The Phoenix – English Lyrics

• By: Fall Out Boy
• Album: Save Rock and Roll

Lyrics & Translation

Learning English with Fall Out Boy's "The Phoenix" is an exciting journey into vivid, metaphorical language. The song is packed with powerful imagery and idioms related to struggle, rebellion, and rebirth. Its fast-paced, anthemic chorus makes it a fantastic and energetic way to pick up new vocabulary and understand how music can tell a story of transformation.

[English]

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♪ PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT ♪

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♪ YOU ARE A BRICK TIED TO ME THAT'S DRAGGING ME DOWN ♪

♪ STRIKE A MATCH AND I'LL BURN YOU TO THE GROUND ♪

♪ WE ARE THE JACK-O-LANTERNS IN JULY SETTING FIRE TO THE SKY ♪

♪ HERE HERE COMES THIS RISING TIDE ♪

♪ SO PUT ON ♪

♪ PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT ♪

♪ CROSS WALKS AND CROSSED HEARTS AND HOPE-TO-DIES ♪

♪ SILVER CLOUDS WITH GREY LININGS ♪

♪ SO WE CAN TAKE THE WORLD BACK FROM THE HEART-ATTACKED ♪

♪ ONE MANIAC AT A TIME WE WILL TAKE IT BACK ♪

♪ YOU KNOW TIME CRAWLS ON ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE SONG TO START ♪

♪ SO DANCE ALONE TO THE BEAT OF YOUR HEART ♪

♪ HEY YOUNG BLOOD ♪

♪ DOESN'T IT FEEL ♪

♪ LIKE OUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT ♪

♪ I'M GONNA CHANGE YOU LIKE A REMIX ♪

♪ THEN I'LL RAISE YOU LIKE A PHOENIX ♪

♪ WEARING OUR VINTAGE MISERY ♪

♪ NO I THINK IT LOOKED A LITTLE BETTER ON ME ♪

♪ I'M GONNA CHANGE YOU LIKE A REMIX ♪

♪ THEN I'LL RAISE YOU LIKE A PHOENIX ♪

♪ BRING HOME THE BOYS AND SCRAP METAL THE TANKS ♪

♪ GET HITCHED AND MAKE A CAREER OUT OF ROBBING BANKS ♪

♪ BECAUSE THE WORLD IS JUST A TELLER ♪

♪ AND WE ARE WEARING BLACK MASKS ♪

♪ YOU BROKE OUR SPIRIT SAYS THE NOTE WE PASS ♪

♪ SO WE CAN TAKE THE WORLD BACK FROM THE HEART-ATTACKED ♪

♪ ONE MANIAC AT A TIME WE WILL TAKE IT BACK ♪

♪ YOU KNOW TIME CRAWLS ON ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE SONG TO START ♪

♪ SO DANCE ALONE TO THE BEAT OF YOUR HEART ♪

♪ HEY YOUNG BLOOD ♪

♪ DOESN'T IT FEEL ♪

♪ LIKE OUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT ♪

♪ I'M GONNA CHANGE YOU LIKE A REMIX ♪

♪ THEN I'LL RAISE YOU LIKE A PHOENIX ♪

♪ WEARING OUR VINTAGE MISERY ♪

♪ NO I THINK IT LOOKED A LITTLE BETTER ON ME ♪

♪ I'M GONNA CHANGE YOU LIKE A REMIX ♪

♪ THEN I'LL RAISE YOU LIKE A PHOENIX ♪

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♪ PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT ♪

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♪ THE WAR IS WON ♪

♪ BEFORE IT'S BEGUN ♪

♪ RELEASE THE DOVES ♪

♪ SURRENDER LOVE ♪

♪ THE WAR IS WON ♪

♪ BEFORE IT'S BEGUN ♪

♪ RELEASE THE DOVES ♪

♪ SURRENDER LOVE ♪

♪ THE WAR IS WON ♪

♪ BEFORE IT'S BEGUN ♪

♪ RELEASE THE DOVES ♪

♪ SURRENDER LOVE ♪

♪ THE WAR IS WON ♪

♪ BEFORE IT'S BEGUN ♪

♪ RELEASE THE DOVES ♪

♪ SURRENDER LOVE ♪

♪ HEY YOUNG BLOOD ♪

♪ DOESN'T IT FEEL ♪

♪ LIKE OUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT ♪

♪ I'M GONNA CHANGE YOU LIKE A REMIX ♪

♪ THEN I'LL RAISE YOU LIKE A PHOENIX ♪

♪ WEARING OUR VINTAGE MISERY ♪

♪ NO I THINK IT LOOKED A LITTLE BETTER ON ME ♪

♪ I'M GONNA CHANGE YOU LIKE A REMIX ♪

♪ THEN I'LL RAISE YOU LIKE A PHOENIX ♪

♪ HEY YOUNG BLOOD ♪

♪ DOESN'T IT FEEL ♪

♪ LIKE OUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT ♪

♪ I'M GONNA CHANGE YOU LIKE A REMIX ♪

♪ THEN I'LL RAISE YOU LIKE A PHOENIX ♪

♪ PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups
paint /peɪnt/ A1	noun - a substance used for coloring a surface verb - to apply paint to something
brick /brɪk/ A2	noun - a rectangular block of baked clay used for building
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the surface of the earth
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat and light. verb - to set on fire
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the atmosphere as seen from the earth
tide /taɪd/ B1	noun - the alternate rising and falling of the sea
hearts /hɑːrts/ A1	noun - an organ of the body that pumps blood
clouds /klaʊdz/ A1	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
grey /ɡreɪ/ A1	adjective - of a color between black and white
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a short musical composition with words
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a rhythmic pattern, especially in music verb - to defeat or overcome
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - the red fluid that circulates in the body
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ B2	noun - a mythical bird that is reborn from the ashes
misery /ˈmɪzəri/ B2	noun - great suffering or distress.
boys /bɔɪz/ A1	noun - male children or young men
tanks /tæŋks/ B1	noun - a large, strong military vehicle with a gun and tracks
career /kəˈrɪər/ B1	noun - an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.
teller /ˈtelər/ B1	noun - a person who tells something
masks /mæsks/ A2	noun - a covering for the face, worn for protection, disguise, or entertainment.
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B1	noun - the nonphysical part of a person; the soul
note /nəʊt/ A1	noun - a brief record of something written down to aid the memory. verb - to pay attention to; notice
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
remix /ˈriːmɪks/ B1	noun - a different version of a musical recording, made by re-editing and adding to the original
won /wʌn/ A1	verb - past tense of win
begun /bɪˈɡʌn/ A2	verb - past participle of begin
release /rɪˈliːs/ A2	verb - to allow or enable to escape from confinement noun - the act of liberating or releasing someone or something
doves /dʌvz/ B1	noun - a bird, usually white, often used as a symbol of peace
surrender /səˈrendər/ B1	verb - to cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority. noun - the action of ceasing resistance to an enemy or opponent and submitting to their authority.

Key Grammar Structures

• PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The sentence is a direct command or instruction using the base form of the verb "**put**".

• YOU ARE A BRICK TIED TO ME THAT'S DRAGGING ME DOWN

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The clause "**that's dragging me down**" modifies the noun phrase "**a brick tied to me**", providing additional information about it.

• STRIKE A MATCH AND I'LL BURN YOU TO THE GROUND

  ➔ Conditional sentence (implied)

  ➔ The sentence implies a conditional relationship. The action in the second part ("**I'll burn you to the ground**") depends on the action in the first part ("**Strike a match**").

• WE ARE THE JACK-O-LANTERNS IN JULY SETTING FIRE TO THE SKY

  ➔ Present continuous tense (for ongoing action)

  ➔ The phrase "**setting fire to the sky**" describes an ongoing action, expressing what the subject is doing at the moment of speaking or in the context of the song.

• SO WE CAN TAKE THE WORLD BACK FROM THE HEART-ATTACKED

  ➔ Purpose clause with "**so that**" (implied)

  ➔ The phrase "**so we can take the world back...**" expresses the purpose or intention behind the previous ideas, although "**so that**" is not explicitly used, it's implied.

• I'M GONNA CHANGE YOU LIKE A REMIX

  ➔ Informal future tense using "**going to**"

  ➔ This expresses a future intention or plan. "**Gonna**" is a colloquial contraction of "**going to**".

• THEN I'LL RAISE YOU LIKE A PHOENIX

  ➔ Future Simple tense

  ➔ The use of "**I'll raise**" (will raise) indicates a future action or promise.

• HEY YOUNG BLOOD

  ➔ Vocative case

  ➔ This is a direct address to "**Young blood**". It is used to get someone's attention.

• DOESN'T IT FEEL LIKE OUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT

  ➔ Interrogative sentence (with inversion)

  ➔ The sentence is a question. The auxiliary verb "**does**" comes before the subject "**it**".

• THE WAR IS WON BEFORE IT'S BEGUN

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The verb "**is won**" is in the passive voice, meaning the subject "**the war**" is acted upon, not performing the action.