Where Dreams Go To Die – English Lyrics

• By: John Grant
• Album: Queen of Denmark

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant depths of unrequited love and destructive infatuation with John Grant's "Where Dreams Go To Die." This song, rich with emotional honesty and musical complexity, offers a unique opportunity to delve into the language of longing and regret, framed by Grant's distinctive blend of folk and synth-pop.

[English]

Your beauty is unstoppable, your confidence unspeakable

I know you know I know you know, that I know that you know

I'm willing to do anything to get attention from you, dear

Even though I don't have anything that I could bargain with

This is like a well-oiled machine

Could I please see that smile again?

It's all that makes me feel like I am living in this world

I see you closing all the doors

I see the walls as they go up

I know it's what you have to do

I'd probably do the same thing, too, my dear

Baby, you're where dreams go to die

I regret the day your lovely carcass caught my eye

Baby, you're where dreams go to die

I've got to get away

I don't want to but I have to try, oh baby

You have to play your part, my dear

I've written it all down for you

It doesn't matter if the things you say to me aren't true

Just do it then I'll let you go

Just say the words and say them slowly

I promise I'll tell no one

Yes, I cross my heart and hope to die

Baby, you're where dreams go to die

I regret the day your lovely carcass caught my eye

Baby, you're where dreams go to die

I've got to get away

I don't want to but I have to try, oh baby

Baby, you're where dreams go to die

I regret the day your lovely carcass caught my eye

Baby, you're where dreams go to die

I've got to get away

I don't want to but I have to try, oh baby

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ B1	noun - the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; self-assurance
unstopppable /ʌnˈstɒpɪbəl/ C1	adjective - impossible to stop or prevent
unspeakable /ʌnˈspiːkəbl/ C2	adjective - too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words
machine /məˈʃiːn/ A2	noun - a device with moving parts that performs a task
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression showing happiness or pleasure
live /lɪv/ B1	verb - to have life; to exist
closing /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move something so that it blocks an opening
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to express thoughts or feelings using words
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with facts; not false
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B2	verb - to vow or pledge to do something

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm willing to do anything to get attention from you, dear

  ➔ modal verb + base verb (willing to do)

  ➔ "Willing" expresses readiness or intention to do something.

• Could I please see that smile again?

  ➔ modal verb + base verb (could see)

  ➔ "Could" is used to make polite requests or ask for permission.

• It's all that makes me feel like I am living in this world

  ➔ relative clause + verb (that makes, I am living)

  ➔ "Makes" is a causative verb indicating that something causes a certain feeling.

• I see you closing all the doors

  ➔ present simple + gerund (see you closing)

  ➔ The verb "see" followed by a verb in -ing indicates perceiving an ongoing action.

• I cross my heart and hope to die

  ➔ idiomatic expression with coordinated clauses (cross my heart, hope to die)

  ➔ A fixed idiomatic expression indicating sincerity and seriousness in promises.