25 – English Lyrics

• By: The Pretty Reckless
• Album: Death By Rock And Roll

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dreams /driːmz/ B2	noun - visions, images, or thoughts experienced during sleep or in the mind
destiny /ˈdɛstɪni/ B2	noun - the predetermined or inevitable course of events
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen
glass /ɡlæs/ A2	noun - a transparent material used to make windows and containers
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the prehensile part of the arm used for holding, moving, or manipulating objects
shatters /ˈʃætərz/ B2	verb - to break into many small pieces suddenly
burned /bərnd/ B1	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire
secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ B2	noun - pieces of information kept hidden from others
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control regarded as determined by a supernatural power
believed /bɪˈliːvd/ B2	verb - to accept as true or to have faith in

Key Grammar Structures

• Much longer than expected for a man

  ➔ Comparative phrase used with 'than' to show difference

  ➔ 'than' is used to compare two things, indicating the first is more or less of a quality

• The glass of my intentions turns to sand

  ➔ Metaphor using 'turns to' to describe transformation or change

  ➔ 'turns to' indicates a transformation from one state to another, often metaphorical

• All hope has died

  ➔ Present perfect tense indicating a state resulting from a completed action

  ➔ 'has died' is in the present perfect tense, showing the state of hope ending in the recent or present moment

• Skip to eight, we called it fate

  ➔ Imperative verb 'skip' followed by 'to' indicating movement or transition

  ➔ 'skip' is used as a command instructing to move ahead or past something, followed by 'to' for destination or point in time

• Reflected in the barrel of a gun

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating where the signs were seen or reflected

  ➔ The phrase 'in the barrel of a gun' specifies the exact location where the reflection or signs can be seen

• And the secrets that were served, we'd never say

  ➔ Relative clause describing 'secrets' with passive construction 'were served'

  ➔ The clause 'that were served' is a relative clause in passive voice, describing secrets that were given or shared but not disclosed

• And I still believed that we would be becoming destiny

  ➔ Use of 'would be becoming' as a future continuous expression, indicating ongoing process in the future

  ➔ 'would be becoming' indicates an ongoing or developing process in the future, expressing hope or belief that something is in progress