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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[Music]

ah

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where am I

home

hey him no heed

but he is

an insane world it is called crazy

how long you guys been in here time like

hope is an illusion please we are

depressed enough there's got to be a way

out of here there's no Escape

oh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
insane ɪnˈseɪn B1	adjective - mentally ill; crazy
crazy ˈkreɪzi A2	adjective - mentally deranged; wild or strange
illusion ɪˈluʒən B2	noun - a misleading image or idea
depressed dɪˈprest B1	adjective - sad and without hope
Escape ɪˈskeɪp A2	verb - to break free from confinement noun - the act of escaping
hope hoʊp A1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire
way weɪ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something
out aʊt A1	adverb - away from the inside
here hɪr A1	adverb - in this place
called kɔld A1	verb - named or referred to as
long lɔŋ A1	adjective - having great length
been bɪn A1	verb - past participle of 'be'
time taɪm A1	noun - the progression of events
please pliz A1	verb - to request or ask for something
enough ɪˈnʌf A2	adverb - to a sufficient degree

Key Grammar Structures

• where am I

  ➔ Present Simple Question

  ➔ The verb 'am' is used to form a question in the present simple tense.

• hey him no heed

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ 'Hey' and 'no heed' are in the imperative mood, giving commands or instructions.

• an insane world it is called crazy

  ➔ Cleft Sentence

  ➔ 'It is called crazy' is a cleft sentence emphasizing 'crazy'.

• how long you guys been in here

  ➔ Present Perfect Question

  ➔ 'How long' with 'been' indicates a present perfect question about duration.

• hope is an illusion

  ➔ Subject-Verb Inversion

  ➔ The sentence structure is inverted for emphasis: 'is an illusion' follows the subject 'hope'.

• there's no Escape

  ➔ Contraction and Negation

  ➔ 'There's' is a contraction of 'there is', and 'no' negates 'Escape'.