Warzone – English Lyrics

• By: The Wanted
• Album: Most Wanted - The Greatest Hits

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I can't believe I had to see

The girl of my dreams cheating on me

The pain you caused has left me dead inside

I'm gonna make sure you regret that night

I feel you close, I feel you breathe

And now it's like you're here

You're haunting me

You're out of line

You're out of sight

You're the reason that we started this fight

But I, I, I know, I just gotta let it go

I, I, I should've known

I gotta learn to say goodbye now

I throw my armour down

And leave the battleground

For the final time now

I, I, I know, I'm running from a warzone

In our house, I hate that place

Everywhere I walk, I see your face

Try to erase a memory with a flame

And hope I'll never see you again

Standing here in this burning room

You know the end could never come so soon

It's clear to me the lies you used

The ones that kill me ain't hurting you

So I, I, I know, I just gotta let it go

I, I should've known

I gotta learn to say goodbye now

I throw my armour down

And leave the battleground

For the final time now

I, I, I know, I'm running from a warzone

I'm running from a warzone

...

I can't do this anymore

I'm running from a warzone

What are we fighting for?

...

I'm running from a warzone

Hey-yeah, I, I, I know, I just gotta let it go

...

I, I should've known

I gotta learn to say goodbye now

I throw my armour down

And leave the battleground

For the final time now

I, I, I know, I'm running from a warzone

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Warzone /'wɔːzəʊn/ B2	noun - an area where a war is being fought; a place where there is a lot of conflict or dispute
Battleground /'bætlɡraʊnd/ B2	noun - a place where a battle is fought; an area of intense competition or conflict
Armour /'ɑːmə(r)/ B2	noun - protective covering, especially for the body in battle; a mental or emotional shield
Regret /rɪˈɡret/ B2	verb - to feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over something that has happened or been done noun - a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done
Haunting /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/ B2	verb - to be persistently and disturbingly present in (the mind); to visit regularly as a ghost adjective - poignant and evocative; something that continues to affect you for a long time
Cheating /ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/ B1	verb - acting dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game or examination, or in a relationship
Erase /ɪˈreɪs/ B1	verb - to remove (something) completely; to rub out or wipe out
Flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire; a strong or passionate feeling
Burning /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/ B1	verb - producing flames and heat; to be on fire adjective - on fire; extremely hot; intense or passionate
Lies /laɪz/ B1	noun - untruthful statements; things that are said or written that are not true
Dead /ded/ B2	adjective - no longer alive; (figurative) lacking sensation, emotion, or vitality; numb
Pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury; mental suffering or distress
Memory /ˈmeməri/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information; something remembered from the past
Reason /ˈriːzn/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event; the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments logically
Fight /faɪt/ B1	noun - a violent confrontation or struggle; an argument or disagreement verb - to take part in a violent struggle; to argue or disagree strongly with someone

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't believe I had to see

  ➔ Past modal 'had to' + infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "had to" expresses an obligation in the past, followed by the infinitive "see".

• I'm gonna make sure you regret that night

  ➔ Future intention with "going to" (gonna) + verb phrase

  ➔ The colloquial form "gonna" is short for "going to" and shows a planned future action: "make sure you regret that night".

• I feel you close, I feel you breathe

  ➔ Perception verb + object + bare infinitive

  ➔ After perception verbs like "feel", the verb that follows is used in the bare infinitive form: "feel you close" and "feel you breathe".

• You're haunting me

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The verb "haunting" is in the present continuous form, showing that the feeling is happening now.

• I just gotta let it go

  ➔ Informal contraction "gotta" = have got to + infinitive

  ➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial form of "have got to", followed by the infinitive "let".

• I throw my armour down

  ➔ Simple present for habitual / immediate action

  ➔ The verb "throw" is in the simple present, indicating a decisive action taken now or as a habit.

• I'm running from a warzone

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing activity

  ➔ "Running" is the present participle after "am", showing a continuous action of fleeing.

• What are we fighting for?

  ➔ Question formation with auxiliary "are" + preposition at the end (preposition stranding)

  ➔ The auxiliary "are" comes before the subject "we"; the preposition "for" is stranded at the end of the clause.

• I should've known

  ➔ Modal perfect "should have" + past participle

  ➔ "Should've" is the contracted form of "should have", used with the past participle "known" to express regret about the past.