Is it possible to use the word "but" as a verb? I found an old song called "Uncle Joe, the ice cream man" and there are the next lines: Cherry, lemon, tangerine, He serves ice cream as though it were ambrosia, First he tops it with a grin, Then he buts a tickle and a laugh. He buts? What does this mean? I haven't found it on dictionaries.

Need some help with translation of a song The song name is HEY CHILD by X Ambassadors. I don't understand the next line: "You were the end of my aim whenever separate". I'll give you context where this line is used: "Back in the '06, sellin' weed to the freshman kids You were the end of my aim whenever separate And I know you've been hurtin', think you deserve it How did it end up like this? Everything will be fine if you just get through tonight"

Help me to translate a line of a song "I never gave into my fears deep within cause" - I can't translate this line The song is "Born for this" by The score. The context is: I've struggled for years and through all the tears I've faced the doubts I hide I never gave into my fears deep within cause

What does "gutter" mean? I know what it it means the edge of a road or a roof where rain flows away. But can it means a bad neighbourhood, ghetto, slums?

How to translate "We''re never coming down"? If it's the Present continuous tense what "never" is doing here? "We are going to never coming down" sounds to me ok, but without "going to" it has a strange view

I can't translate some words While translating a song I faced with a strange construction for me. The construction is "verb and the same verb". In this constuction verbs repeat but I don't understand why. I have emphisized the lines which I don't understand by numbers 1) and 2). So my questions are: 1) Why the author uses "...until I bend and bend" instead "...until I bend"? What's the point? 2) The author repeat verbs one more time. But at this time he use ""crept" instead "creep". I assume that it's the third form of the verb. If I'm right then all I need is to understand how to answer the first question. Here is the lyrics: Palisades - Erase The Pain ...I pretend, I pretend 1) I pretend 'til I bend and bend 'Til I’m broken Are you broken? I forget, I forget 2) I forget 'til it crept and crept Am I hopeless? Are you hopeless?...

Help me to translate a line of a song The song's name "So far" by The Redland There is the next line: "Steppin' blocks, steppin' stones". Yes, I understand what stepping stones are but I don't undrstand how to translate stepping blocks. I know that there is a phrase "turn stumbling blocks to stepping stones". Did the author mean something like this maybe? The context in which the line was used: Looking back on all the things that I've said I wish that I could build a time machine Do the right thing change the world Take that chance kiss that girl Ah, but it don't work that way I love my rear-view mirror, hell, What can I say I credit my mistakes For half the things that I know Steppin' blocks, steppin' stones, That's the way that you grow

My friend from the USA asks for help with Russian

A friend of mine, a native English speaker, who is studying the Russian language asked me about the cases in the Russian grammar. I've tried to explain this theme to him but I've realized that we have different languages and the explonation which is appropriate for a Russian man isn't appropriate for an Englishman. I've searching the way how I could explain it for him on the internet but there is nothing there.

So I ask people who already know how to use the Russian cases to share with me your experience of studying this theme. I know that this theme is difficult, so if it difficult for you to describe your method in detail then just write what he have to do shortly. I would appreciate any help