There's Something In Roswell – English Lyrics

• By: SAXON
• Album: Hell, Fire And Damnation

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of heavy metal storytelling with Saxon's 'There's Something In Roswell,' a track that uses powerful riffs to explore the enduring mystery of the Roswell incident. By examining the lyrics, you can learn about classic UFO lore and the theme of government skepticism, all wrapped in the band's signature 80s-influenced sound.

[English]

Fire in the sky over New Mexico

An alien crash, we'll never know

The farmer and the cops were first on the scene

Finding strange metal among the debris

A strange silver disc is what they described

Searching through the wreckage looking for life

Keep it under wraps and keep it out of sight

There's something in Roswell

We don't believe the lies

There's something in Roswell

It's fallen from the sky

They said it was a balloon

But no one took the bait

Photos of the wreckage they told another fate

Manipulate the evidence, that's the way to be

But you can't suppress interest

There's got to be something in Roswell

We don't believe the lies

There's something in Roswell

That's fallen from the sky

...

Over the years the questions remained

Conspiracies fanning the flames

What to believe, someone must know?

Just tell the truth, you gotta let go

Too many clues hidden in sight

We're never going to stop or give up the fight

What happened that night in New Mexico

On the farmers' ranch, you know

There's something in Roswell

We don't believe the lies

There's something in Roswell

It's fallen from the sky

There's something in Roswell

We won't give up the fight

There's something in Roswell

That fell to Earth that night

Roswell

There's something in Roswell

Roswell

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alien /ˈeɪliən/ B1	adjective - from another country or planet; unfamiliar noun - a being from another planet; a foreigner
crash /kræʃ/ A2	noun - a sudden violent accident; a loud noise verb - to hit something violently; to fall noisily
debris /ˈdeɪbriː/ B2	noun - scattered pieces from something destroyed
wreckage /ˈrɛkɪdʒ/ B2	noun - the remains of something destroyed
disc /dɪsk/ B1	noun - a flat, circular object; a CD
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - false statements verb - to tell a lie
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the space above the earth
fallen /ˈfɔːlən/ B1	adjective - that has fallen or dropped verb - past participle of 'fall' - to drop suddenly
balloon /bəˈluːn/ A2	noun - an inflatable bag for air; a weather balloon
evidence /ˈɛvɪdəns/ B1	noun - information that proves something
conspiracies /kənˈspɪrəsiz/ B2	noun - secret plans by a group to do something illegal
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the actual facts; reality
clues /kluːz/ B1	noun - pieces of information that help solve a mystery
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time from sunset to sunrise
ranch /ræntʃ/ B1	noun - a large farm for raising animals
earth /ɜːrθ/ A1	noun - the planet we live on; soil
farmer /ˈfɑːrmər/ A1	noun - a person who grows crops or raises animals
photos /ˈfoʊtoʊz/ A2	noun - pictures taken with a camera
questions /ˈkwɛstʃənz/ A1	noun - things asked to get information
metal /ˈmɛtl/ A2	noun - a solid material like iron or steel

Key Grammar Structures

• There's something in Roswell

  ➔ Existential there + be + something

  ➔ Uses the construction 'there is/are' to indicate the existence of something.

• We don't believe the lies

  ➔ Negation with 'do not' + base verb

  ➔ Shows the negative form of the verb 'believe'.

• It's fallen from the sky

  ➔ Present perfect tense: 'has/have' + past participle

  ➔ Expresses an action that occurred at an unspecified time before now.

• They said it was a balloon

  ➔ Reported speech: past tense 'said' + that-clause

  ➔ Uses reported speech to relay what someone has said.

• Manipulate the evidence

  ➔ Imperative form: verb in base form

  ➔ Expresses a direct command or instruction to do something.

• Just tell the truth

  ➔ Imperative mood: verb in base form

  ➔ Gives a direct command to be honest.

• What happened that night in New Mexico?

  ➔ Interrogative clause: question word + verb in past simple

  ➔ Asks for information about a specific event in the past.

• We're never going to stop or give up the fight

  ➔ Future intention with 'going to' + base verb

  ➔ Expresses a future plan or determination to continue an action.

• There's something in Roswell

  ➔ Existential there + be + something

  ➔ Uses the construction 'there is/are' to indicate the existence of something.