1 Trillion Dollar$ – English Lyrics

• By: Anti-Flag
• Album: For Blood And Empire

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be an incredibly engaging experience, and Anti-Flag's '1 Trillion Dollar$' offers a powerful entry point into the English language through the lens of political punk rock. The song's direct and repetitive lyrics make it easy to follow, while the passionate delivery helps in understanding the emotional weight of the words. By exploring this song, you can learn vocabulary related to economics, politics, and social commentary, all while being energized by its raw and rebellious spirit.

[English]

One trillion dollars could buy a lot of bling

One trillion dollars could buy most anything

One trillion dollars buying bullets, buying guns

One trillion dollars in the hands of killers, thugs

Woah-oh-oh woah-oh woah-oh-oh-oh

Fuck the world a lot of people gotta die tonight

Woah-oh-oh woah-oh woah-oh

Fuck the world

Fuck 'em all

One trillion dollars in Africa, Iraq

One trillion dollars and it's never coming back

One trillion dollars could buy some bad ass drugs

One trillion dollars makes me wanna kill myself

Woah-oh-oh woah-oh woah-oh-oh-oh

Fuck the world a lot of people gotta die tonight

Woah-oh-oh woah-oh woah-oh

Fuck the world, yeah, yeah

Fuck 'em all

Until the sun burns from the sky

...

Until the sun burns so bright this world is no more

Sun burns from the sky...

And all the people are just dust on the ground

One trillion dollars could buy a heart, a soul

One trillion dollars buying nations ... all the world

One trillion dollars could make the fat ladies sing

One trillion dollars, what a bullshit useless thing

Woah-oh-oh woah-oh woah-oh-oh-oh

Fuck the world a lot of people gotta die tonight

Woah-oh-oh woah-oh woah-oh-oh-oh

Fuck the world a lot of people gotta die tonight

Woah-oh-oh woah-oh woah-oh-oh-oh

Shit loads of money spent will show us wrong from right

...

Fuck the world

Fuck 'em all.

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trillion /ˈtrɪljən/ C2	noun - a very large number, equal to one thousand billion (1,000,000,000,000)
dollars /ˈdɑːlərz/ B1	noun - the basic monetary unit of the US and some other countries
buy /baɪ/ A1	verb - to acquire something in exchange for payment
bling /blɪŋ/ C1	noun - jewelry or other accessories that are flashy and ostentatious
guns /ɡʌnz/ B1	noun - weapons that discharge firearms
kill /kɪl/ B2	verb - to cause death of someone or something
killer /ˈkɪlər/ B2	noun - a person or thing that causes death
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the planet or the people living on it
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - humans in general
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - currency used to buy goods and services
death /dɛθ/ B2	noun - the end of life
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star around which the earth orbits
sky /skaɪ/ A2	noun - the space above the earth where clouds and the sun are visible
heart /hɑːrt/ B1	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
nations /ˈneɪʃənz/ C1	noun - large groups of people who share a common identity, usually within a country

Key Grammar Structures

• One trillion dollars could buy a lot of bling

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'could' to express possibility

  ➔ 'could' expresses hypothetical ability or possibility in present or future scenarios.

• Woah-oh-oh woah-oh woah-oh-oh-oh

  ➔ Interjection with repetitive sound to convey emotion

  ➔ Used to express strong emotion or emphasis, often in song lyrics.

• Fuck the world a lot of people gotta die tonight

  ➔ Simple declarative sentence with 'must' in the form 'gotta' (informal) to express necessity or obligation

  ➔ 'Gotta' is an informal contraction of 'have to,' indicating necessity or obligation.

• Until the sun burns from the sky

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating time progressing until a specific event

  ➔ A poetic way to express an ongoing process or action continuing up to a point in time.

• And all the people are just dust on the ground

  ➔ Simple present tense describing a universal or ongoing state

  ➔ The present tense is used to state a general truth or ongoing condition.

• One trillion dollars could buy a heart, a soul

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'could' to express hypothetical ability

  ➔ 'Could' indicates potential ability or possibility in hypothetical situations.