Turn It Off – English Lyrics

• By: Paramore
• Album: brand new eyes

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Paramore's 'Turn It Off' to master expressive English vocabulary related to emotions and modern social phenomena. This song is special for its rhythmic intensity and its ability to turn complex feelings of burnout into powerful, poetic lyrics.

[English]

I scraped my knees while I was praying

And found a demon in my safest haven

Seems like it's getting harder to believe in anything

Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts

I wanna know what it'd be like

To find perfection in my pride

To see nothing in the light

But turn it off in all my spite

In all my spite, I'll turn it off

And the worst part is, before it gets any better

We're headed for a cliff

And in the free fall I will realize

I'm better off when I hit the bottom

...

The tragedy, it seems unending

I'm watching everyone I looked up to breaking, bending

Or taking shortcuts and false solutions

Just to come out the hero

Well, I can see behind the curtain (I can see now)

The wheels are cranking, turning

It's all wrong the way we're working

Towards a goal that's nonexistent

It's nonexistent but we just keep believing

And the worst part is, before it gets any better

We're headed for a cliff

And in the free fall I will realize

I'm better off when I hit the bottom

...

I wanna know what it'd be like

To find perfection in my pride

To see nothing in the light

And turn it off in all my spite

In all my spite, I'll turn it off

Just turn it off

Again

...

Again, again

And the worst part is, before it gets any better

We're headed for a cliff

And in the free fall I will realize

I'm better off when I hit the bottom

And the worst part is, before it gets any better

We're headed for a cliff

And in the free fall I will realize

I'm better off when I hit the bottom

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
scraped /skreɪpt/ B2	verb - to graze or abrade the skin
praying /preɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - to address a god or deity with devotion
demon /ˈdiːmən/ C1	noun - an evil spirit
haven /ˈheɪvən/ C2	noun - a place of safety or refuge
selfish /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/ B1	adjective - lacking consideration for others
perfection /pəˈfɛkʃən/ B2	noun - the state of being perfect
pride /praɪd/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction
spite /spaɪt/ C2	noun - a desire to hurt or offend someone
cliff /klɪf/ A2	noun - a steep rock face
tragedy /ˈtrædʒɪdi/ B2	noun - a disastrous event
shortcuts /ˈʃɔːrtkʌts/ B2	noun - an alternative route that is shorter
solutions /səˈluːʃənz/ A2	noun - means of solving a problem
curtain /ˈkɜːrtən/ A2	noun - a piece of hanging cloth
cranking /ˈkræŋkɪŋ/ C1	verb - to turn or operate by means of a crank
nonexistent /ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɪstənt/ C1	adjective - not real or present