Bloodline – English Lyrics

• By: Alex Warren, Jelly Roll
• Album: You'll Be Alright, Kid

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Take that pain passed down like bottles on the wall

Mama said her dad's to blame but that's his daddy's fault

There's no one left to call

You say you've counted down the days til you make your escape

But you're afraid you cannot run what's running through your veins

You're carrying the weight

In that dead of night on that broken road

I won't let you walk alone

Oh my brother

You don't have to follow in your bloodline

Oh we got each other

And if you got tomorrow then you still got time

To break the chain that left you scarred

From where you came isn't who you are

Oh my brother

You don't have to follow in your bloodline

Oh we got each other

And if you got tomorrow then you still got time

Oh, I won't pretend that I know half the hell you've seen

But that don't mean that's something that you're destined to repeat

You're stronger than you think

Know it has to end but you don't know where to start

You can pack your bags and I'll meet you where you are

I'll be waiting in the car

In the dead of night on that broken road

I won't let you walk alone

Oh my brother

You don't have to follow in your bloodline

Oh we got each other

And if you got tomorrow then you still got time

To break these chains that left you scarred

From where you came isn't who you are

Oh my brother

You don't have to follow in your bloodline

Oh we got each other

And if you got tomorrow then you still got time

The storm keeps on raging but don't you forget

God's not done with you yet

When it feels like you're losing the war in your head

Just know this isn't the end

Oh my brother

You don't have to follow in your bloodline

Oh we got each other

And if you got tomorrow then you still got time

To break the chain that left you scarred

From where you came isn't who you are

Oh my brother

You don't have to follow in your bloodline

Oh we got each other

And if you got tomorrow then you still got time

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - a male sibling
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to break free from confinement or control
weight /weɪt/ A2	noun - the force exerted on a body by gravity
scarred /skɑrd/ B2	adjective - having marks left on the skin after a wound has healed
chain /tʃeɪn/ B1	noun - a series of linked metal rings used for fastening or securing
raging /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/ B2	adjective - very intense or violent
lost /lɔst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way
tomorrow /təˈmɔroʊ/ A1	noun - the day after today
follow /ˈfɑloʊ/ A2	verb - to go or come after
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
end /ɛnd/ A1	verb - to bring to a conclusion
car /kɑr/ A1	noun - a road vehicle powered by an engine
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another
counted /ˈkaʊntɪd/ A2	verb - to determine the total number of something
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or construct

Key Grammar Structures

• Take that pain passed down like bottles on the wall

  ➔ Past Perfect Passive

  ➔ The phrase 'passed down' is in the Past Perfect Passive, indicating an action completed before another past action, with emphasis on the result ('pain passed down').

• You say you've counted down the days til you make your escape

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The phrase 'you've counted' uses the Present Perfect to describe an action that started in the past and is relevant to the present.

• But you're afraid you cannot run what's running through your veins

  ➔ Present Simple with Modal Verb

  ➔ The phrase 'you cannot run' uses the modal verb 'cannot' to express inability in the present.

• Oh my brother, You don't have to follow in your bloodline

  ➔ Present Simple with Modal Verb

  ➔ The phrase 'You don't have to' uses the modal verb 'have to' in a negative form to express necessity or obligation.

• And if you got tomorrow then you still got time

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 1

  ➔ The phrase 'if you got tomorrow... you still got time' is a Type 1 conditional sentence, used for likely or real conditions and their probable results.

• From where you came isn't who you are

  ➔ Present Simple with Contraction

  ➔ The phrase 'isn't' is a contraction of 'is not', used in the Present Simple to negate the verb 'be'.

• God's not done with you yet

  ➔ Present Simple with Contraction

  ➔ The phrase 'God's not done' is a contraction of 'God is not done', used to emphasize the ongoing action in the present.

• When it feels like you're losing the war in your head

  ➔ Present Simple with 'feel like'

  ➔ The phrase 'it feels like' is used to describe a subjective experience or perception in the present.