Arcade – English Lyrics

• By: Duncan Laurence

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of English through 'Arcade.' This song is perfect for learners to explore evocative metaphors and expressive vocabulary related to heartbreak and longing, all delivered through a hauntingly beautiful melody.

[English]

Obliviate...

Take my hand.

Love Harry... Love.

What did you take in my vault ?

I didn't take anything... (screaming)

Oppugno !

Next time there's a ball pluck up the courage to ask me before somebody else does ! And not as a last resort !

Avada Kedavra...

Harry Potter... is dead !

No ! Noooooo !

Why didn't you tell her ? Bellatrix.

You knew it was me. You didn't say anything.

(screaming)

I couldn't leave him ! Not there !

It's over Harry... He's home.

After all this time ?

Always...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Obliviate /əˈblɪviˌeɪt/ C2	verb - To cause to be forgotten; to erase memory.
Vault /vɔːlt/ B2	noun - A secure room or compartment for storing valuables.
Screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - To utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.
Oppugno /əˈpʌɡnoʊ/ C2	verb - Latin for 'to attack' or 'to assault'.
Ball /bɔːl/ A1	noun - A formal social gathering for dancing.
Pluck /plʌk/ B2	verb - To pull or pick; often used in 'pluck up courage'.
Courage /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ B1	noun - The ability to do something that frightens one.
Resort /rɪˈzɔːrt/ B2	noun - A final option or course of action.
Dead /dɛd/ A1	adjective - No longer alive.
Always /ˈɔːlweɪz/ A1	adverb - At all times; forever.

Key Grammar Structures

• What did you take in my vault?

  ➔ Past Simple interrogative structure

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "did" is used before the subject to form a question in the past tense.

• Next time there's a ball pluck up the courage to ask me before somebody else does!

  ➔ Future time clause with "before"

  ➔ The clause "before somebody else "does"" refers to a future action using the present simple.

• Why didn't you tell her?

  ➔ Negative interrogative in Past Simple

  ➔ The structure "didn't" (did + not) is used to express a negative question in the past.

• You knew it was me.

  ➔ Past Simple followed by a noun clause

  ➔ The verb "knew" is followed by the object clause "it "was" me" reporting a past state.

• I couldn't leave him!

  ➔ Modal verb "could" for past ability/possibility

  ➔ "Couldn't" is the negative form of "could", indicating inability to act in the past.

• It's over Harry... He's home.

  ➔ Present simple for current state

  ➔ The use of "is" (in "it's" and "he's") describes a definitive, current situation.

• After all this time?

  ➔ Prepositional phrase denoting duration

  ➔ The phrase "after all this time" emphasizes the long period that has passed.