Thread: translation help

could anyone help me out with this particaulr phrase "When you're as far into his wounds"??? It's a part of a song, here's the whole context:
Must have been a fight
To keep your dreams alive
When you're as far into his wounds

any help would be greatly appreciated

I can't help with the Russian but here are possible meanings in English:
When you're as far (to the greatest extent) into (interested in) his wounds (emotional injuries).

wound noun (plural wounds) . . . 2. emotional injury: a lasting emotional or psychological injury
- still recovering from the wounds of a bitter divorce

Encarta(R) World English Dictionary [North American Edition] (2006) http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861714178/wound.html

as far as
1. to the greatest distance possible
- moved away as far as he could without seeming rude
2. to the extent that
- She's happier as far as I can tell.

Encarta(R) World English Dictionary [North American Edition] (2006) http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/far.html

into . . . preposition . . . 9. enthusiastic about: indicates interest in or enthusiasm about something ( informal )
- really into tennis

Encarta(R) World English Dictionary [North American Edition] (2006) http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/into.html

Originally Posted by Ken Watts

I can't help with the Russian but here are possible meanings in English:
When you're as far (to the greatest extent) into (interested in) his wounds (emotional injuries).

wound noun (plural wounds) . . . 2. emotional injury: a lasting emotional or psychological injury
- still recovering from the wounds of a bitter divorce

Encarta(R) World English Dictionary [North American Edition] (2006) http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861714178/wound.html
[quote:2agxmxz5]as far as
1. to the greatest distance possible
- moved away as far as he could without seeming rude
2. to the extent that
- She's happier as far as I can tell.

Encarta(R) World English Dictionary [North American Edition] (2006) http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/far.html

into . . . preposition . . . 9. enthusiastic about: indicates interest in or enthusiasm about something ( informal )
- really into tennis

Encarta(R) World English Dictionary [North American Edition] (2006) http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/into.html[/quote:2agxmxz5]

thanks, that helps a lot

Must have been a fight
To keep your dreams alive
When you're as far into his wounds

It was a struggle to do what you wanted (because)

you were involved with someone else's problems...

ie; It was hard to become a rock star (because) your band mate was a heroin addict.
It was hard to finish beauty school (because) your drunk boyfriend beat you.

Originally Posted by kamka

could anyone help me out with this particaulr phrase "When you're as far into his wounds"??? It's a part of a song, here's the whole context:
Must have been a fight
To keep your dreams alive
When you're as far into his wounds

any help would be greatly appreciated

So, I'm assuming this is from the "I Won't Let You Down" song on the B-side of "Hey Whatever". I found full lyrics here:
http://www.westlifeweb.com/info/lyrics/ ... udown.html

So -- "when you're as far into his wounds." From the full song, where it's two guys fighting over one girl, it's the second guy talking to the girl.

He's telling her that he thinks it must have been really hard for her to keep her own dreams alive when she is so deep into his problems, into helping *him* heal -- "as far into his wounds."

That's why, if the other guy (Bryan) is "gone tomorrow," Mark "won't feel no sorrow" -- because Bryan has gotten the girl to be focused completely on Bryan, and the girl isn't able to follow her own dreams.

FYI, for many songs, the context is pretty much the entire song.

Hope that helps!

Yours,
Thomas

hi, thanks a lot for the help. And I'll bear that in mind