Burnout

• By: Green Day
• Album: Dookie

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
declare /dɪˈkleər/ B2	verb - to state or announce officially
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	verb - to be on fire, to consume with flames
bored /bɔːrd/ A2	adjective - feeling weary or uninterested
growing /ˈgroʊɪŋ/ B1	verb - to increase in size, development, or maturity
dead /dɛd/ A2	adjective - no longer alive
line /laɪn/ A2	noun - a long narrow mark or band verb - to form a line or arrange in lines
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
lights /laɪts/ A2	noun - devices that emit illumination
cope /koʊp/ B2	verb - to deal successfully with a difficult situation
drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ B2	verb - to die through submersion in water
emotions /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/ B2	noun - feelings such as happiness, sadness, anger
mental /ˈmentl/ B2	adjective - relating to the mind or brain

Grammar:

• I'm burning up and out and growing bored

  ➔ Present continuous tense for ongoing actions

  ➔ The use of the **present continuous** tense ('am burning') indicates actions that are happening at the moment of speaking or are ongoing.

• And I stepped in line to walk amongst the dead

  ➔ Past simple tense for completed actions

  ➔ The **past simple** tense ('stepped') shows that the action of stepping in line was completed in the past.

• I'm not growing up, I'm just burning out

  ➔ Contrasting clauses with 'not' and 'just' for emphasis

  ➔ The structure **'I'm not...'** contrasted with **'I'm just...'** highlights a contradiction or clarification of the speaker's state.

• And hell, who needs them anyway?

  ➔ Use of 'anyway' as a discourse marker

  ➔ The word **'anyway'** functions as a discourse marker to transition or dismiss previous thought, implying indifference.

• I'll live inside this mental cave

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' for voluntary actions or decisions

  ➔ The phrase **'I'll live...'** employs **'will'** to express the speaker's decision or intention to remain in a certain state in the future.

• Throw my emotions in the grave

  ➔ Imperative or suggestive phrase; idiomatic expression

  ➔ This phrase is idiomatic, suggesting the act of suppressing or disposing of one's emotions by metaphorically putting them into a grave.

• And I stepped in line to walk amongst the dead

  ➔ Past simple for completed actions

  ➔ The **past simple** tense ('stepped') indicates that the action of joining the line was completed in the past.