Crawling – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: One More Light Live

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Linkin Park's "Crawling," a raw and powerful song that serves as an excellent entry point into the English language through its deeply emotional and universally relatable lyrics. This track, a cornerstone of early 2000s rock, explores intense feelings of self-doubt and internal struggle, making its vocabulary and expressions particularly vivid and impactful. By dissecting its lyrics, you can gain insight into how English is used to convey complex psychological states and powerful emotions, enhanced by Chester Bennington's unique vocal delivery. "Crawling" is special because it articulates feelings many people experience but find hard to express, offering a potent lyrical and sonic experience that can help solidify your understanding of emotional language in English.

[English]

Crawling in my skin

These wounds, they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

...

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface

Consuming, confusing

This lack of self control I fear is never ending

Controlling

I can't seem

To find myself again

My walls are closing in

(Without a sense of confidence, I'm convinced)

(That there's just too much pressure to take)

I've felt this way before

So insecure

Crawling in my skin

These wounds, they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

Discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me

Distracting, reacting

Against my will I stand beside my own reflection

It's haunting

How I can't seem

To find myself again

My walls are closing in

(Without a sense of confidence, I'm convinced)

(That there's just too much pressure to take)

I've felt this way before

So insecure

Crawling in my skin

These wounds, they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

Crawling in my skin

These wounds, they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing, confusing what is real

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface

Consuming (confusing what is real)

This lack of self control I fear is never ending

Controlling (confusing what is real)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crawl /krɔːl/ A2	verb - to move on hands and knees
wound /wuːnd/ B1	noun - an injury to the body verb - to cause physical injury
heal /hiːl/ A2	verb - to become healthy again
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by danger or worry verb - to be afraid of something
confusing /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ B2	adjective - causing confusion
discomfort /dɪsˈkʌmfərt/ B2	noun - a state of distress or unease
react /rɪˈækt/ B1	verb - to respond to a situation or stimulus
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in a vertical position
inside /ˈɪnsaɪd/ A1	noun - the inner part of something
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or manage verb - to exercise influence over something
pressure /ˈpreʃər/ B2	noun - the force applied to something
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or sensation

Key Grammar Structures

• Crawling in my skin

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the **present continuous tense** to describe an ongoing action happening now.

• These wounds, they will not heal

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase shows the **future simple tense** using 'will' to express certainty about the wounds not healing.

• Fear is how I fall

  ➔ Simile using 'is how' to compare feelings

  ➔ The phrase employs a **simile structure** with 'is how' to compare 'fear' to the manner of falling.

• Controlling

  ➔ Present participle used as a gerund to imply ongoing action

  ➔ The word 'Controlling' functions as a **gerund**, indicating an ongoing or continuous action related to the theme of the song.

• I can't seem

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' + base verb to express inability or difficulty

  ➔ Uses the **modal verb 'can' in the negative form 'can't'** to express inability or difficulty in doing something.