Vampire Diaries – English Lyrics

• By: Machine Gun Kelly

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest with your eyes closed, usually at night noun - a period of resting with your eyes closed
boring /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ A2	adjective - not interesting; dull
nighttime /ˈnaɪttaɪm/ A2	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
daylight /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ B1	noun - the natural light from the sun during the day
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot noun - an act of running
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air using wings or an engine noun - a winged insect, especially a common housefly
rot /rɒt/ B2	verb - to decay or cause something to decay noun - the process or state of decaying
fountain /ˈfaʊntɪn/ B2	noun - a structure from which water is pumped into the air for decoration or for drinking
youth /juːθ/ B1	noun - the period of a person's life when they are young
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	noun - a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something verb - to utter a curse against (someone or something)
cemetery /ˈsemətri/ B2	noun - a burial ground; a graveyard
church /tʃɜːrtʃ/ A2	noun - a building used for public Christian worship
fangs /fæŋz/ C1	noun - long, pointed teeth, especially those of a carnivorous animal like a vampire
wings /wɪŋz/ A2	noun - the paired limbs of a bird, insect, or bat, used for flying
twilight /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/ B2	noun - the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either in the morning or, more commonly, in the evening; dusk
ashes /ˈæʃɪz/ B2	noun - the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
breath /breθ/ A2	noun - the air taken in or expelled from the lungs

Key Grammar Structures

• The sun comes out and I can't do nothing at all

  ➔ Double Negative (for emphasis)

  ➔ While grammatically incorrect in formal English (should be "can't do anything"), "can't do nothing" is used informally and in lyrics to add emphasis to the complete lack of action or possibility.

• I don't know why they make it look so cool in stories

  ➔ Causative Verb "make" + Object + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ "Make" is used here to show that someone or something causes another thing to happen or a certain way. The structure is "make + object + base form of verb" ("make it look").

• Just walking in the daylight is something I've never done

  ➔ Gerund as Subject + Present Perfect

  ➔ The gerund "walking" acts as the subject of the sentence, referring to the activity itself. "I've never done" is in the present perfect, indicating an experience that has not happened up to now.

• Cause I was born to fly, but baby I would die to run

  ➔ "Be born to" + Infinitive / "Would die to" + Infinitive (Idiom)

  ➔ "Was born to fly" indicates a natural predisposition or destiny. "Would die to run" is an idiom meaning to desire something very strongly, implying a great sacrifice to achieve it.

• There's so much I haven't seen, don't let me rot inside this town

  ➔ Relative Clause Omission / Imperative with "let" + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ In "so much I haven't seen," the relative pronoun "that" or "which" is omitted. "Don't let me rot" uses the causative verb "let" to express a plea or command to not allow something to happen, followed by the base form of the verb.

• I know how it's gonna end but it's too late to turn around

  ➔ "Too... to" Structure / Informal Future ("gonna")

  ➔ The "too... to" structure indicates that something is excessively so, preventing a certain action (it's "too late" to "turn around"). "Gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to," used for future plans or predictions.

• I put a cross around my neck just to find out if it burns

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose ("just to") / Conditional Clause ("if it burns")

  ➔ "Just to find out" uses an infinitive phrase to explain the purpose or reason for the action. "If it burns" introduces a conditional clause, expressing a possible outcome.

• I let my fangs show

  ➔ Causative Verb "let" + Object + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ "Let" is a causative verb used to express permission or allowing something to happen. The structure is "let + object + base form of verb."

• If it's my last breath I'm happy as hell

  ➔ First Conditional (Real Conditional) / Informal Intensifier ("as hell")

  ➔ This sentence uses the first conditional structure ("If + present simple, ... + future simple/modal verb") to talk about a possible future condition and its likely result. "As hell" is an informal intensifier.