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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

- Minecraft trailer, take two.

- I am Steve.

As a child, I yearned for the mines.

But something always got in the way.

- Go on, get outta here!

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

STEVE: But the call of the mines <was too strong.

[exhales]

So one day, I started digging...

♪ ♪

...and digging...

...until I found...

♪ ♪

...this.

[serene music]

A wonderland where anything you can imagine is possible.

As long as what you imagine...

...can be built out of blocks.

- Atta boy! - Mmm.

[adventure music]

GARRETT GARRISON: Where are we?

- Wait, who are you again?

- Garrett "The Garbage Man" Garrison.

Gamer of the Year, 1989.

Whatever. I barely think about it.

♪ ♪

STEVE: Welcome to the Overworld.

♪ ♪

Anything you can dream about here...

♪ ♪

...you can make.

- ♪ Now, let's have some fun ♪

- [chicken clucking]

- This place makes no sense.

- [chuckles] Don't I know it?

♪ ♪

There are dark forces who want to destroy this world.

- [growling] STEVE: If we wanna stop them,

we're gonna need to create something amazing.

Let's go to the stash.

- ♪ This is our decision ♪

♪ Nothing we can do ♪

♪ We've got the vision ♪

♪ Now, let's have some fun ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

- What's this junk? - An ender pearl.

Teleports you to wherever you throw it.

- Yeah, right.

- No, don't!

- [screams]

- And that was the only one I had.

No biggie.

♪ ♪

- ♪ We were fated to pretend ♪

STEVE: Oh, yeah. There's one more thing you need to know.

- [howls]

- Great. Now it's dark.

- That feel quick to anyone else?

- [rattling]

- [screams]

♪ ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
yearned /jɜːnd/ B2	verb - to have an intense feeling of longing for something.
mines /maɪnz/ A2	noun - places where things are extracted from the earth.
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1	verb - to form a mental image of something.
possible /ˈpɒsɪbl/ A2	adjective - capable of happening or being done.
blocks /blɒks/ A1	noun - a solid piece of material with a rectangular shape.
wonderland /ˈwʌndərlænd/ B1	noun - a place full of delights and marvels.
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - to experience images, emotions, and sensations during sleep.
forces /ˈfɔːrsɪz/ B1	noun - strength or power exerted upon objects or materials.
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ B1	verb - to ruin or put an end to.
create /kriˈeɪt/ B1	verb - to bring something into existence.
amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ A2	adjective - causing great surprise or wonder.
fated /ˈfeɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - destined to happen or have a particular outcome.
pretend /prɪˈtend/ A2	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not.
pearl /pɜːrl/ A2	noun - a smooth, rounded gem formed within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk.
teleports /ˈtelɪpɔːrt/ B2	verb - to transport (someone or something) instantaneously from one place to another.
junk /dʒʌŋk/ A2	noun - things that are no longer useful or wanted.

Key Grammar Structures

• I am Steve. As a child, I yearned for the mines.

  ➔ Past Perfect (had + past participle)

  ➔ The phrase "As a child" indicates a past time frame, and "yearned" shows an action completed in the past before another past action.

• But something always got in the way.

  ➔ Past Continuous (was/were + verb-ing)

  ➔ "Always got" indicates a repeated action in the past, emphasizing continuity.

• So one day, I started digging...

  ➔ Simple Past (verb-ed)

  ➔ "Started" is in the simple past, indicating a completed action at a specific time.

• As long as what you imagine... can be built out of blocks.

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (as long as)

  ➔ "As long as" introduces a condition, using the subjunctive mood to express possibility.

• There are dark forces who want to destroy this world.

  ➔ Relative Pronoun (who)

  ➔ "Who" is a relative pronoun connecting the clause to the noun "forces."

• If we wanna stop them, we're gonna need to create something amazing.

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (if clause)

  ➔ The sentence uses "if" to express a condition and its consequence.

• No biggie.

  ➔ Slang/Informal Language

  ➔ "No biggie" is informal slang meaning "no problem."