Voices – English Lyrics

• By: Disclosure, Sasha Keable
• Album: Settle

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the English language through Disclosure's track "Voices" featuring Sasha Keable. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to explore vocabulary related to internal thoughts and struggles, using vivid metaphors like the head being a "cage." The clear and soulful vocals of Sasha Keable make it an engaging listen for language learners, while the compelling theme of battling inner demons provides a deeper, universal message that resonates beyond the lyrics.

[English]

There are voices in my head

And my heart is trying hard to drown them out

I keep hearing what they say

They've enticed me into what they're all about

Willpower slips away

And I'm weakening with every word they say

So I contemplate my fate

As I do, the whisper turns into a shout

You bring out the darkest side of me

Chased out from a place that I can't reach

I would love to practice what I preach

But you bring out the darkest side of me, yeah

I tried to resist, but you caught me

I tried to dismiss what you taught me

I tried to resist, but you caught me

I tried to dismiss what you taught me

Risking everything I had

I was keen to find the worst that I could do

Drove this sanity away

Brought destruction to the people that I knew

My head became a cage

I became a puppet on the stage

And even though we're not okay

The feeling brings me pleasure all the same, all the same

You bring out the darkest side of me

Chased out from a place that I can't reach

I would love to practice what I preach

But you bring out the darkest side of me, yeah

I tried to resist, but you caught me

I tried to dismiss what you taught me

I tried to resist, but you caught me

I tried to dismiss what you taught me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
voice /vɔɪs/ A1	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth
drown /draʊn/ B1	verb - to make inaudible or inconspicuous
entice /ɪnˈtaɪs/ B2	verb - to attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage
willpower /ˈwɪlˌpaʊər/ B1	noun - strong determination and self-control
weaken /ˈwiːkən/ A2	verb - to become or make less strong or effective
contemplate /ˈkɒntəmˌpleɪt/ B2	verb - to think about carefully, especially before making a decision
darkest /ˈdɑːrkɪst/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
chase /tʃeɪs/ A1	verb - to follow and try to catch someone or something
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to fight against or oppose something
dismiss /dɪsˈmɪs/ B2	verb - to stop considering or giving attention to
risk /rɪsk/ A2	verb - to expose to danger or loss
sanity /ˈsænɪti/ B2	noun - the state of being mentally healthy and rational
destruction /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/ B1	noun - the act of destroying or being destroyed
cage /keɪdʒ/ A1	noun - a structure of bars or wires to hold birds or animals
puppet /ˈpʌpɪt/ A2	noun - a movable model of a person or animal, typically one made of cloth or wood
pleasure /ˈpleʒər/ A2	noun - a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment

Key Grammar Structures

• There are **voices** in my head

  ➔ Existential 'there is/are' construction, plural nouns

  ➔ The sentence uses the 'there is/are' structure to indicate existence. The plural noun, **voices**, follows 'are'.

• And my heart is **trying hard to drown** them out

  ➔ Present continuous tense, verb phrase 'try hard to'

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action. The phrase 'try hard to' indicates an effort or attempt.

• I keep **hearing** what they say

  ➔ Present simple with an emphasis on habitual action, gerund

  ➔ The present simple 'keep hearing' emphasizes a repeated or habitual action. 'Hearing' acts as a gerund here, functioning as a noun.

• They've **enticed** me into what they're all about

  ➔ Present perfect tense, verb 'entice', prepositional phrase

  ➔ The present perfect 'They've enticed' connects a past action to the present. The verb 'entice' means to attract or tempt. 'Into what they're all about' is a prepositional phrase.

• Willpower **slips away**

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'slips away'

  ➔ The phrasal verb 'slips away' means to disappear or gradually diminish.

• And I'm **weakening** with every word they say

  ➔ Present continuous tense, prepositional phrase

  ➔ The present continuous 'I'm weakening' describes an ongoing process. 'With every word they say' is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial of time.

• So I **contemplate** my fate

  ➔ Simple present tense, direct object

  ➔ Simple present tense used to describe a habitual action. The verb 'contemplate' is followed by the direct object 'my fate'.

• You bring out the **darkest side** of me

  ➔ Noun phrase 'darkest side'

  ➔ This sentence uses the noun phrase 'darkest side' to refer to the speaker's negative qualities or tendencies. 'Darkest' is the superlative form.

• I would love to **practice** what I preach

  ➔ Conditional with 'would', infinitive verb

  ➔ This sentence uses the conditional tense with 'would' expressing a desire or hypothetical situation. 'To practice' is the infinitive form of the verb.