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Splattered paint on the wall. 00:01
One swift move and I fall from grace 00:05
again. Tra my innocence 00:08
and blues and yellows and greens. Can't 00:13
you see my colors bleed again? Pray and 00:17
suffering. 00:23
It's something clinical. 00:24
It's something strange, but I don't care 00:27
anymore anymore anyway. 00:31
If I have to dance alone, 00:34
if everybody sees my silly little life 00:37
falling apart in front of me. 00:42
I never been the time to try to make a 00:46
single. 00:51
Everyone knows 00:53
everyone knows I'm 2. 01:05
The black dog begged me to stay. I said, 01:10
"No, sir. Please, the way I thought, 01:13
things I do, none of them involving you 01:17
now. 01:21
I watch my life from afar. I hold on 01:22
tight to the girl I was before, but I'm 01:26
not her anymore. 01:31
If I have to dance alone, 01:34
if everybody sees my silly little life 01:37
falling aart in front of me. 01:42
the time to try to make a single. 01:48
Everyone knows I'm 01:52
never going to be 01:57
I'm never going to find a way to stop 02:00
until I 02:03
ride. 02:07
I'm never going to be the girl. 02:09
I'm never going to find a way to stop 02:12
until I got my ear. 02:15

Van Gogh – Bilingual Lyrics /English

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Em Beihold
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Tales of a Failed Shapeshifter
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Lyrics & Translation

[English]
Paint splattered on the wall.
One quick move and I lose my grace
again. Torn between innocence
and blues and yellows and greens. Can’t
you see my colors fade again? Pray and
suffer.
It’s something clinical.
It’s something strange, but I don’t care
anymore, anymore, anyway.
If I have to dance alone,
if everybody sees my silly little life
falling apart right in front of me.
I’ve never taken the time to try to make it
single.
Everyone knows
everyone knows I’m lost.
The black dog begged me to stay. I said,
"No, sir. Please, the way I thought,
things I do, none of them involve you
now.
I watch my life from afar. I hold on
tight to the girl I used to be, but I’m
not her anymore.
If I have to dance alone,
if everybody sees my silly little life
falling apart right in front of me.
I’ve never taken the time to try to make it
single.
Everyone knows I’m
never going to be
I’ll never find a way to stop
until I
try.
I’ll never be that girl.
I’ll never find a way to stop until I find my peace.
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

splattered

ˈsplætərd

B1
  • verb
  • - to scatter or spread in a messy way

swift

swɪft

A2
  • adjective
  • - fast and sudden

grace

ɡreɪs

A2
  • noun
  • - elegance or beauty of form, manner, or motion

innocence

ˈɪnəsəns

B1
  • noun
  • - lack of guilt, sin, or mischief

bleed

bliːd

A2
  • verb
  • - to lose blood from the body
  • verb
  • - to blend or merge gradually

clinical

ˈklɪnɪkəl

B2
  • adjective
  • - relating to the practice of medicine or psychiatry

strange

streɪnʤ

A2
  • adjective
  • - unusual or surprising

dance

dæns

A1
  • verb
  • - to move rhythmically to music

silly

ˈsɪli

A2
  • adjective
  • - foolish or ridiculous

apart

əˈpɑːrt

A2
  • adverb
  • - into pieces or parts

hold

hoʊld

A1
  • verb
  • - to grasp or carry something

tight

taɪt

A2
  • adjective
  • - firmly fixed or attached

find

faɪnd

A1
  • verb
  • - to discover or locate something

stop

stɑːp

A1
  • verb
  • - to cease moving or progressing

ride

raɪd

A1
  • verb
  • - to travel on or in a vehicle or animal

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Key Grammar Structures

  • One swift move and I fall from grace again.

    ➔ Present simple with 'and' to connect actions

    ➔ The use of 'and' between 'one swift move' and 'I fall' shows consecutive actions in the present simple tense.

  • Can't you see my colors bleed again?

    ➔ Modal verb (can't) in question form

    ➔ 'Can't you see' is a negative question using the modal verb 'can' to express ability or request.

  • It's something clinical. It's something strange, but I don't care anymore.

    ➔ Contractions (It's) and present simple with 'but' for contrast

    ➔ Contractions like 'It's' are used for informality, and 'but' introduces a contrast between 'something clinical' and 'I don't care anymore.'

  • If I have to dance alone, if everybody sees my silly little life falling apart...

    ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 1) with 'if'

    ➔ The use of 'if' introduces a Type 1 conditional sentence, expressing a possible situation and its result.

  • Everyone knows everyone knows I'm 2.

    ➔ Emphasis with repetition

    ➔ The repetition of 'everyone knows' emphasizes the certainty or universality of the statement.

  • I watch my life from afar. I hold on tight to the girl I was before...

    ➔ Present simple for habitual actions

    ➔ The present simple tense in 'I watch' and 'I hold' indicates habitual or ongoing actions.