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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

if you want to change the world start

off by making your bed if you make your

bed every morning you will have

accomplished the first task of the day

it will give you a small sense of pride

and it will encourage you to do another

task and another and another and by the

end of the day that one task completed

will have turned into mini task

completed making your bed will also

reinforce the fact that the little

things in life matter if you can't do

the little things right you'll never be

able to do the big things right and if

by chance you have a miserable day you

will come home to a bed that is made

that you made and a made bed gives you

encouragement that tomorrow will be

better I've been a Navy SEAL for 36

years

every morning in SEAL training my

instructors who at the time were all

Vietnam veterans would show up in my

barracks room and the first thing they

do is inspect my bed if you did it right

the corners would be square the covers

would be pulled tight the pillows

centered just under the headboard and

the extra blanket folded neatly at the

foot of the rack it was a simple task

mundane at best but every morning we

were required to make our bed to

perfection it seemed a little ridiculous

at the time particularly in light of the

fact that we were aspiring to be real

warriors tough battle-hardened seals

but the wisdom of this simple act has

been proven to me many times over

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it matters not whether you ever serve

the day in uniform it matters not your

gender your ethnic or religious

background your orientation or your

social status our struggles in this

world are similar and the lessons to

overcome those struggles and to move

forward changing ourselves and changing

the world around us will apply equally

to all if you think it's hard to change

the lives of ten people change their

lives forever you're wrong

I saw it happen every day in Iraq and

Afghanistan but changing the world can

happen anywhere and anyone can do it so

what starts here can indeed change the

world and you will likely fail often it

will be painful it will be discouraging

at times it will test you to your very

core at that darkest moment of the

mission is a time when you need to be

calm when you must be calm when you must

be composed when all your tactical

skills your physical power and your

inner strength must be brought to bear

if you want to change the world you must

be your very best in the darkest moments

if I have learned anything in my time

traveling the world it is the power of

hope the power of one person the

Washington a Lincoln King Mandela and

even a young girl from Pakistan Malala

one person can change the world by

giving people hope

start each day with a task completed

find someone to help you through life

respect everyone know that life is not

fair that you will fail often but if you

take some risks step up on the times

you're the toughest face down the

bullies lift up the downtrodden and

never ever give up if you do these

things the next generation and the

generations that follow will live in a

world far better than the one we have

today and what started here will indeed

have changed the world for the better

finally a seal training there's a bell a

brass bell that hangs in the center of

the compound for all the students to see

all you have to do to quit is ring the

bell ring the bell and you no longer

have to wake up at 5 o'clock ring the

bell and you no longer have to be in the

freezing cold swims ring the bell and

you no longer have to do the runs the

obstacle course the PT and you no longer

have to endure the hardships of training

all you have to do is ring the bell to

get out

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if you want to change the world don't

ever ever ring the bell

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or result of making something different
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth and all its people, places and things
task /tæsk/ B1	noun - a piece of work to be done
bed /bɛd/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping
encouragement /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒmənt/ C1	noun - the act of giving someone confidence or hope
discipline /ˈdɪsɪplɪn/ B2	noun - training that develops self‑control and order
warrior /ˈwɒriər/ B2	noun - a brave or experienced fighter
strength /streŋθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being physically strong
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true
fail /feɪl/ B1	verb - to be unsuccessful in achieving a goal
risk /rɪsk/ B2	noun - the possibility of danger, loss or injury verb - to expose to danger or loss
bullies /ˈbʊliz/ B2	noun - people who intimidate or harm others
generations /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃənz/ B2	noun - all of the people born and living at about the same time
training /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ B1	noun - the process of learning the skills needed for a job or activity
mission /ˈmɪʃən/ B2	noun - an important task that you have to do
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ B1	noun - a very short period of time
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way
tough /tʌf/ B1	adjective - strong enough to endure great difficulty or pain
miserable /ˈmɪzərəbəl/ B2	adjective - very unhappy or uncomfortable
perfection /pərˈfɛkʃən/ B2	noun - the state of being without any flaws or defects

Key Grammar Structures

• if you want to change the world start off by making your bed

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 1) + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The sentence uses an 'if' clause to express a possible future action and result. 'To change the world' is the purpose of 'starting off by making your bed'. The phrase 'start off by' indicates the beginning of an action.

• it will give you a small sense of pride

  ➔ Future Simple with Modal Verb (will) + Indirect Object + Noun

  ➔ This sentence predicts a future result ('will give') and specifies who receives the benefit ('you'). 'A small sense of pride' is the direct object, and 'you' is the indirect object.

• if you can't do the little things right, you'll never be able to do the big things right

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 1) + Future Result with 'be able to'

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional structure to express a cause-and-effect relationship. The 'can't' indicates inability, and 'you'll never be able to' emphasizes a permanent lack of ability. The structure highlights the importance of mastering small tasks before tackling larger ones.

• every morning we were required to make our bed to perfection

  ➔ Passive Voice (were required) + Infinitive with Adverbial Modifier

  ➔ The sentence uses the passive voice ('were required') to emphasize the obligation imposed on 'we'. 'To perfection' is an adverbial phrase modifying the infinitive 'to make', indicating the degree to which the task had to be completed.