Animal I Have Become

• By: Three Days Grace
• Album: One-X

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to get away from a place or situation noun - an act of escaping
hell /hel/ B2	noun - a place of suffering; a very unpleasant experience
caged /keɪdʒd/ B2	adjective - confined in a cage verb - to confine in or as if in a cage
nightmare /ˈnaɪtmeər/ B2	noun - a very frightening dream; a very unpleasant experience
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	verb - to have power over; to restrain noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events
darkest /ˈdɑːrkɪst/ B1	adjective - with little or no light
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a surface of an object; an aspect of something
animal /ˈænɪml/ A1	noun - a living organism that feeds on organic matter
become /bɪˈkʌm/ A2	verb - to start to be
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
real /ˈriːəl/ A2	adjective - actually existing; not imitation
tame /teɪm/ B2	verb - to domesticate an animal; to bring under control adjective - domesticated; not wild
lied /laɪd/ A2	verb - to tell a lie
rage /reɪdʒ/ B2	noun - violent, uncontrollable anger
wake /weɪk/ B1	verb - to stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep

Grammar:

• I can't escape this hell

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" + bare infinitive "escape"

  ➔ "Can't" indicates inability or impossibility. "Escape" is used without "to" after the modal verb.

• So many times I've tried

  ➔ Present Perfect "I've tried"

  ➔ Present Perfect (have/has + past participle) indicates an action that started in the past and continues to have relevance in the present.

• But I'm still caged inside

  ➔ Passive voice with adjective "caged"

  ➔ "I'm caged" is a passive construction indicating that the subject (I) is the receiver of the action. "Caged" acts like an adjective describing the state of being.

• Somebody get me through this nightmare

  ➔ Imperative mood "get"

  ➔ "Get" is used in the imperative mood to make a request or give a command.

• So what if you can see the darkest side of me

  ➔ Conditional phrase "So what if"

  ➔ "So what if" introduces a hypothetical situation and questions its importance or consequence. It expresses a dismissive attitude towards the stated condition.

• No one would ever change this animal I have become

  ➔ Relative clause "I have become"

  ➔ "I have become" is a relative clause modifying "this animal". It provides more information about the animal being referred to.

• Help me believe it's not the real me

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with "believe"

  ➔ The phrase expresses a wish that something is true. "It's not the real me" is what the speaker wants to believe.

• Help me tame this animal I have become

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose "to tame"

  ➔ "To tame" explains the purpose of the help being requested.