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When holding your breath is safer than breathing 00:25

When letting go is braver than keeping 00:28

When innocent words turn to lies 00:34

And you can't hide by closing your eyes 00:40

When the pain is all that they offer 00:44

Like the kiss from the lips of a monster 00:49

You know the famine so well, but never met the feast 00:55

When home is the belly of a beast 01:01

The ocean is wild and over your head 01:06

And the boat beneath you is sinking 01:12

Don't need room for your bags, hope is all that you have 01:18

So say the Lord's Prayer twice, hold your babies tight 01:23

Surely someone will reach out a hand 01:27

And show you a safe place to land 01:34

Oh, imagine yourself in a building 01:42

Up in flames, being told to stand still 01:48

The window's wide open, this is leap is on faith 01:53

You don't know who will catch you, but maybe somebody will 01:58

The ocean is wild and over your head 02:05

And the boat beneath you is sinking 02:10

Don't need room for your bags, hope is all that you have 02:15

So say the Lord's Prayer twice, hold your babies tight 02:20

Surely someone will reach out a hand 02:27

And show you a safe place to land 02:34

Be the hand of a hopeful stranger 02:41

Little scared, but you're strong enough 02:45

Be the light in the dark of this danger 02:50

'Til the sun comes up 02:57

Be the hand of a hopeful stranger 03:03

Little scared but you're strong enough 03:07

Be the light in the dark of this danger 03:14

'Til the sun comes up 03:19

Be the hand of a hopeful stranger 03:24

You're scared but you're strong enough 03:31

Be the light in the dark of this danger 03:36

'Til the sun comes up 03:41

'Til the sun comes up (Oh) 03:47

'Til the sun comes up ('Til the sun) 03:52

'Til the sun comes up (Ooh) 03:58

'Til the sun ('Til the sun) 04:03

Comes up 04:09

04:13

A Safe Place to Land

Sara Bareilles, John Legend

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Lyrics:

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When holding your breath is safer than breathing

When letting go is braver than keeping

When innocent words turn to lies

And you can't hide by closing your eyes

When the pain is all that they offer

Like the kiss from the lips of a monster

You know the famine so well, but never met the feast

When home is the belly of a beast

The ocean is wild and over your head

And the boat beneath you is sinking

Don't need room for your bags, hope is all that you have

So say the Lord's Prayer twice, hold your babies tight

Surely someone will reach out a hand

And show you a safe place to land

Oh, imagine yourself in a building

Up in flames, being told to stand still

The window's wide open, this is leap is on faith

You don't know who will catch you, but maybe somebody will

The ocean is wild and over your head

And the boat beneath you is sinking

Don't need room for your bags, hope is all that you have

So say the Lord's Prayer twice, hold your babies tight

Surely someone will reach out a hand

And show you a safe place to land

Be the hand of a hopeful stranger

Little scared, but you're strong enough

Be the light in the dark of this danger

'Til the sun comes up

Be the hand of a hopeful stranger

Little scared but you're strong enough

Be the light in the dark of this danger

'Til the sun comes up

Be the hand of a hopeful stranger

You're scared but you're strong enough

Be the light in the dark of this danger

'Til the sun comes up

'Til the sun comes up (Oh)

'Til the sun comes up ('Til the sun)

'Til the sun comes up (Ooh)

'Til the sun ('Til the sun)

Comes up

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
holding /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund) - to grasp or carry with hands
breath /brɛθ/ A2	noun - the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
braver /ˈbreɪvər/ B2	verb - to face or endure with courage
innocent /ˈɪnəsənt/ B1	adjective - not guilty; free from evil or sin
lie /laɪ/ B2	noun - a false statement meant to deceive verb - to be in a horizontal position on a surface
hide /haɪd/ B2	verb - to remove oneself from sight or conceal noun - a place of concealment
offer /ˈɒfər/ B1	verb - to present or suggest something for acceptance
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true
land /lænd/ A2	noun - the solid part of the Earth's surface verb - to arrive on the ground after a flight or journey
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ B1	noun - a person whom one does not know
danger /ˈdeɪndʒər/ B2	noun - the possibility of harm or injury

Vocabulary

Meanings

holding

/ˈhoʊldɪŋ/

verb (gerund)
- to grasp or carry with hands

breath

/brɛθ/

noun
- the air taken into or expelled from the lungs

braver

/ˈbreɪvər/

verb
- to face or endure with courage

innocent

/ˈɪnəsənt/

adjective
- not guilty; free from evil or sin

lie

/laɪ/

noun
- a false statement meant to deceive

verb
- to be in a horizontal position on a surface

hide

/haɪd/

verb
- to remove oneself from sight or conceal

noun
- a place of concealment

offer

/ˈɒfər/

verb
- to present or suggest something for acceptance

hope

/hoʊp/

noun
- a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen

verb
- to want something to happen or be true

land

/lænd/

noun
- the solid part of the Earth's surface

verb
- to arrive on the ground after a flight or journey

stranger

/ˈstreɪndʒər/

noun
- a person whom one does not know

danger

/ˈdeɪndʒər/

noun
- the possibility of harm or injury

Grammar:

When holding your breath is safer than breathing

➔ Present simple tense for general truths or habits

➔ The line states a general truth: sometimes holding your breath is safer than breathing.
And you can't hide by closing your eyes

➔ Modal verb 'can't' + base verb to express impossibility

➔ This phrase indicates that it is impossible to hide oneself simply by closing your eyes.
The ocean is wild and over your head

➔ Adjective 'wild' + linking verb 'is' to describe state

➔ The line depicts the ocean as being in a turbulent, uncontrolled state, emphasizing danger.
Don't need room for your bags, hope is all that you have

➔ Present simple with 'don't need' to express lack of necessity

➔ This line means that only hope remains; material belongings are not necessary.
Be the hand of a hopeful stranger

➔ Imperative form 'Be' to give a command or advice

➔ This line encourages to act kindly and helpfully towards others, especially strangers.
'Til the sun comes up

➔ Preposition 'till' (informal for 'until') + the present simple tense

➔ This phrase means 'until' a specific event occurs—in this case, the sun rising.