Sweat – English Lyrics

• By: The All-American Rejects

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into The All-American Rejects' electrifying track "Sweat" and discover the language of empowerment and defiance. With its bold lyrics and glam-rock sound, this song offers a unique opportunity to explore themes of self-identity and control, making it a perfect entry point for understanding the nuances of self-expression in music.

[English]

(SIRENS IN DISTANCE)

♪♪♪

♪ MAYBE I'M A BAD SEED ♪

♪ BLAME IT ON THE TV ♪

♪ MAYBE IT WAS JUST BECAUSE MY GRANDMA RAISED ME ♪

♪ TELL ME WHAT ALL THIS IS ♪

♪ TELL ME WHAT HONEST IS ♪

♪ YOU NEED A BODY CAST FOR ALL MY BROKEN PROMISES ♪

♪ TOLD YOU NOT TO HOLD YOUR BREATH ♪

♪ YOU'RE TURNING BLUE THE WAY I MAKE YOU ♪

♪ SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT ♪

♪ I'M MAKING YOU ♪

♪ SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT ♪

♪ I'M MAKING YOU ♪

♪ SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT ♪

♪ I'M MAKING YOU ♪

♪ SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT ♪

♪ I'M NOT A BASIC DUDE ♪

♪ BUT I'M JUST A WASTE TO YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW IT'S HARD TO FACE THE MUSIC THAT I PLAY TO YOU ♪

♪ LIKE I'M DROPPING A BOMB ♪

♪ GO AND CRY TO YOUR MAMA ♪

♪ LIFE IS SUCH A COMEDY SO JUST SPARE ME THE DRAMA ♪

♪ TOLD YOU NOT TO HOLD YOUR BREATH ♪

♪ YOU'RE TURNING BLUE THE WAY I MAKE YOU ♪

♪ SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT ♪

♪ I'M MAKING YOU ♪

♪ SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT ♪

♪ I'M MAKING YOU ♪

♪ SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT ♪

♪ I'M MAKING YOU ♪

♪ SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT ♪

♪ DON'T GO CRYING OVER SPILLED PERFUME ♪

♪ IT SMELLS LIKE SHIT TO YOU ♪

♪ AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO ♪

♪ SAY YOU'RE DYING, THAT'S SO TYPICAL YOU ♪

♪ I GOT NOTHING TO PROVE ♪

♪ TOLD YOU NOT TO HOLD YOUR BREATH ♪

♪ IT'S KILLING YOU THE WAY I MAKE YOU ♪

♪♪♪

♪ SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT ♪

♪ I'M MAKING YOU ♪

♪ SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT ♪

♪ I'M MAKING YOU ♪

♪♪♪

♪ SEE I'M MAKING YOU ♪

♪ SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT ♪

♪ I'M MAKING YOU ♪

♪ YEAH YOU BETTER COME CLEAN, HOW DARE YOU LEAVE ♪

♪ I'M MAKING YOU ♪

♪ SWEAT ♪

♪♪♪

♪ FROM THE TONGUE IT SLIPS SOME SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE ♪

♪ TO SHAPE AND SHAKE THE ROOM ♪

♪ WE WERE STANDING IN ♪

♪ AND I REMEMBER THEN THE SILENCE MADE ME ♪

♪ WEIGHTLESS IN THE TONIC OF YOU ONCE AGAIN ♪

♪ WHERE IGNORANCE WAS BLISS ♪

♪ IGNORANCE WAS THIS PLACE WE COULD EXIST AND THEN SURRENDER ♪

♪ DO YOU REMEMBER? ♪

♪ IT WAS THE DAY YOU SAID IT ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW THAT'S WHEN I KNEW ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I'D NEVER FORGET IT ♪

♪ IT WAS THE DAY YOU SAID IT ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW THAT'S WHEN I KNEW ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I'D MAKE YOU REGRET IT ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA ♪

♪ AH ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA ♪

♪ AH ♪

♪ NOW I'M STARING AT THE CEILING WIDE AWAKE ♪

♪ MAN SHIT GETS REAL WHEN YOU'RE ALONE ♪

♪ I WONDER IF YOU'LL EVER KNOW ♪

♪ THERE'S THESE VOICES IN MY HEAD, THEY'RE SCREAMING WORDS ♪

♪ I SHOULD'VE SAID BUT I DON'T KNOW ♪

♪ I CAN'T LET GO ♪

♪ WHEN YOU WALKED OUT ♪

♪ YOUR TASTE WAS IN MY MOUTH ♪

♪ LIPSTICK ON THE WINDOW ♪

♪ YOU WERE GONE ♪

♪ IT WAS THE DAY YOU SAID IT ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW THAT'S WHEN I KNEW ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I'D NEVER FORGET IT ♪

♪ IT WAS THE DAY YOU SAID IT ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW THAT'S WHEN I KNEW ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I'D MAKE YOU REGRET IT ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA ♪

♪ AH ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA ♪

♪ AH ♪

♪ IT COMES AND GOES AROUND ♪

♪ BURN YOUR BRIDGES DOWN ♪

♪ KISS THE GROUND AND TURN THE OTHER CHEEK ♪

♪ WHY DON'T YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES ONE LAST TIME FOR ME? ♪

♪ IT COMES AND GOES AROUND ♪

♪ BURN YOUR BRIDGES DOWN ♪

♪ KISS THE GROUND AND TURN THE OTHER CHEEK ♪

♪ WHY DON'T YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES ONE LAST TIME FOR ME? ♪

♪ IT WAS THE DAY YOU SAID IT ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW THAT'S WHEN I KNEW ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I'D NEVER FORGET IT ♪

♪ IT WAS THE DAY YOU SAID IT ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW THAT'S WHEN I KNEW ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I'D MAKE YOU REGRET IT ♪

♪ (ALARM BEEPS) ♪

♪ THE DAY YOU SAID IT ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW THAT'S WHEN I KNEW ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I'D NEVER FORGET IT ♪

♪ IT WAS THE DAY YOU SAID IT ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW THAT'S WHEN I KNEW ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I'D MAKE YOU REGRET IT ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA (CLOSE YOUR) ♪

♪ AH (EYES ONE LAST TIME) ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA ♪

♪ DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA, DA NA NA TA (CLOSE YOUR) ♪

♪ AH (EYES ONE LAST TIME) ♪

♪ (FOR ME) ♪

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Key Grammar Structures

• TOLD YOU NOT TO HOLD YOUR BREATH

  ➔ Verb + object + infinitive (negative) construction

  ➔ The past simple verb "TOLD" is followed by the object "YOU" and the negative infinitive phrase ""not to hold"" indicating what was told.

• YOU'RE TURNING BLUE THE WAY I MAKE YOU

  ➔ Present continuous for a change of state + relative clause introduced by "the way"

  ➔ "YOU'RE TURNING" uses the present continuous to show a gradual change, and "the way I make you" is a relative clause explaining how the change happens.

• I'M MAKING YOU SWEAT

  ➔ Present continuous with a direct object and object complement

  ➔ "I'M MAKING" is the present continuous of "make", "YOU" is the direct object, and ""sweat"" functions as the object complement describing the result.

• I KNOW IT'S HARD TO FACE THE MUSIC THAT I PLAY TO YOU

  ➔ Complex sentence with a noun clause, infinitive after adjective, and relative clause

  ➔ "I KNOW" introduces a noun clause "IT'S HARD TO FACE...", where "hard" is an adjective followed by the infinitive ""to face""; "that I play to you" is a relative clause modifying "music".

• DON'T GO CRYING OVER SPILLED PERFUME

  ➔ Imperative sentence with gerund after verb "go"

  ➔ "DON'T" is the negative imperative, "GO" is followed by the gerund ""crying"" which functions as the object of "go".

• I'VE NOTHING TO PROVE

  ➔ Possessive verb + noun + infinitive phrase (nothing to + verb)

  ➔ "I'VE" (I have) is followed by the noun "nothing" and the infinitive phrase ""to prove"" indicating what is lacking.

• WHY DON'T YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES ONE LAST TIME FOR ME?

  ➔ Negative interrogative with modal "do" + infinitive

  ➔ "DON'T" is the negative form of "do" used in a question, followed by the subject "YOU" and the infinitive ""close"" describing the requested action.

• IT COMES AND GOES AROUND

  ➔ Simple present for habitual/repeated actions

  ➔ "COMES" and "GOES" are in the simple present, indicating actions that happen regularly or repeatedly.