The Blood That Moves The Body – English Lyrics

• By: a-ha
• Album: Stay On These Roads

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the profound emotional landscape of a-ha's "The Blood That Moves The Body." This iconic 80s New Wave/Synth-pop track, with its haunting lyrics and rich musicality, offers a unique opportunity to connect with English expressions of longing, despair, and the deep impact of lost connections. Discover the poetic nuances and emotional depth through its compelling storytelling.

[English]

It's the way we feel

Tonight

As if it's all unreal

All right

My love

Won't you come back to

Our love

You know I'll react to

The blood that moves my body

Now covers the ground

The blood that moves the body

The blood that moves the body

There's nowhere to go

Tonight

Lend some warmth to our cold

And lonely lives

Red stains

On Eyes of a blue dog

My pains

Fade as the interiors fog

The blood that moves my body

Now covers the ground

The blood that moves the body

The blood that moves the body

Not long ago

It hurt us so

A tremble through our lives

The love and care

The way we were

Now lost it's way at nights

It's the way we feel

Tonight

The blood that moves the body

Not long ago

It hurt us so

A tremble through our lives

The love and care

The way we were

Now lost it's way at nights

It's the way we feel

Tonight

Lend some warmth to

Our cold and lonely lives

My love

Won't you come back to

Our love

You know I'll react to

The blood that moved our bodies

Now covers the ground

Covers the ground

The blood that moves the body

Covers the ground

The blood that moves the body

Covers the ground

The blood that moves the body

Covers the ground

The blood that moves the body

Key Grammar Structures

• As if it's all unreal

  ➔ "As if" clause (hypothetical/unreal comparison)

  ➔ The phrase "As if" is used to describe how something seems, often implying it's not actually true or is hypothetical. Here, it introduces a comparison to an "unreal" state.

• Won't you come back to

  ➔ Negative question for polite request/invitation

  ➔ "Won't you" is used to make a polite invitation or suggestion, often expecting a "yes" answer. It's softer than a direct command.

• The blood that moves my body

  ➔ Defining relative clause with "that"

  ➔ "that moves my body" is a relative clause providing essential information about "the blood." "that" acts as a relative pronoun, referring to "blood."

• There's nowhere to go

  ➔ "Nowhere to + infinitive" construction

  ➔ This structure expresses the absence of a place or opportunity to perform an action. "Nowhere" means "no place."

• Fade as the interiors fog

  ➔ Conjunction "as" meaning "while" or "when"

  ➔ "as" introduces a subordinate clause, indicating that "my pains fade" happens at the same time or in the same manner that "the interiors fog."

• The way we were

  ➔ "The way + S + V" (meaning 'how' or 'the manner')

  ➔ "The way we were" functions as a noun phrase, meaning "the manner in which we existed" or "how we were." It often implies a past state or condition.

• Now lost it's way at nights

  ➔ Idiomatic phrase "lose its way" (past participle as state)

  ➔ "Lost its way" is an idiom meaning to become unable to find one's direction or purpose. Here, "lost" is a past participle describing the state of something (e.g., love and care). (Note: "it's" is a typo, should be "its").

• Not long ago / It hurt us so

  ➔ Time expression "not long ago" with Simple Past

  ➔ "Not long ago" is an adverbial phrase indicating a recent past time, always used with the simple past tense (e.g., "hurt").

• You know I'll react to

  ➔ Future Simple for prediction/intention + Phrasal verb "react to"

  ➔ "I'll react" (I will react) expresses a future action or a prediction of a reaction. "React to" is a phrasal verb meaning to respond to something.

• Lend some warmth to

  ➔ Imperative verb for a request/command

  ➔ "Lend" is an imperative verb, giving a direct request or command to provide "warmth." The subject "you" is implied.