Circle With Me – English Lyrics

• By: MAPHRA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric world of MAPHRA with 'Circle With Me.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to explore contemporary English expressions of intimacy and emotion, set against a sophisticated electronic backdrop that makes language acquisition feel rhythmic and natural.

[English]

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CUT DOWN THE ALTER. [screaming]

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>> [music]

>> Vision

deepest fake

dirty gold. [music]

The [singing]

colors change hands are frozen. Feel no

pain.

I just want to hold the flame. [music]

Negative feedback. I'm spinning out of

control. The s sweetness [music] is

crushing me. But I want to know if

there's no heat when I escalate. The

fire is cold. There you go. This could

all be yours. [music]

Heat. Heat.

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Heat. Heat. Heat.

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Nothing s [music]

nothing.

When birds of prey invade my thoughts,

they promise stay [music]

pain

enough to [music] hold the flame.

Negative feedback. I'm standing [music]

out of [singing] control. The secret is

just crushing me. But I want to know if

there's no heat in the escape. [music]

The fire is going to let go. This could

all be yours.

[music]

Heat. Heat. Heat. [music]

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>> [music]

>> With all the POWER OF A DYING SON,

I climb THE ALTER AND I CLAIM my place

as

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well.

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>> [music]

>> me. That's going to be ours. [music]

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Heat.

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Heat.

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[music] Yeah.

HEAT.

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>> [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alter /ˈɔːltər/ B2	verb - to change or cause to change in character or composition
vision /ˈvɪʒən/ B1	noun - the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ A2	adjective - turned into ice; extremely cold
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire
negative /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ A2	adjective - consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features
feedback /ˈfiːdbæk/ B2	noun - information about reactions to a product or a person's performance
control /kənˈtroʊl/ A2	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events
crushing /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - deforming, pulverizing, or forcing inwards by compressing forcefully
escalate /ˈɛskəleɪt/ C1	verb - to increase rapidly in intensity or extent
prey /preɪ/ B2	noun - an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food
invade /ɪnˈveɪd/ B2	verb - to enter and spread into something in great numbers
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	noun - an act of breaking free from confinement or control
power /ˈpaʊər/ A1	noun - the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events
climb /klaɪm/ A2	verb - to go or come up (a slope, incline, or staircase)
claim /kleɪm/ B1	verb - to state or assert that something is the case

Key Grammar Structures

• The colors change, hands are frozen.

  ➔ Present Simple and Present Passive Voice

  ➔ The first clause uses the active voice ('change'), while 'are frozen' uses the 'passive voice' to describe a state.

• I just want to hold the flame.

  ➔ Infinitive verb phrase (Want + to-infinitive)

  ➔ The structure 'want' + 'to-infinitive' is used to express a desire or intention.

• I'm spinning out of control.

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The 'present continuous' describes an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• I want to know if there's no heat when I escalate.

  ➔ Conditional 'if' clause with adverbial clause of time ('when')

  ➔ This combines a noun clause ('if there's no heat') after 'know' and a time clause ('when I escalate').

• This could all be yours.

  ➔ Modal verb of possibility (Could)

  ➔ The modal 'could' is used here to suggest a theoretical possibility or future outcome.

• When birds of prey invade my thoughts, they promise.

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time (When clause)

  ➔ The 'When' clause sets the context or specific time frame for the main action 'they promise'.

• The fire is going to let go.

  ➔ Near Future (be going to)

  ➔ 'Be going to' indicates a future action that is likely to happen based on present evidence.

• I climb the altar and I claim my place.

  ➔ Coordinating conjunction (and)

  ➔ The conjunction 'and' is used to connect two clauses of equal importance to show sequential actions.