Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain) – English Lyrics

• By: INXS
• Album: Listen Like Thieves

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and INXS's "Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain)" offers a great opportunity to explore poetic and metaphorical English. The song's lyrics, which delve into themes of resilience and our connection to the earth, provide rich vocabulary and imagery. Its clear and melodic vocals make it easier to follow along and appreciate the nuances of the English language in a classic rock context.

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪ Playing in the dirt ♪

♪ We find the seeds of doubt, oh ♪

♪ Don't water them with your tears ♪

♪ Don't think about all the years ♪

♪♪♪

♪ You'd rather be without ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Eden lets me in ♪

♪ I find the seeds of love ♪

♪ And climb upon the highwire ♪

♪ I kiss and tell all my fears ♪

♪ Falling down the mountain ♪

♪ End up kissing dirt ♪

♪ Look a little closer ♪

♪ Sometimes it wouldn't hurt ♪

♪ Do-do-do ♪

♪ Do-do-do-do, playing in the dirt ♪

♪ we find the seeds of fun ♪

♪ Do-do-do-do and we scream like alleycats ♪

♪ Do-do-do-do tearing down what we attack ♪

♪ To prove that we are one ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Cutting through the night ♪

♪ We find the seeds of lust ♪

♪ And lose our minds on one intent ♪

♪ These passions never seem to end ♪

♪ Falling down the mountain ♪

♪ End up kissing dirt ♪

♪ Look a little closer ♪

♪ Sometimes it wouldn't hurt ♪

♪♪♪

♪ You know it wouldn't hurt ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Falling down the mountain ♪

♪ End up getting hurt ♪

♪ Look a little closer ♪

♪ Sometimes it wouldn't hurt ♪

♪ Get up, get up, get up, get up to the top, yeah ♪

♪ I'm falling down the mountain ♪

♪ End up kissing dirt, yeah ♪

♪ I'm falling, falling ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Cutting through the night ♪

♪ We find the seeds of lust ♪

♪ And lose our minds on one intent ♪

♪ These passions never seem to end ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Falling down the mountain ♪

♪ End up kissing dirt ♪

♪ Look a little closer ♪

♪ Sometimes it wouldn't hurt ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dirt /dɜːrt/ A1	noun - earth or soil
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love, affection, or greeting noun - an act of kissing
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down from a higher level to a lower level
mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ A1	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to turn one's eyes in a specified direction noun - an act of directing one's gaze
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or perceive
seeds /siːdz/ A2	noun - the unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant.
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or injury verb - to cause emotional pain or distress adjective - physically injured
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction. verb - feel uncertain about.
tears /tɪrz/ A2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye, typically as a result of strong emotion.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - feel deep affection or sexual love for (someone).
fears /fɪərz/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, real or imagined.
passions /ˈpæʃənz/ B2	noun - strong and barely controllable emotion.
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	verb - take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force. noun - an aggressive and violent act.
lust /lʌst/ C1	noun - strong sexual desire.

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't water them with your tears.

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative form to give a command or advice, as in "Don't water them..."

• I kiss and tell all my fears.

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express habitual actions or general truths, as in "I kiss and tell..."

• Sometimes it wouldn't hurt.

  ➔ Conditional mood

  ➔ The conditional mood expresses a possibility or hypothetical situation, as in "it wouldn't hurt..."

• We find the seeds of fun.

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express actions that are currently happening or general truths, as in "We find..."

• Cutting through the night.

  ➔ Present participle

  ➔ The present participle is used to indicate an ongoing action, as in "Cutting through..."

• End up kissing dirt.

  ➔ Phrasal verb

  ➔ The phrase "end up" is a phrasal verb that indicates a final result or outcome, as in "end up kissing..."

• These passions never seem to end.

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a general truth or a repeated action, as in "These passions never seem..."