Sugar – English Lyrics

• By: System of a Down

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

- Good evening.

I'm Eric Alost.

NATO forces bomb Serbia and Kosovo.

An unidentified man is being held for questioning

by the FBI for suspected links

to last month's biological virus deaths.

In local news, a dog named Hero

takes the grand prize at the annual...

I wish I could tell you pertinent news,

but we're in a rating's system here,

and the key factor is sensationalism.

They've got you running in circles, nine to five,

and five to nine, you're mine.

I tell you what they want you to know,

and you consider it the truth.

Nobody is opening their eyes.

Our global economy is depleting the world

of our lives and natural resources.

And are you happy?

Come on, I work for the system.

(upbeat music)

♪ The Kombucha mushroom people sitting around all day ♪

♪ Who can believe you ♪

♪ Who can believe you ♪

♪ Let your mother pray ♪

♪ Sugar ♪

♪ Sugar ♪

♪ I'm not there all the time, you know ♪

♪ Some people, some people, some people ♪

♪ Call it insane, yeah, they call it insane ♪

♪ I play Russian Roulette everyday, a man's sport ♪

♪ With a bullet called life, yeah, mama, called life ♪

♪ You know that every time I try to go ♪

♪ Where I really wanna be ♪

♪ It's already where I am ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm already there ♪

♪ The Kombucha mushroom people sitting around all day ♪

♪ Who can believe you ♪

♪ Who can believe you ♪

♪ Let your mother pray ♪

♪ Sugar ♪

♪ I got a gun the other day from Sako ♪

♪ It's cute and small, fits right in my pocket ♪

♪ Yeah, right in my pocket ♪

♪ My girl, you know, she lashes out at me sometimes ♪

♪ And I just (censored) kick her ♪

♪ And then ooh, baby, she's okay ♪

♪ People are always chasing me down ♪

♪ Trying to push my face to the ground ♪

♪ Where all they do is suck out my mother (censored) brains ♪

♪ My brains, sugar ♪

♪ The Kombucha mushroom people sitting around all day ♪

♪ Who can believe you ♪

♪ Who can believe you ♪

♪ Let your mother pray ♪

♪ I sit, in my desolate room ♪

♪ No lights, no music ♪

♪ Just anger ♪

♪ I've killed everyone ♪

♪ I'm away forever, but I'm feeling better ♪

♪ How do I feel ♪

♪ What do I say ♪

♪ (censored) you, it all goes away ♪

♪ How do I feel ♪

♪ What do I say ♪

♪ (censored) you, it all goes away ♪

♪ How do I feel ♪

♪ What do I say ♪

♪ In the end it all goes away ♪

♪ How do I feel ♪

♪ What do I say ♪

♪ In the end it all goes away ♪

♪ How do I feel, what do I say ♪

♪ In the end it all goes away ♪

♪ How do I feel, what do I say ♪

♪ In the end it all goes away ♪

♪ How do I feel, what do I say ♪

♪ In the end it all goes away ♪

♪ How do I feel, what do I say ♪

♪ In the end it all goes away ♪

♪ In the end it all goes away ♪

♪ In the end it all goes away ♪

♪ In the end it all goes away ♪

♪ In the end it all goes away ♪ (bomb exploding) ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bomb /bɒm/ B1	noun - an explosive weapon verb - to attack with bombs
virus /ˈvaɪrəs/ B1	noun - a microscopic infectious agent
death /deθ/ B1	noun - the end of life
system /ˈsɪstəm/ B2	noun - a set of connected things forming a complex whole
sensationalism /ˌsɛnʃə.nəˈlɪzəm/ C1	noun - the use of exciting or shocking stories to attract attention
kombucha /kɒmˈbuːtʃə/ C2	noun - a fermented tea drink
mushroom /ˈmʌʃruːm/ B1	noun - a type of fungus
sugar /ˈʃʊɡər/ A1	noun - sweet‑tasting carbohydrate
roulette /ruːˈlɛt/ B2	noun - a gambling game with a rotating wheel
bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ B1	noun - a projectile fired from a gun
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition of being alive
deplete /dɪˈpliːt/ B2	verb - to use up the supply of something
economy /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ B2	noun - the system of production, consumption and trade
global /ˈɡloʊbəl/ B2	adjective - relating to the whole world
natural /ˈnætʃərəl/ B1	adjective - existing in or caused by nature
resources /rɪˈsɔːrsɪz/ B2	noun - supplies of money, materials, staff, etc., that can be drawn on
angry /ˈæŋɡri/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing strong annoyance
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause death
desolate /ˈdɛsələt/ C1	adjective - empty and bleak; feeling great loneliness
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - to pursue in order to catch

Key Grammar Structures

• I wish I could tell you pertinent news,

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'I wish I could tell you' uses the subjunctive mood to express a desire or wish that is contrary to fact.

• They've got you running in circles, nine to five,

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ 'They've got you running' uses the present perfect continuous to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• I tell you what they want you to know,

  ➔ Object Clause

  ➔ 'What they want you to know' is an object clause functioning as the direct object of the verb 'tell'.

• And are you happy?

  ➔ Tag Question

  ➔ The phrase 'And are you happy?' is a tag question used to invite confirmation or denial from the listener.

• I play Russian Roulette everyday, a man's sport

  ➔ Appositive

  ➔ 'A man's sport' is an appositive that renames or explains the noun 'Russian Roulette'.

• Where all they do is suck out my mother (censored) brains

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ 'Where all they do is suck out...' is a relative clause that modifies the noun 'place' (understood from context).

• I've killed everyone

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ 'I've killed everyone' uses the present perfect to indicate an action completed in the past with results relevant to the present.

• In the end it all goes away

  ➔ Future Time Reference

  ➔ 'In the end it all goes away' uses the phrase 'in the end' to refer to a future time when the situation will change.