Sacrifice – English Lyrics

• By: Minuit Machine
• Album: Infrarouge

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive and atmospheric world of French duo Minuit Machine through their song 'Sacrifice.' Singing in English allows the band to express personal and profound themes with a sense of poetic distance. This track offers a great opportunity for language learners to connect with the raw, universal emotions of vulnerability and feeling trapped, all wrapped in a captivating darkwave soundscape.

[English]

I am afraid to let it go

This moment I made up in my mind

You saw the weakness in my bones

Fractures of another life

And I guess I don't wanna see

The look in your eyes when I look away

And I guess I don't wanna be

Your hiding space when you run away

Another day, another night

I'm standing still and I don't know why

A fraction of time

A glimpse of desire

It's like a divine sacrifice

Another day, another night

I'm standing still and I don't know why

It's like I'm waiting here to die

It's like a divine sacrifice

...

I keep on swaying in the dark

I see your name in neon lights

I try to move but I'm petrified

I can't go back I've crossed the line

And I guess I don't wanna see

The look in your eyes when I look away

And I guess I don't wanna be

Your hiding space when you run away

Another day, another night

I'm standing still and I don't know why

A fraction of time

A glimpse of desire

It's like a divine sacrifice

Another day, another night

I'm standing still and I don't know why

It's like I'm waiting here to die

It's like a divine sacrifice

It's like a divine sacrifice

It's like a divine sacrifice

It's like a divine sacrifice

It's like a divine sacrifice

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A1	noun - a very short period of time
weakness /ˈwiːknəs/ B2	noun - the state of being weak; lack of strength
bones /boʊnz/ A2	noun - any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
fractures /ˈfræktʃərz/ C1	noun - the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material. verb - to break or cause to break (a bone).
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze towards someone or something or in a specified direction. noun - an act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something.
hiding /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - to put or keep out of sight noun - The act of concealing something.
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move at a speed faster than a walk
standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ A1	verb - to have or maintain an upright position
fraction /ˈfrækʃən/ B2	noun - a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something.
glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ B2	noun - a momentary or partial view. verb - see or perceive briefly or partially.
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something verb - strongly wish for or want (something)
divine /dɪˈvaɪn/ C1	adjective - of, from, or like God or a god.
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ B2	noun - an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else more important or worthy. verb - give up (something valued) for the sake of other considerations.
swaying /ˈsweɪɪŋ/ B2	verb - move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backward and forward or from side to side.
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
neon /ˈniːɑːn/ B2	noun - a gaseous chemical element used in lighting.
petrified /ˈpetrɪfaɪd/ C1	adjective - so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified. verb - to make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move.
crossed /krɔːst/ A2	verb - go across (a road, river, or area).
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens.

Key Grammar Structures

• I am afraid to let it go

  ➔ Adjective + to-infinitive

  ➔ Uses the structure "be + adjective + to-infinitive" to express a feeling or state. Here, "afraid" is the adjective and "to let go" is the infinitive phrase. It indicates the speaker's fear of releasing something.

• This moment I made up in my mind

  ➔ Phrasal verb: made up

  ➔ "Made up" (a phrasal verb) means to invent, create, or imagine. The sentence signifies a moment constructed within the speaker's imagination.

• You saw the weakness in my bones

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ "Saw" is the past tense of "see". The sentence expresses a completed action in the past: someone noticed a vulnerability.

• And I guess I don't wanna see

  ➔ Negative form of 'want to' + infinitive

  ➔ Expresses a desire *not* to do something. "Don't wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "do not want to."

• When I look away

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'when' introducing a time clause.

  ➔ "When" indicates that the action of the main clause happens at the same time or during the period of the time clause. It specifies *when* something occurs.

• Your hiding space when you run away

  ➔ Noun used as an adjective ('hiding' modifying 'space')

  ➔ The word "hiding," typically a verb or part of a verb, is used here as an adjective to describe the kind of "space" it is. This shows a more advanced understanding of word function.

• It's like a divine sacrifice

  ➔ Simile using 'like'

  ➔ The word "like" is used to draw a comparison between the situation and "a divine sacrifice". Similes allow for abstract concepts to be understood through more concrete examples.

• I try to move but I'm petrified

  ➔ Use of 'but' as a coordinating conjunction

  ➔ "But" connects two contrasting ideas. In this case, the speaker is attempting to move, *but* is paralyzed by fear. This shows a contrasting relationship between two actions/states.