Nobody's Listening – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Meteora

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic flow of 'Nobody's Listening' to master English conversational nuances and hip-hop slang. This track is special for its unique blend of rap and rock, making it an excellent resource for learning how to express complex emotions and social commentary through rhythmic English.

[English]

[Music]

at yo PE the style and the kids checking

for it the number one question is how

could you ignore it we drop right back

in the cut over basement tracks or rap

that got you back in this up likeed wi

night we're just rolling with the Rhythm

Rise From the Ashes a stylistic division

with these non-stop lyrics of life

living not to be forgotten but still

Unforgiven but in the meantime there are

those who want to talk this and that so

I suppose that it gets to a point where

feelings got to get hurt and get dirty

with the people spreading the dirt go I

do give you warning but everyone ignor

told you everything loud and clear but

nobody's listening call to you so

clearly but you don't want to hear me

told you everything loud and clear but

nobody's listening I got a Heart full of

pain head full of stress hand full of

anger held in my chest and everything

left's a waste of time I hate my Rhymes

I hate everyone else's more I'm riding

on the back of this pressure guessing

that is better I can't keep myself

together because all of this stress gave

me something to ride on pain gave me

something I can set my sights on you

never forget the Blood Sweat and Tears

the uphill struggle over years the fear

and trash talking in the people it was

too and the people that started it just

like you try to give you warning but

everyone in door St told you everything

loud and clear but nobody's listening

called to you so clearly but you don't

want you hear me told you everything

loud and clear but nobody's listening I

got a Heart full of pain head full of

stress hand full of anger held in my

chest up pill struggle Blood Sweat and

Tears nothing to gain everything to fear

Heart full of pain head full of stress

hand full of anger held in my chest

uphill struggle Blood Sweat and Tears

nothing to gain everything to fear Heart

full of pain Heart full of pain Heart

full

of try to give you warning but everyone

ignores me told you everything loud and

clear but nobody's listening call to you

so clearly but you don't want you hear

me told you everything loud and clear

nobody's listening I got a Heart full of

pain hand full of stress nobody's

listening handful of anger held in my

chest nobody's listening a feel struggle

but Sweat and Tears nobody's Ling

nothing to gain everything to fear

nobody's coming at

you coming at

you coming at you from every

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ B1	verb - to refuse to take notice of
ashes /ˈæʃ.ɪz/ B2	noun - the powdery residue left after something has burned
unforgiven /ˌʌn.fəˈɡɪv.ən/ C1	adjective - not forgiven; not pardoned
warning /ˈwɔːr.nɪŋ/ B1	noun - a statement or event that indicates a possible danger
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or mental suffering
stress /stres/ B1	noun - mental or emotional strain or tension
anger /ˈæŋ.ɡər/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility
pressure /ˈpreʃ.ər/ B2	noun - the use of persuasion, influence, or intimidation
struggle /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/ B2	noun - to make forceful efforts to get free of restraint or constriction verb - to strive to achieve something in the face of difficulty
sweat /swet/ B1	noun - moisture exuded through the pores of the skin
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from the eyes
gain /ɡeɪn/ B1	verb - to obtain or secure something desired

Key Grammar Structures

• Living not to be forgotten but still unforgiven.

  ➔ Passive Infinitive

  ➔ Using "to be forgotten" indicates an action received by the subject in an infinitive form.

• There are those who want to talk this and that.

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The clause "who want to talk this and that" modifies the noun "those".

• Feelings got to get hurt.

  ➔ Causative / Necessity Modal

  ➔ "Got to" is an informal way of saying "have to", expressing obligation or necessity.

• You don't want to hear me.

  ➔ Infinitive with direct object

  ➔ "To hear" is the infinitive verb taking "me" as its direct object.

• I'm riding on the back of this pressure.

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ "I'm riding" describes an action happening at the current moment or a current state.

• Guessing that it is better.

  ➔ Participial Phrase

  ➔ "Guessing" is a present participle used to add extra information to the main clause.

• Pain gave me something I can set my sights on.

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ The pronoun "that" is omitted before "I can set my sights on".

• Nothing to gain, everything to fear.

  ➔ Parallel Structure / Ellipsis

  ➔ Two parallel phrases follow the same "[Noun] + to [Verb]" pattern for stylistic emphasis.