A Tout Le Monde – English Lyrics

• By: Megadeth
• Album: The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B1	verb - to recall information or past events
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living beings
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - a structured activity for entertainment
rules /ruːlz/ B1	noun - sets of guidelines to control behavior
cost /kɒst/ B2	noun - the price paid for something
pass /pæs/ B2	verb - to move past or go by noun - the act of passing or moment
accomplished /əˈkʌm.plɪʃt/ B2	adjective - skilled or successful in completing something
plans /plænz/ B1	noun - arrangements for future activities
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - remain in the same place
smile /smaɪl/ A2	verb - to make a happy expression with the face
gone /ɡɒn/ A2	adjective - no longer present, disappeared
set /sɛt/ A2	verb - to put or place in a particular position
free /friː/ B1	adjective - not under control or in prison, able to act or move without limit
speech /spiːtʃ/ B2	noun - the act of expressing thoughts aloud

Key Grammar Structures

• I realized life was a game

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to indicate a completed action in the past, as in "I realized".

• Please smile when you think of me

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood to give a command or request, as in "Please smile".

• If my heart was still alive

  ➔ Second conditional

  ➔ The phrase uses the second conditional to express a hypothetical situation, as in "If my heart was still alive".

• There's nothing more to say

  ➔ There is/are structure

  ➔ The phrase uses the structure "There is/are" to indicate existence, as in "There's nothing more".

• What it leaves behind is hard

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to express a general truth, as in "What it leaves behind is hard".

• My body's gone that's all

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ The phrase uses a contraction "that's" for "that is" to create a more conversational tone.

• These are the last words I'll ever speak

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the future simple tense to indicate an action that will happen, as in "I'll ever speak".