Bones

• By: Imagine Dragons
• Album: Mercury – Acts 1 & 2

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
bones /boʊnz/ A2	noun - the rigid parts of the skeleton of vertebrates.
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction.
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B2	noun - the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces. adjective - wonderful; exciting.
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
stones /stoʊnz/ A1	noun - small pieces of rock.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought. verb - be annoyed or worried by something
patience /ˈpeɪʃns/ B2	noun - the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ B1	verb - be deprived of something.
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events. verb - determine the behavior or supervise the running of.
reaper /ˈriːpər/ C1	noun - death personified as a cloaked skeleton holding a large scythe.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a reflective surface, now typically of glass backed with a metal coating.
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	verb - damaged or destroyed by fire adjective - very strong
entertaining /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/ B2	adjective - providing amusement or enjoyment.

Grammar:

• GIMME GIMME GIMME SOME TIME TO THINK

  ➔ Imperative (Gimme)

  ➔ "Gimme" is a colloquial contraction of "Give me." It's an example of using the imperative mood, which expresses a command or request. This usage is informal.

• WAIT UNTIL THE REAPER TAKES MY LIFE

  ➔ Subordinate clause with "until"

  ➔ The sentence contains a subordinate clause beginning with "until", indicating a time condition. The main clause is implied (e.g., "I will..."), and the action is contingent on the reaper taking the speaker's life.

• NEVER GONNA GET ME OUT ALIVE

  ➔ Future with "gonna" (informal)

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", commonly used to express the future tense in informal speech. It indicates a future intention or prediction.

• I GOT THIS FEELING YEAH YOU KNOW

  ➔ Present Perfect (I've got / I got)

  ➔ "I got" is a colloquial alternative to "I've got," representing the present perfect tense. It indicates that the speaker has a feeling at the present moment, having acquired it at some point in the past. In American English, "I got" is often used instead of "I have got".

• WHERE I’M LOSING ALL CONTROL

  ➔ Relative Clause with "where"

  ➔ "Where I'm losing all control" is a relative clause modifying the preceding noun phrase (the "feeling"). "Where" refers to a state or condition in which the speaker is losing control.

• CAUSE THERE’S MAGIC IN MY BONES

  ➔ Existential "there is"

  ➔ "There's magic in my bones" uses the existential "there is/there's" to express the existence of something (magic) in a specific location (the speaker's bones). It asserts the presence of magic.

• PLAYING WITH A STICK OF DYNAMITE

  ➔ Present Participle as a Gerund/Noun Modifier

  ➔ "Playing" acts as a present participle. In this context, it could be short for "(I am) playing", suggesting an ongoing action, or it can be considered a gerund describing an action used as a noun. Another intepretation is, that it is a modifier of the one who is speaking.

• THERE WAS NEVER GREY IN BLACK AND WHITE

  ➔ Past Tense with "Never"

  ➔ This sentence uses the past tense ("was") along with the adverb "never" to emphatically state that a certain condition (the presence of grey in black and white) did not exist at any point in the past. The use of "never" intensifies the negation.