If I'm There – English Lyrics

• By: Bad Omens
• Album: Finding God Before God Finds Me

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the cinematic soundscapes of Bad Omens to enhance your English vocabulary! 'If I'm There' is perfect for learning emotive adjectives and understanding how complex feelings are expressed through modern alternative lyrics.

[English]

There are scars that'll never ever show themselves

You get when you're left alone too long in Hell

They tried to keep in the secrets that you wouldn't tell

But they just stripped you for parts you had to sell

...

Well, if I'm there to catch you when you fall

You'll have a friend down in Hell after all

And if you're there to catch me when I fall

Then maybe Hell ain't so bad after all

I didn't want to believe how much you needed help

And I just left you to be all by yourself

And now I wish I had seen that you weren't doing well

But I just came back to see how hard you fell

Well, if I'm there to catch you when you fall

You'll have a friend down in Hell after all

And if you're there to catch me when I fall

Then maybe Hell ain't so bad after all

Build me up or tear me down, I will never make a sound

Build me up or tear me down

Run a dagger through my chest, I believe it's for the best

Build me up or tear me down

...

There are scars that'll never ever show themselves

You get when you're left alone too long in Hell

They tried to keep in the secrets that you wouldn't tell

But they just stripped you for parts you had to sell

...

And if you're there to catch me when I fall

Then maybe Hell ain't so bad after all

Build me up or tear me down, I will never make a sound

Build me up or tear me down

Run a dagger through my chest, I believe it's for the best

Build me up or tear me down

If I'm there to catch you when you fall

You'll have a friend down in Hell after all

And if you're there to catch me when I fall

Then maybe Hell ain't so bad after all

...

If I'm there to catch you when you fall

You'll have a friend down in Hell after all

And if you're there to catch me when I fall

Then maybe Hell ain't so bad after all

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
scars /skɑːrz/ B2	noun - A mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not healed completely.
secrets /ˈsiːkrəts/ A2	noun - Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
stripped /strɪpt/ B2	verb - To remove all covering or belongings from someone or something.
dagger /ˈdæɡər/ C2	noun - A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon.
hell /hɛl/ A2	noun - A place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering.
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - To accept that something is true; feel sure of the truth of.
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard.
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - Having no one else present; on one's own.
parts /pɑːrts/ A1	noun - Some but not all of something; components.
tear /tɛər/ B1	verb - To pull something apart or to pieces with force.
chest /tʃɛst/ A2	noun - The front surface of a person's body between the neck and the abdomen.
needed /ˈniːdɪd/ A1	verb - To require something because it is essential or very important.
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - Solid, firm, and resistant to pressure; difficult.
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - A person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
build /bɪld/ A1	verb - To construct something by putting parts or material together.

Key Grammar Structures

• There are scars that'll never ever show themselves

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'that'

  ➔ The pronoun "that" acts as the subject of the relative clause, describing the "scars".

• You get when you're left alone too long in Hell

  ➔ Passive Voice (Be + Past Participle)

  ➔ "You're left" indicates an action being done to the subject by an external force.

• They tried to keep in the secrets that you wouldn't tell

  ➔ Past Modal Verb (wouldn't)

  ➔ "Wouldn't" (would not) here expresses a refusal or past unwillingness to disclose information.

• Well, if I'm there to catch you when you fall

  ➔ First Conditional (If + Present Simple)

  ➔ The structure "If I'm there" sets a condition for a future real possibility.

• I didn't want to believe how much you needed help

  ➔ Noun Clause (how much you needed help)

  ➔ The clause "how much you needed help" acts as the object of the verb "believe".

• And I just left you to be all by yourself

  ➔ Adverbial phrase of state (all by yourself)

  ➔ "All by yourself" emphasizes being completely alone, intensifying the sense of isolation.

• But I just came back to see how hard you fell

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose (to see)

  ➔ "To see" explains the reason for the action (coming back).

• Build me up or tear me down, I will never make a sound

  ➔ Imperative structure (Build/Tear)

  ➔ Using the base form of the verb without a subject expresses a command or unconditional offer.