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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

We're waiting every night to finally roam and invite

Newcomers to play with us

For many years we've been all alone

We're forced to be still

And play the same songs we've known since that day

An imposter took our life away

Now we're stuck here to decay

Please let us get in

Don't lock us away

We're not like what you're thinking

We are poor little souls

Who have lost all control

And we're forced here to take that role

We've been all alone

Stuck in our little zone since 1987

Join us, be our friend

Or just be stuck and defend

After all you only got

Five Nights at Freddy's

Is this where you wanna be?

I just don't get it

Why do you want to stay?

Five Nights at Freddy's

Is this where you wanna be?

I just don't get it

Why do you want to stay?

Five Nights at Freddy's

...

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We're really quite surprised

That we get to see you another night

You should have looked for another job

You should have said to this place goodbye

It's like there's so much more

Maybe you've been in this place before

We remember a face like yours

You seemed acquainted with those doors

Please let us get in

Don't lock us away

We're not like what you're thinking

We are poor little souls

Who have lost all control

And we're forced here to take that role

We've been all alone

Stuck in our little zone since 1987

Join us, be our friend

Or just be stuck and defend

After all you only got

Five Nights at Freddy's

Is this where you wanna be?

I just don't get it

Why do you want to stay?

Five Nights at Freddy's

Is this where you wanna be?

I just don't get it

Why do you want to stay?

Five Nights at Freddy's

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place until something happens
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without anyone else
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person you know well and like
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior
surprised /sərˈpraɪzd/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing surprise
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time of day when it is dark
lost /lɔst/ A2	verb - unable to find something or someone
role /roʊl/ B2	noun - the function or position that someone has in a situation
defend /dɪˈfɛnd/ B2	verb - to protect from harm or danger
imposter /ɪmˈpɑːstər/ C1	noun - a person who pretends to be someone else
decay /dɪˈkeɪ/ C1	verb - to rot or decompose
zone /zoʊn/ B2	noun - an area or region with specific characteristics
acquainted /əˈkweɪntɪd/ C1	adjective - having knowledge of something or someone
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief

Key Grammar Structures

• We're waiting every night to finally roam and invite

  ➔ Present continuous tense (We're waiting) used to express an action happening now or around now, emphasizing its ongoing nature.

  ➔ The line uses "We're waiting", a shortened form of 'We are waiting.' The use of the present continuous emphasizes the anticipation and the ongoing nature of their waiting.

• For many years we've been all alone

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense (we've been) to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

  ➔ "We've been" is a contraction of "we have been", indicating a state of being alone that started in the past and persists until now. The use of the present perfect continuous emphasizes the duration and the continuing impact of their solitude.

• We're forced to be still

  ➔ Passive voice ("We're forced") indicating that they are the recipients of an action rather than the initiators.

  ➔ The phrase "We're forced" shows they don't have a choice; something or someone is making them be still. This highlights their lack of control over their situation.

• An imposter took our life away

  ➔ Simple past tense (took) to describe a completed action in the past.

  ➔ The word "took" is the past tense of "take," illustrating a singular event in the past where they were deprived of their lives by an imposter.

• Now we're stuck here to decay

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to decay) explaining the reason for being stuck.

  ➔ The phrase "to decay" provides the purpose or result of their current situation (being stuck). They are not simply stuck, they are stuck *in order to* decay.

• We are poor little souls who have lost all control

  ➔ Relative clause (who have lost all control) modifying "poor little souls" and providing additional information about them. Present perfect tense (have lost).

  ➔ The relative clause "who have lost all control" gives us a deeper understanding of the state of these "poor little souls." It signifies a complete absence of agency or power.

• Stuck in our little zone since 1987

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with a time marker (since 1987) indicating when their being stuck began.

  ➔ The phrase 'since 1987' specifies a precise starting point, grounding their experience in a specific year and highlighting the long duration of their confinement.

• Why do you want to stay?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence in simple present tense expressing curiosity or disbelief about someone's desire.

  ➔ This direct question, using "do you want", reveals the speaker's perplexity at the listener's choice to remain in a dangerous or undesirable situation.

• You should have looked for another job

  ➔ Modal verb "should have" + past participle expressing regret or criticism about a past action that wasn't taken.

  ➔ The use of "should have looked" implies that it would have been a better decision for the person to find a different job; it's a statement of regret or advice given after the fact.