viscus – English Lyrics

• By: Oklou, FKA twigs
• Album: choke enough (expansion pack)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the nuanced world of 'viscus' by Oklou and FKA twigs, a song that beautifully blends evocative lyrics with atmospheric electronic pop. This track offers a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to introspection, vulnerability, and internal struggles, while experiencing a captivating collaboration between two avant-garde artists. Its poignant themes and unique sound make it a compelling piece for language and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

A few steps in the backyard

With one foot at a time

Only rays of sunshine can be catching me off guard

The turning in my mind

Travels to my viscus with the stories before mine

All the homes that I've known

Are made to be falling apart

Are the sheds and castles

Created to be made from the start?

I get lost so deep inside me

In the start or in the ending

Last is my beginning

Full of life, but I'm starving

Over hills, overcrowding

I guess I thought the sunshine would

Be enough or something

The body is a temple

Am I worshipping too hard?

Praying with my eyes shut keeps me away from the lights

But sometimes, I'm so fragile

As if someone else's faith feels not like home at all?

All the signs that I know

Are starting to tear me apart

It'd be nice to grow old

Without being under attack

All this fear that I hold

Is building up layers of time

Can I just scream it all

Instead of it choking up my lungs?

Avoiding myself naked in the bath

Just to touch my body in the dark

I wanna find a place I feel alive

The beating of my heart

Is sure a place to start

Instead of me choking up and running

I get lost so deep inside me

In the start or in the ending

Last is my beginning

Full of life, but I'm starving

Over hills, overcrowding

Guess I thought the sunshine would

Be enough or something

Instead of it choking up my lungs?

Instead of me choking up and running

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
viscus /ˈvɪskəs/ C1	noun - an internal organ of the body, especially in the abdominal cavity
catching /ˈkætʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - to surprise or attract attention
turning /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ A1	verb - to change direction or position
travels /ˈtrævəlz/ A1	verb - to go from one place to another
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely
created /kriˈeɪtɪd/ A2	verb - to make or produce something
fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/ B1	adjective - easily broken or damaged
worshipping /ˈwɜːrʃɪpɪŋ/ B1	verb - to show devotion and love for a deity
praying /ˈpreɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to speak to a god or gods
tearing /ˈtɛərɪŋ/ A2	verb - to pull something apart by force
building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ A1	verb - to construct or create something
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - to shout very loudly
choking /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to have difficulty breathing because of a constricted throat
naked /ˈneɪkɪd/ A2	adjective - not wearing any clothes
beating /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ A2	verb - to strike repeatedly noun - a pulsating movement, especially of the heart
starving /ˈstɑːrvɪŋ/ A2	adjective - suffering or dying from lack of food

Key Grammar Structures

• With one foot at a time

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase "with one foot at a time" uses a prepositional phrase to indicate manner or condition, describing how the action is performed.

• Travels to my viscus with the stories before mine

  ➔ Present tense verb in a poetic context

  ➔ The verb "travels" is in the present tense, used poetically to describe a continuous or timeless action.

• Are made to be falling apart

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The phrase uses the passive voice to emphasize the result or state rather than the doer of the action.

• I get lost so deep inside me

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun "myself" (implied in "inside me") indicates that the action is directed back to the subject.

• Full of life, but I'm starving

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction

  ➔ The conjunction "but" is used to contrast the ideas of being full of life and starving.

• The body is a temple

  ➔ Metaphorical statement

  ➔ The sentence uses a metaphor to compare the body to a temple, emphasizing its sacredness.

• As if someone else's faith feels not like home at all?

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The subjunctive mood is used in "feels not like home" to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation.

• Can I just scream it all

  ➔ Modal verb for possibility

  ➔ The modal verb "can" is used to express possibility or ability in the action of screaming.