Banquet

• By: Bloc Party
• Album: Silent Alarm

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
stone /stoʊn/ A2	noun - a hard, solid mineral matter of a certain size
smoking /ˈsmoʊ.kɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of inhaling and exhaling smoke from a cigarette or similar substance
gun /ɡʌn/ A2	noun - a weapon that shoots bullets
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of living things
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
underrated /ˌʌndərˈreɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - considered to be less important or less good than they really are
turning /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	verb - the act of changing direction or position
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that makes things visible verb - to illuminate or make lighter adjective - not heavy or dark; bright
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ B2	verb - to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired
underneath /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/ B2	preposition - directly beneath or below something
become /bɪˈkʌm/ A2	verb - to start to be something or to change into something
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - the surface or part of something that is on a particular aspect, surface, or direction

Grammar:

• A heart of stone, a smoking gun

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase "a heart of stone" uses a noun phrase to describe a characteristic.

• I can give you life, I can take it away

  ➔ Modal verbs

  ➔ The use of "can" indicates ability or possibility.

• Turning away from the light, becoming adult

  ➔ Gerund phrase

  ➔ The gerund "turning" indicates an ongoing action.

• She don't think straight

  ➔ Non-standard verb form

  ➔ The phrase uses "don't" instead of "doesn't" which is a common non-standard usage.

• Heaven's never enough, we will never be fooled

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the future simple tense to express a certainty about the future.

• We will wait for you on the other side

  ➔ Future continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the future continuous tense to indicate an action that will be ongoing in the future.

• 'Cause I'm on fire

  ➔ Informal contraction

  ➔ The phrase uses the informal contraction "'Cause" for "Because".