ATTENTION ATTENTION – English Lyrics

• By: Shinedown
• Album: ATTENTION ATTENTION

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Attention, attention, get down on the floor

Don't reach for your pockets, don't run for the door

Attention, attention, it's urgent, it's real

The cameras are rolling, the envelopes sealed

Attention attention,

By the way did I mention

The stories I hear are the stories I tell

Like jumping over buildings and sneaking outta hell

Intention, retention, it's all in your head

That greedy little mistress, they tied in in your bed

Attention attention

By the way did I mention

Nothing bout me is ordinary

My friends all say I'm going crazy

I don't hear a word that they say

Cause the voices in my head are legendary

But I'll never tell em where the bodies are buried

Keeps them coming back every day

Oh no, oh no

They're just villains in my mind doing time

Oh no, oh no

They're just matches burning holes in my soul

Attention attention 'cause this ain't a stunt

The judges are racist, the juries corrupt

The shelves are all empty but the seats are all filled

You're a shiny new penny, I'm a hundred Dollar bill

Attention attention, by the way did I mention

Nothing bout me is ordinary

My friends all say I'm going crazy

I don't hear a word that they say

Cause the voices in my head are legendary

But I'll never tell em where the bodies are buried

Keeps them coming back every day

Oh no, oh no

They're just villains in my mind doing time

Oh no, oh no

They're just matches burning holes in my soul

Attention, attention

Attention, attention

They're just villains in my mind doin' time

Nothing bout me is ordinary

My friends all say I'm going crazy

I don't hear a word that they say

Cause the voices in my head are legendary

But I'll never tell em where the bodies are buried

Keeps them coming back every day

Oh no, oh no

They're just villains in my mind doing time

Oh no, oh no

They're just matches burning holes in my soul

Attention attention

Attention attention

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
attention /əˈtenʃən/ A1	noun - the act of focusing on something
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
urgent /ˈɜːrdʒənt/ A2	adjective - requiring immediate action
rolling /ˈroʊlɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving in a rotating manner
sealed /sild/ B1	adjective - closed securely
mention /ˈmenʃən/ A2	verb - to refer to something briefly
jumping /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/ A1	verb - to push oneself off the ground
sneaking /ˈsniːkɪŋ/ B1	verb - moving quietly to avoid notice
greedy /ˈɡriːdi/ A2	adjective - having a strong desire for more than is needed
mistress /ˈmɪstrəs/ B1	noun - a woman in a position of authority or control
ordinary /ˈɔːrdnɛri/ A2	adjective - not unusual or special
legendary /ləˈdʒɛndəri/ B2	adjective - famous and well-known, often for a remarkable quality
villains /ˈvɪlənz/ B1	noun - a cruel or evil person
matches /ˈmætʃɪz/ A1	noun - a stick of wood or cardboard tipped with a chemical that ignites when rubbed
corrupt /kəˈrʌpt/ B2	adjective - dishonest or illegal behavior
shiny /ˈʃaɪni/ A2	adjective - bright and clean
penny /ˈpɛni/ A1	noun - a coin of low value
buried /ˈbɛriɪd/ A2	verb - to place something in the ground

Key Grammar Structures

• Attention, attention, get down on the floor

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase "get down" is in the imperative mood, used to give commands or instructions. The subject 'you' is implied but not stated.

• Don't reach for your pockets, don't run for the door

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ These sentences use the negative imperative form with "don't" + base verb to prohibit actions. The structure is used to tell someone what not to do.

• The cameras are rolling, the envelopes sealed

  ➔ Ellipsis

  ➔ This sentence demonstrates ellipsis, where the word "are" is omitted in the second clause "the envelopes sealed". The complete form would be "the envelopes are sealed".

• By the way did I mention

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ The phrase "did I mention" forms an indirect question used to introduce a topic or check if information has been shared previously. It's a polite way to bring up something.

• The stories I hear are the stories I tell

  ➔ Relative Clauses

  ➔ This sentence contains two relative clauses: "I hear" and "I tell", where the relative pronoun "that/which" is omitted. The full form would be "The stories that I hear are the stories that I tell".

• Nothing bout me is ordinary

  ➔ Indefinite Pronoun with Negation

  ➔ This sentence uses the indefinite pronoun "nothing" to express a complete negation. "Nothing" already contains a negative meaning, so it doesn't require an additional negative word like "not".

• My friends all say I'm going crazy

  ➔ Reported Speech

  ➔ This sentence demonstrates reported speech, where the speaker reports what others say. The structure "say + [clause]" is used to report someone's words without quoting them directly.

• But I'll never tell em where the bodies are buried

  ➔ Future Tense and Embedded Question

  ➔ This sentence combines the future tense "I'll never tell" with an embedded question "where the bodies are buried". Embedded questions maintain statement word order (subject-verb) rather than question word order.

• They're just villains in my mind doing time

  ➔ Present Participle Phrase

  ➔ The phrase "doing time" is a present participle phrase that modifies "villains". It describes an ongoing action or state related to the noun it modifies, without requiring an additional verb.