2000 Light Years Away

• By: Green Day
• Album: Saviors

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ B1	noun - the amount of space between two points or objects
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - electromagnetic radiation that makes things visible adjective - having a bright or pale color
years /jɪərz/ A2	noun - units of time equal to 365 days (or 366 in leap years)
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry something with the hands
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse of air above the Earth
shoot /ʃuːt/ B2	verb - to send out a projectile or beam of light
pass /pæs/ A2	verb - to move past someone or something
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - to experience images or thoughts while sleeping
wish /wɪʃ/ B1	verb - to want something to happen or be true
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to keep or grasp something

Grammar:

• I've been up all damn night long

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (with emphasis)

  ➔ Uses the Present Perfect Continuous ('have/has been' + verb-ing) to emphasize the duration and ongoing nature of being awake. 'Damn' is an intensifier, adding emphasis to 'all night long'. The speaker is stressing that they have *been* awake for the entire night and still *are* awake.

• My pulse is speeding

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ Describes an action happening right now. The speaker's pulse is actively getting faster.

• My love is yearning

  ➔ Present Continuous (describing a state)

  ➔ Here, "yearning" is being used in the present continuous to describe a state of intense longing. While some verbs are stative and not typically used in the continuous form, using it here emphasizes the active and ongoing nature of the feeling.

• I hold my breath and close my eyes and...

  ➔ Simple Present (describing habitual actions)

  ➔ Simple Present is used to describe actions that happen regularly or habitually. Here, it suggests a recurring ritual.

• 'Cause she's two thousand light years away

  ➔ Contraction ('cause) and Simple Present

  ➔ 'Cause is a contraction of 'because'. The Simple Present ('she's') expresses a fact or a state of being. The distance is presented as an unchanging reality.

• She holds my malakite so tight so...

  ➔ Simple Present (describing a state/action)

  ➔ The Simple Present 'holds' describes a continuous state or a regular action. The word 'so' acts as an intensifier for 'tight'.

• Never let go

  ➔ Imperative (negative)

  ➔ This is a negative imperative sentence. It's a command or strong suggestion *not* to perform an action. It implies urgency and importance.

• Lookout as far as I can

  ➔ Imperative (Lookout) and Adverbial Clause of Degree (as far as I can)

  ➔ "Lookout" is an imperative verb, a command to be watchful. "As far as I can" is an adverbial clause modifying the verb "lookout," indicating the extent of the speaker's ability to look. It expresses a limitation to the action.