, kiss oh wine we'll disappear
The last of the last particles, divisible invisible
I see you, you're too near
Key Vocabulary
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born /bɔːn/ A1 |
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choke /tʃoʊk/ A2 |
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burn /bɜːrn/ A1 |
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bitter /ˈbɪtər/ A2 |
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repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ A1 |
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redemption /rɪˈdɛmpʃən/ B2 |
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cold /koʊld/ A1 |
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shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ A2 |
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retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ B1 |
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pleasure /ˈplɛʒər/ A2 |
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eternited /ɪˈtɜːrnɪtɪd/ C1 |
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incandescent /ˌɪnkænˈdɛsənt/ C1 |
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adolescent /ˌædəˈlesənt/ B2 |
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vertigo /ˈvɜːrtɪɡoʊ/ B2 |
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particle /ˈpɑːrtɪkəl/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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The baby was born nettles and ferns
➔ Past simple passive voice
➔ The sentence uses the past simple passive voice with 'was born' to describe an action done to the subject ('the baby').
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I'm letting you know, I know what you need
➔ Present continuous for future arrangements
➔ The phrase 'I'm letting you know' uses the present continuous to indicate a future action or arrangement.
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And then you'll believe it when your eyes then deceive you
➔ Future with 'will' for prediction
➔ 'You'll believe' uses 'will' to predict a future action based on a condition ('when your eyes deceive you').
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It's easy, don't let it go
➔ Imperative mood
➔ 'Don't let it go' is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or instruction.
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The jobless return, the bankers have bailed
➔ Present perfect
➔ 'The bankers have bailed' uses the present perfect to describe an action that occurred in the past with results relevant to the present.
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At the end of the week, you take it or leave or what you receive
➔ Conditional clauses
➔ The phrase 'you take it or leave' is part of a conditional clause, presenting options based on a condition ('at the end of the week').
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The last of the last particles, divisible invisible
➔ Parallel structure
➔ The phrase uses parallel structure with 'divisible invisible' to create a balanced and rhythmic effect.
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I see you, you're too near
➔ Present simple for habitual actions
➔ 'I see you' uses the present simple to describe a habitual or recurring action.
