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Your blades are sharpened with precision 00:05

Flashing your favorite point of view 00:10

I know you're waiting in the distance 00:15

Just like you always do 00:21

Just like you always do 00:23

Already pulling me in 00:26

Already under my skin 00:28

And I know exactly how this ends, I 00:31

Let you cut me open 00:35

Just to watch me bleed 00:37

Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be 00:40

Don't know why I'm hoping 00:45

For what I won't receive 00:47

Falling for the promise of 00:50

The emptiness machine 00:53

(The emptiness machine) 00:55

Going around like a revolver 01:07

It's been decided how we lose 01:12

'Cause there's a fire under the altar 01:18

I keep on lying to 01:23

I keep on lying to 01:25

Already pulling me in 01:28

Already under my skin 01:31

And I know exactly how this ends, I 01:34

Let you cut me open 01:37

Just to watch me bleed 01:40

Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be 01:43

Don't know why I'm hoping 01:48

For what I won't receive 01:50

Falling for the promise of 01:53

The emptiness machine 01:55

I only wanted to be part of something 02:02

I only wanted to be part of, part of 02:07

I only wanted to be part of something 02:13

I only wanted to be part of, part of 02:18

I only wanted to be part of something 02:23

I only wanted to be part 02:28

I let you cut me open 02:32

Just to watch me bleed 02:35

Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be 02:37

Don't know why I'm hoping 02:43

So fucking naive 02:45

Falling for the promise of 02:48

The emptiness machine 02:50

The emptiness machine 02:53

(I only wanted to be part of something) 02:54

The emptiness machine 02:58

(I only wanted to be part of) 03:00

The emptiness machine 03:03

03:05

The Emptiness Machine

Linkin Park

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From Zero (Deluxe Edition)

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Lyrics:

[English]

Your blades are sharpened with precision

Flashing your favorite point of view

I know you're waiting in the distance

Just like you always do

Already pulling me in

Already under my skin

And I know exactly how this ends, I

Let you cut me open

Just to watch me bleed

Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be

Don't know why I'm hoping

For what I won't receive

Falling for the promise of

The emptiness machine

(The emptiness machine)

Going around like a revolver

It's been decided how we lose

'Cause there's a fire under the altar

I keep on lying to

Already pulling me in

Already under my skin

And I know exactly how this ends, I

Let you cut me open

Just to watch me bleed

Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be

Don't know why I'm hoping

For what I won't receive

Falling for the promise of

The emptiness machine

I only wanted to be part of something

I only wanted to be part of, part of

I only wanted to be part of something

I only wanted to be part of, part of

I only wanted to be part of something

I only wanted to be part

I let you cut me open

Just to watch me bleed

Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be

Don't know why I'm hoping

So fucking naive

Falling for the promise of

The emptiness machine

(I only wanted to be part of something)

The emptiness machine

(I only wanted to be part of)

The emptiness machine

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
sharpened /ˈʃɑːrpənd/ B2	verb - to make sharp or sharper
precise /prɪˈsaɪs/ B2	adjective - exact and accurate
view /vjuː/ A2	noun - a way of considering something
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - staying until a particular time or event
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ A2	noun - the amount of space between two points
pulling /ˈpʊlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to exert force on something to cause movement toward oneself
skin /skɪn/ A2	noun - the outer covering of the body
bleed /bliːd/ B2	verb - to lose blood
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B2	noun - a declaration that something will or will not happen verb - to commit to do something
emptiness /ˈemptinəs/ C1	noun - the state of containing nothing; void
revolver /rɪˈvɒlvər/ C1	noun - a small handgun with a rotating cylinder verb - to turn around quickly
decided /dɪˈsaɪdɪd/ B2	verb - to make a choice or judgment
fire /faɪər/ B1	noun - combustion that produces heat and light verb - to ignite or set on fire
lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ B2	verb - to be in a horizontal or resting position

Vocabulary

Meanings

sharpened

/ˈʃɑːrpənd/

verb
- to make sharp or sharper

precise

/prɪˈsaɪs/

adjective
- exact and accurate

view

/vjuː/

noun
- a way of considering something

waiting

/ˈweɪtɪŋ/

verb
- staying until a particular time or event

distance

/ˈdɪstəns/

noun
- the amount of space between two points

pulling

/ˈpʊlɪŋ/

verb
- to exert force on something to cause movement toward oneself

skin

/skɪn/

noun
- the outer covering of the body

bleed

/bliːd/

verb
- to lose blood

promise

/ˈprɒmɪs/

noun
- a declaration that something will or will not happen

verb
- to commit to do something

emptiness

/ˈemptinəs/

noun
- the state of containing nothing; void

revolver

/rɪˈvɒlvər/

noun
- a small handgun with a rotating cylinder

verb
- to turn around quickly

decided

/dɪˈsaɪdɪd/

verb
- to make a choice or judgment

fire

/faɪər/

noun
- combustion that produces heat and light

verb
- to ignite or set on fire

lying

/ˈlaɪɪŋ/

verb
- to be in a horizontal or resting position

Grammar:

I know you're waiting in the distance

➔ Present continuous tense

➔ "You're waiting" indicates an action happening at the moment of speaking.
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be

➔ Past simple tense with 'gave up'

➔ 'Gave up' is the past tense of 'give up', used to show a completed action.
I only wanted to be part of something

➔ Simple past tense with 'wanted'

➔ 'Wanted' expresses a desire or longing in the past.
Don't know why I'm hoping

➔ Present continuous with 'I'm hoping' and negative 'Don't know'

➔ 'I'm hoping' is the present continuous tense indicating hope happening now.
I keep on lying to

➔ Verb phrase 'keep on' + gerund to indicate repetition

➔ 'Keep on' is used with a verb in the gerund form to express persistence in an action.
Falling for the promise of

➔ Present participle 'Falling' as part of a gerund phrase

➔ 'Falling' is the present participle form used to form a gerund phrase indicating ongoing or repeated action.
I only wanted to be part of something

➔ Simple past tense with 'wanted'

➔ 'Wanted' is the past tense of 'want', expressing a desire in the past.