Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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brain /breɪn/ A2 |
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shake /ʃeɪk/ A2 |
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survival /səˈvaɪvl/ B2 |
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trespassing /ˈtrɛspəsɪŋ/ C1 |
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property /ˈprɒpəti/ B1 |
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blurry /ˈblɜːri/ B2 |
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costume /ˈkɒstjuːm/ A2 |
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mission /ˈmɪʃn/ B1 |
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glory /ˈɡlɔːri/ C1 |
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traitor /ˈtreɪtə(r)/ C1 |
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comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbl/ A2 |
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loser /ˈluːzə(r)/ B1 |
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resistance /rɪˈzɪstəns/ B2 |
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dream /driːm/ A2 |
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alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I've got this music in my mind saying it's going to be all right.
➔ Future in the past (going to) / Gerund phrase
➔ We use "going to" to express a prediction or intention. Here, "saying" is a participle clause describing the music.
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Better than I ever did looking like a true survivor.
➔ Comparative adjective / Ellipsis
➔ The speaker uses "better" to compare current state with the past. The sentence is an ellipsis of "I am doing better..."
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I've been picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind.
➔ Present Perfect Continuous
➔ Used to describe an action that started in the past and is still continuing or recently finished with visible results.
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If my love was just a circle, you'd be around by now.
➔ Second Conditional
➔ Used for hypothetical situations. "If + simple past, would + verb". Here "would" is shortened to "'d".
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You are all trespassing on private property.
➔ Present Continuous for current action
➔ Indicates that the subjects are in the middle of the action "trespassing" at this very moment.
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I tried but the smoke in my eyes made me blurry.
➔ Causative structure (make + object + adjective)
➔ The verb "make" is used to show that something caused a specific state (blurry).
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You can stand alone and watch me fly.
➔ Modal verb (can) / Bare infinitive
➔ Modal "can" expresses possibility/ability. After "watch", the bare infinitive "fly" is used to describe the action.
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I'm going to give you my heart.
➔ Future intention (going to)
➔ Expresses a planned action or strong intention for the future.
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