The Unforgiven II – English Lyrics

• By: Metallica

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Metallica's "The Unforgiven II," a poignant power ballad that beautifully illustrates themes of trust, betrayal, and the complex journey of forgiveness. Its rich, evocative lyrics and dynamic musicality offer a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and personal struggle, making it a powerful song for language learners to connect with deeply.

[English]

Lay beside me

Tell me what they've done

Speak the words I wanna hear

To make my demons run

The door is locked now

But it's opened if you're true

If you can understand the me

Then I can understand the you

...

Lay beside me, under wicked sky

Through black of day, dark of night

We share this, paralysed

The door cracks open

But there's no sun shining through

Black heart scarring darker still

But there's no sun shining through

No, there's no sun shining through

No, there's no sun shining

What I've felt, what I've known

Turn the pages, turn the stone

Behind the door, should I open it for you?

Yeah, what I've felt, what I've known

Sick and tired, I stand alone

Could you be there?

'Cause I'm the one who waits for you

Or are you unforgiven too?

...

Come lay beside me

This won't hurt, I swear

She loves me not, she loves me still

But she'll never love again

She laid beside me but she'll be there when I'm gone

Black heart scarring darker still

Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone

Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone

Dead sure she'll be there

What I've felt, what I've known

Turn the pages, turn the stone

Behind the door, should I open it for you?

Yeah, what I've felt, what I've known

Sick and tired, I stand alone

Could you be there?

'Cause I'm the one who waits for you

Or are you unforgiven too?

...

Lay beside me

Tell me what I've done

The door is closed, so are your eyes

But now I see the sun

Now I see the sun

Yes, now I see it

What I've felt, what I've known

Turn the pages, turn the stone

Behind the door, should I open it for you?

Yeah, what I've felt, what I've known

So sick and tired of staying alone

Could you be there?

'Cause I'm the one who waits

The one who waits for you

What I've felt, what I've known

Turn the pages, turn the stone

Behind the door, should I open it for you?

(So I dub thee unforgiven)

Oh, what I've felt

Oh, what I've known

I take this key (never free)

And I bury it (never me) in you

Because you're unforgiven, too

(Never free, never me)

'Cause you're unforgiven, too

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lay /leɪ/ B1	verb - to put down in a flat position
beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ B1	preposition - next to
dark /dɑrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light
heart /hɑrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood noun - the center of emotion
scarring /ˈskɑːrɪŋ/ B2	verb - to cause a scar
sick /sɪk/ A2	adjective - feeling ill
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of rest or sleep
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place until something happens
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	verb - to move something to allow access
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that gives light to the Earth
door /dɔr/ A1	noun - a movable barrier for opening and closing an entrance
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to have information or understanding
done /dʌn/ B1	verb - completed or finished
unforgiven /ˌʌnfərˈɡɪvən/ C1	adjective - not forgiven

Key Grammar Structures

• Tell me what they've done

  ➔ Present perfect tense used to describe actions that happened at unspecified times before now.

  ➔ "They've done" is a contraction of "they have done," using the present perfect to indicate an action completed at an unspecified time.

• The door is locked now

  ➔ Passive voice in the present tense indicating the state of the door.

  ➔ This is a passive construction where "is locked" indicates the current state of the door.

• Could you be there?

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' used to express possibility or polite request.

  ➔ 'Could' indicates uncertainty or possibility about the person's presence.

• Because you're unforgiven, too

  ➔ Because is a subordinating conjunction introducing a causal clause.

  ➔ 'Because' introduces the reason why the person is unforgiven.

• Dead sure she'll be there

  ➔ Adjective phrase 'Dead sure' expresses a strong certainty about something.

  ➔ 'Dead sure' emphasizes a very high level of certainty about her presence.

• I bury it in you

  ➔ Simple present tense with the verb 'bury' in the present tense.

  ➔ 'I bury it in you' indicates a metaphorical action of hiding or placing something deep within someone.