Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ A2 |
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miss /mɪs/ A2 |
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blind /blaɪnd/ A2 |
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kid /kɪd/ A1 |
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stronger /ˈstrɒŋɡər/ B1 |
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promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2 |
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lock /lɒk/ A2 |
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voice /vɔɪs/ A1 |
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sorry /ˈsɒri/ A1 |
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light /laɪt/ A1 |
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pain /peɪn/ A2 |
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smile /smaɪl/ A1 |
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ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2 |
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cross /krɒs/ B1 |
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blame /bleɪm/ B1 |
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start /stɑːrt/ A1 |
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hate /heɪt/ A2 |
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need /niːd/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I smile "to hide", "saying" I'm alright
➔ Infinitive of purpose + gerund (present participle)
➔ The phrase "to hide" is an infinitive used to express purpose, and "saying" is a gerund (present participle) showing a simultaneous action.
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I "didn't know" 何も知らなかった私を
➔ Past simple negative with auxiliary "did"
➔ "didn't know" is the negative form of the past simple; the auxiliary "did" carries the past tense while "know" stays in its base form.
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"You never said" goodbye
➔ Simple past negative with adverb "never"
➔ "never" modifies the verb "said" to indicate that the action did not happen at any time in the past.
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"You did" cross the line
➔ Emphatic past using auxiliary "did" + base verb
➔ "did" is used for emphasis; it carries the past tense while the main verb "cross" stays in its base form.
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"go ahead" and blame me
➔ Imperative + bare infinitive after "and"
➔ "go ahead" is an imperative urging someone to proceed, and "blame" follows directly without "to" because it is linked by "and".
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"I cannot" forgive you
➔ Modal verb "cannot" + base verb
➔ "cannot" expresses inability or refusal; it is followed directly by the base verb "forgive" without "to".
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"I have" become stronger
➔ Present perfect
➔ "have" + past participle "become" forms the present perfect, indicating a change that started in the past and has relevance now.
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"I had" to start over on my own
➔ Past modal "had to" + infinitive
➔ "had to" expresses obligation in the past; it is followed by the base verb "start".
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"I don't" wanna write this song, honestly
➔ Negative contraction "don't" + verb "want" + infinitive "to write" (colloquial "wanna")
➔ "don't" is the negative contraction of "do not"; it is followed by "wanna" (colloquial for "want to") and the infinitive "write".
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"still" a kid, still a kid
➔ Adverb "still" with present simple to express continuity
➔ "still" emphasizes that the speaker remains a kid despite the circumstances; it modifies the present simple clause.
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