Crawling After You – English Lyrics

• By: Bass Drum of Death

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of garage rock with Bass Drum of Death's 'Crawling After You'. This song offers a lesson in expressing raw emotion and understanding lyrical themes of obsession and desperation. Experience the energy of lo-fi punk while exploring themes of love and letting go.

[English]

Well I've wasted all my time

Trying bad to make you mine

And I know it's not okay

I can't find that perfect line

And when things are not the same

Too far down in my brain

Toss my drinks into the sky

And I'm face-down in my mind

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

...

And I'm waiting for something

While you occupy my head

And it's getting far too loud

When your face is oh so proud

When I feel like I am dead

Alone all day in bed

Toss my drinks into the sky

I've been wasting all my time

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

...

And I can't get better

If I don't let you down, down

All night I sweat her

I can't get further down

Down, down, down

...

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

Crawling after you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ B1	adjective - used or expended carelessly or for no purpose verb - past tense of waste
mine /maɪn/ A2	pronoun - belonging to or associated with me
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity
toss /tɒs/ B1	verb - throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually
drinks /drɪŋks/ A1	noun - liquids for drinking
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
crawling /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - moving on hands and knees
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or until something else happens
occupy /ˈɒkjupaɪ/ B2	verb - reside or have one's place of business in (a building)
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing or capable of producing much noise; easily audible
proud /praʊd/ A2	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated
dead /ded/ A2	adjective - no longer alive
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleep or rest
sweat /swet/ B1	verb - exude perspiration through the pores in the skin as the result of heat, physical exertion, or stress noun - perspiration exuded through the pores in the skin
better /ˈbetər/ A2	adjective - of a higher standard, or more suitable, pleasing, or effective than other things or people

Key Grammar Structures

• Trying bad to make you mine

  ➔ Using 'trying to' + base verb to express an attempt or effort.

  ➔ 'Trying to' indicates an attempt to do something.

• Toss my drinks into the sky

  ➔ Use of the verb 'toss' + object + prepositional phrase to describe throwing something.

  ➔ 'Toss' means to throw something lightly or casually.

• And I know it's not okay

  ➔ Use of the phrase 'it's not okay' to express disapproval or that something is wrong.

  ➔ 'It's not okay' indicates that something is not acceptable or is wrong.

• When your face is oh so proud

  ➔ Use of 'so' as an adverb to intensify the adjective 'proud'.

  ➔ 'So' here functions to emphasize the degree of pride the face exhibits.

• I can't get further down

  ➔ Use of 'can't' + base verb 'get' to express inability.

  ➔ 'Can't' is a contraction of 'cannot' and indicates inability to do something.

• And I can't get further down

  ➔ Use of 'and' conjunction to connect related ideas, combined with 'can't' + 'get' + 'further down'.

  ➔ 'And' links this clause to the previous one, emphasizing continuation.