Bored To Death

• By: blink-182
• Album: California

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
echo /ˈek.oʊ/ B1	noun - a sound that repeats after being reflected verb - to repeat a sound
meaning /ˈmiː.nɪŋ/ B1	noun - what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; significance
rescuing /ˈres.kjuː/ B2	verb - to save someone or something from a dangerous situation
nightmare /ˈnaɪt.mer/ B1	noun - a very frightening dream
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience a dream
voices /ˈvɔɪ.sɪz/ A2	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.
screaming /ˈskriː.mɪŋ/ B1	verb - to utter a loud, piercing cry
whispers /ˈwɪs.pɚ/ B2	verb - speak very softly using one's breath without one's vocal cords noun - a softly spoken word or words
bored /bɔːrd/ A2	adjective - feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one's current activity
death /deθ/ A2	noun - the action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism
fading /ˈfeɪ.dɪŋ/ B2	verb - gradually ceasing to be visible
broken /ˈbroʊ.kən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.
lost /lɑːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
stranger /ˈstreɪn.dʒɚ/ A2	noun - a person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar

Grammar:

• There's an echo pulling out the meaning

  ➔ Existential there + be + noun + present participle

  ➔ Uses 'there is/are' to indicate the existence of something, combined with a noun and a present participle.

• Rescuing a nightmare from a dream

  ➔ Present participle phrase as a modifier

  ➔ Uses a present participle phrase to describe an ongoing action relating to the noun 'a nightmare'.

• The voices in my head are always screaming

  ➔ Subject + be + adjective (always) + present participle

  ➔ Expresses a state of continually happening in the present, with 'always' emphasizing frequency.

• Life is too short to last long

  ➔ Infinitive phrase expressing purpose or consequence

  ➔ Uses an infinitive to convey purpose or outcome of a short life.

• And I'm I'm not coming home

  ➔ Contraction + present continuous tense

  ➔ Uses a contraction of 'I am' and the present continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action.

• Life is too short to last long

  ➔ Infinitive phrase expressing purpose or consequence

  ➔ Repeated to emphasize the message about life's brevity, using infinitive structure.