Take It Back – English Lyrics

• By: Pink Floyd
• Album: The Division Bell

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Her love rains down on me as easy as the breeze

I listen to her breathing it sounds like the waves on the sea

I was thinking all about her burning with rage and desire

We were spinning into darkness the earth was on fire

She could take it back she might take it back some day

So I spy on her I lie to her I make promises I cannot keep

Then I hear her laughter rising rising from the deep

And I make her prove her love for me I take all that I can take

I push her to the limit to see if she will break

She might take it back she could take it back some day

Now I have seen the warnings screaming from all sides

It's easy to ignore them God knows I've tried

All of this temptation you know it turned my faith to lies

Until I couldn't see the danger or hear the rising tide

She can take it back she will take it back some day

She can take it back she will take it back some day

She can take it back she will take it back some day

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water that falls from clouds in drops verb - to fall as rain
breeze /briːz/ A2	noun - a light, gentle wind
breathe /briːð/ A1	verb - to take air into the lungs and exhale it
wave /weɪv/ A1	noun - a moving ridge on the surface of water verb - to move one's hand back and forth as a greeting or signal
sea /siː/ A1	noun - a large body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
burn /bɜːn/ A2	verb - to be on fire; to cause damage by fire
rage /reɪdʒ/ B2	noun - intense, violent anger verb - to act with violent anger
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting to have something verb - to want something strongly
darkness /ˈdɑːrk.nəs/ B2	noun - the state of being without light
fire /faɪər/ A1	noun - combustion that produces heat and light verb - to dismiss someone from a job
spy /spaɪ/ B1	noun - a person who secretly collects information verb - to watch secretly, especially for information
promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ A2	noun - a declaration that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen verb - to assure someone that one will definitely do something
laughter /ˈlæf.tər/ B1	noun - the sound made when someone laughs
limit /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ B1	noun - a point or level beyond which something does not or cannot extend verb - to set a limit on something
warning /ˈwɔːr.nɪŋ/ B1	noun - a statement or event that indicates possible danger
temptation /tɛmˈteɪ.ʃən/ C1	noun - the desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone or something
danger /ˈdeɪn.dʒər/ A2	noun - the possibility of suffering harm or injury
tide /taɪd/ B2	noun - the regular rise and fall of the sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun

Key Grammar Structures

• Her love rains down on me as easy as the breeze

  ➔ Comparative structure "as...as"

  ➔ The phrase "as easy as the breeze" uses the "as...as" comparative to show that her love is equally easy as a breeze.

• I listen to her breathing it sounds like the waves on the sea

  ➔ Gerund after a preposition

  ➔ "Breathing" is a gerund that follows the preposition "to" in the phrase "listen to her breathing".

• I was thinking all about her burning with rage and desire

  ➔ Past continuous (was + verb‑ing)

  ➔ "Was thinking" shows an ongoing mental activity in the past.

• She could take it back she might take it back some day

  ➔ Modal verbs of possibility (could, might)

  ➔ "Could" and "might" are modal verbs that express possibility or uncertainty.

• So I spy on her I lie to her I make promises I cannot keep

  ➔ Negative modal verb + infinitive (cannot keep)

  ➔ "Cannot keep" combines the negative modal "cannot" with the infinitive "keep" to show inability.

• Then I hear her laughter rising rising from the deep

  ➔ Present participle used as adjective (rising)

  ➔ "Rising" functions as an adjective describing the laughter, showing it is moving upward.

• Now I have seen the warnings screaming from all sides

  ➔ Present perfect (have/has + past participle)

  ➔ "Have seen" is present perfect, indicating an experience that happened before now and is relevant to the present.

• It's easy to ignore them God knows I've tried

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + verb)

  ➔ "To ignore" is an infinitive that expresses the purpose or intention of the action.

• All of this temptation you know it turned my faith to lies

  ➔ Simple past (verb‑ed)

  ➔ "Turned" is a simple past verb showing a completed action in the past.