The Bucket – English Lyrics

• By: Kings Of Leon
• Album: The Collection

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Woooooh!

I'll be the one to show you the way

You'll be the one to always complain

Three in the morning come-a bang, bang, bang

All out of fags and I just can't wait

Cancel the thing that I said I'd do

I don't feel comfortable talking to you

'Less you got the zipper fixed on my shoe

Then I'll be in the lobby drinking for two

Eighteen

Balding

Star

Golden

Falling

Hard

Look at the shakies

What's with the blush?

Fresh off the plane in my fuzzy rush

Everyone's gathered to idolize me

I hate the way you talk your Japanese scream

It's been too long since I left the shed

You kick the bucket and I'll swing my legs

Always remember the pact that we made

Too young to die but old isn't great

Eighteen

Balding

Star

Golden

Falling

Hard

I'm-a gonna show the way

I'm-a gonna show the way

I'm-a gonna show the way

Eighteen

Balding

Star

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
show /ʃoʊ/ B1	verb - to display or present something so that it can be seen noun - a performance or exhibition
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - a method, direction, or route
complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ B1	verb - to express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time from sunrise until noon
cancel /ˈkænsəl/ B1	verb - to call off, stop, or nullify something that was planned
comfortable /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/ B2	adjective - providing physical ease and relaxation
zipper /ˈzɪpər/ A2	noun - a device consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth that can be brought together or separated by pulling a sliding piece of metal or plastic
lobby /ˈlɒbi/ B2	noun - a large entrance hall or waiting area in a public building
balding /ˈbɔːldɪŋ/ C1	verb (present participle) - losing hair; becoming bald adjective - in the process of losing hair
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a luminous point in the night sky; a famous performer
golden /ˈɡoʊldən/ B2	adjective - made of gold; having a deep yellow colour; very valuable or successful
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ B1	verb (present participle) - moving downward; dropping adjective - in a state of decline or decrease
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - solid, firm, or difficult to do
idolize /ˈaɪdəlˌaɪz/ C1	verb - to admire or worship someone or something excessively
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to emit a loud, sharp cry noun - a loud, high-pitched cry
bucket /ˈbʌkɪt/ A2	noun - a cylindrical container with a handle, used for holding liquids or other substances
pact /pækt/ C1	noun - a formal agreement between two or more parties
young /jʌŋ/ A2	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time; not old
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to cease living; to stop existing

Key Grammar Structures

• I'll be the one to show you the way

  ➔ Reduced Adjective Clause

  ➔ The phrase "to show" replaces a full adjective clause (who will show)

• Unless you got the zipper fixed on my shoe

  ➔ Causative Structure with "get"

  ➔ "Got... fixed" = arranged for someone else to do the repair

• I'll be in the lobby drinking for two

  ➔ Verbal Phrase (Participles)

  ➔ "Drinking" acts as adjective modifying subject "I"

• It's been too long since I left the shed

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Indicates duration from past action ("left the shed") to present

• You kick the bucket and I'll swing my legs

  ➔ Conditional (Future Time) with "and"

  ➔ "And" replaces "if" to connect condition to result

• All out of fags and I just can't wait

  ➔ Elliptical Construction

  ➔ Omits subject/verb "I am" before "all out"

• Fresh off the plane in my fuzzy rush

  ➔ Fronting Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ Adverbial phrase placed before main clause "I'm fresh off..."

• I don't feel comfortable talking to you

  ➔ Gerund after Adjective

  ➔ Gerund "talking" functions as complement to adjective "comfortable"