Voices – English Lyrics

• By: Disturbed
• Album: The Sickness

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the dark and intense world of Disturbed's "Voices," a powerful exploration of mental conflict and inner turmoil. By dissecting the lyrics and themes, you can gain a deeper understanding of the psychological battles the song portrays, while experiencing the raw energy of Disturbed's signature sound. This song offers a unique opportunity to confront challenging themes and expand your comprehension of emotional expression in music.

[English]

So!

Are you breathing?

So!

Are you breathing?

No, no!

Are you breathing?

So!

Are you breathing?

No!

Wake up, are you alive?

Will you listen to me?

I'm gonna talk about some freaky shit now!

Someone is gonna die!

When you listen to me!

Let the living die, let the living die!

Say!

Wake up, are you alive?

Will you listen to me?

I'm gonna talk about some freaky shit now!

Someone is gonna die!

When you listen to me!

Let the living die, let the living die!

Say!

Are you breathing now?

Do the wicked see you?

You're still breathing!

You're making me known!

Are you breathing now?

Do the wicked see you?

You're still breathing!

So!

What's up, I wonder why?

Did you listen to me?

I'm gonna make you do some freaky shit now!

Insane, you're gonna die!

When you listen to me!

Let the living die, let the living die!

Say!

What's up, I wonder why?

Do you listen to me?

I'm gonna make you do some freaky shit now!

Insane, you're gonna die!

When you listen to me!

Let the living die, let the living die!

Say!

Are you breathing now?

Do the wicked see you?

You're still breathing!

You're making me known!

Are you breathing now?

Do the wicked see you?

You're still breathing!

So!

Can you imagine how good going through this will make you feel?

I promise, no one will ever know!

There will be no chance of you getting caught!

They never loved you anyway!

So come on, be a man and do what you are compelled to do!

Save me God!

I can hear the voice

But I don't want to listen

Strap me down and tell me

I'll be alright

I can feel the subliminal need

To be one with the voice

And make everything alright!

I can hear the voice

But I don't want to listen

Strap me down and tell me

I'll be alright!

I can feel the subliminal need

To be one with the voice

And make everything alright!

Are you breathing now?

Do the wicked see you?

You're still breathing!

You're making me known!

Are you breathing now?

Do the wicked see you?

You're still breathing!

So, are you breathing?

So, do you breathe now, now?

So, are you breathing?

So, do you breathe now?

Key Grammar Structures

• Wake up, are you alive?

  ➔ Imperative Mood + Interrogative Sentence

  ➔ "Wake up" uses imperative mood for commands. "Are you alive?" forms a question using "to be" inversion.

• I'm gonna talk about some freaky shit now!

  ➔ Informal Future Tense (Gonna)

  ➔ "Gonna" replaces "going to" in informal speech to express immediate future intention.

• There will be no chance of you getting caught

  ➔ Future Passive Construction

  ➔ "Will be no chance" creates future passive voice. "Getting caught" uses gerund after preposition.

• They never loved you anyway!

  ➔ Past Simple Negative + Discourse Marker

  ➔ "Never" negates past action. "Anyway" stresses finality despite circumstances.

• Strap me down and tell me I'll be alright

  ➔ Sequential Imperatives + Object Promise

  ➔ Imperative verbs "Strap" and "tell" followed simultaneously by "me" (object) and promise clause "I'll be alright".

• I can hear the voice but I don't want to listen

  ➔ Conjunction Contrast + Verb Complement

  ➔ "But" contrasts ability "can hear" vs willingness "don't want to listen". "To listen" acts as complement.

• Be a man and do what you are compelled to do!

  ➔ Imperative + Relative Clause

  ➔ Imperative "Be" followed by noun phrase "a man" and relative clause "what you are compelled to do".

• I can feel the subliminal need to be one with the voice

  ➔ Infinitive Purpose Clauses

  ➔ Infinitive "to be" expresses purpose of "need", answering implicit "why?"