X Out – English Lyrics

• By: Extreme
• Album: Six

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the powerful storytelling in Extreme's "X Out," a song that blends industrial rock with profound lyrical themes. For those learning English, the song offers a unique opportunity to explore narrative lyrics rich with metaphor and biblical references, making it a compelling piece to both listen to and learn from.

[English]

Forgive me Father

show me your unfailing love

There is no other

have Mercy on your wayward son

From grace I fell

opened up my eyes in hell

brimstone burning, crying out in agony

Father send someone

quench the fire from my tongue

where the worm’s eternal

and, I’m crying out in agony

Yeah

Sunburns out and it fades to black

there’s no way I’m gonna make it back

out of time and I’m running out of light

X Out X Out, Faith

X Out X Out, Hope

X Out X Out, Love

X Out X Out, Faith

X Out X Out, Hope

X Out X Out, Love

Behold a flower

flourishing then falls away

Know not the hour

number of or, length of days

Save your breath

on a stage a strutter frets

just another tale being told by an idiot

Vanity

full of sound and fury

whistling past your weathered epitaph

I’m never coming back

I’m never coming back

Sunburns out and it fades to black

there’s no way I’m gonna make it back

out of time and I’m running out of light

X Out X Out, Faith

X Out X Out, Hope

X Out X Out, Love

X Out X Out, Faith

X Out X Out, Hope

X Out X Out, Love

X Out X Out, Faith

X Out X Out, Hope

X Out X Out, Love…

Rich man blessed in purple thread

Poor man begging for a crust of bread

like the poor the rich are born to die…

One man suffering forever damned

the other in the bosom of Abraham

looking on beyond the great divide…

Darkness drapes both sun and moon

after the rain storm clouds return

Strong men bow and the house keeper’s quake…

Severed is the silver chord

broken like the golden gourd

dust returns to death from whence it came…

X Out X Out, Faith

X Out X Out, Hope

X Out X Out, Love

X Out X Out, Faith

X Out X Out, Hope

X Out X Out, Love

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone; to grant pardon
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
mercy /ˈmɜːrsi/ B2	noun - compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone who is in trouble
wayward /ˈweɪwərd/ C1	adjective - straying from what is proper or expected; difficult to control
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - simple elegance or divine favor; a short prayer before a meal
hell /hɛl/ B1	noun - a place of suffering after death in many religions; a state of extreme difficulty
brimstone /ˈbrɪmstoʊn/ C2	noun - sulfur; a symbol of divine punishment or hellfire
agony /ˈæɡəni/ C1	noun - extreme physical or mental suffering
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion that produces heat and light verb - to dismiss someone from a job; to shoot
tongue /tʌŋ/ A2	noun - the muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting and speech
eternal /ɪˈtɜːrnl/ C1	adjective - lasting forever; without end
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - the darkest color; without light
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - visible radiant energy that makes things visible
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A1	noun - the reproductive structure of a plant, typically colorful and fragrant
vanity /vəˈnɪti/ C1	noun - excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements
fury /ˈfjʊəri/ C1	noun - intense, violent anger
blessed /blɛst/ B2	adjective - holy; having divine favor or approval
suffering /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/ C1	noun - the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship
darkness /ˈdɑːrk.nəs/ B2	noun - the absence of light; a state of gloom
storm /stɔːrm/ B1	noun - a violent weather condition with strong wind and rain

Key Grammar Structures

• Forgive me Father

  ➔ Imperative mood: a command or request

  ➔ The verb "forgive" is in the imperative mood, directing the speaker to ask the Father for forgiveness.

• There is no other

  ➔ Existential 'there' + be construction

  ➔ The word "there" introduces the existence of something, followed by the verb "is" and the noun phrase "no other".

• From grace I fell

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ The verb "fell" is the simple past form of "fall", indicating a completed action in the past.

• opened up my eyes in hell

  ➔ Present participle clause used as an adverbial modifier

  ➔ The participle "opened" functions like a verb and describes what the subject is doing "up my eyes in hell".

• where the worm’s eternal

  ➔ Relative clause with a possessive ’s

  ➔ The clause "where the worm’s eternal" uses "where" to introduce a relative clause; "worm’s" is the possessive form of "worm".

• I’m never coming back

  ➔ Present continuous used for a future intention (negative)

  ➔ The verb phrase "am … coming" ("I'm coming") expresses a future plan, and the adverb "never" makes it a negative certainty.

• Sunburns out and it fades to black

  ➔ Compound sentence joined by coordinating conjunction "and"

  ➔ The two independent clauses "Sunburns out" and "it fades to black" are linked with the coordinating conjunction "and" to show a sequential relationship.

• Behold a flower flourishing then falls away

  ➔ Imperative verb followed by a noun phrase and a present participle clause

  ➔ The imperative "Behold" commands the listener; "a flower" is the object, and the participial phrase "flourishing then falls away" describes what the flower does.

• Severed is the silver chord

  ➔ Inverted passive construction (subject‑verb inversion)

  ➔ The verb "is" follows the adjective "Severed" and precedes the subject "the silver chord", creating a stylistic inversion for emphasis.