Common Sense – English Lyrics

• By: Elijah N

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of modern conversational English through Elijah N’s 'Common Sense.' This song is a fantastic tool for learners, as it uses colloquial, everyday phrases and clear, steady pacing, making it perfect for understanding how to express frustration and set boundaries in informal relationships.

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kids on this game you step it up

I'm yours to keep

not again

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the snowstorm

it's keeping us

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follow the futures

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snowstorm

you're traveling

it's keeping us

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - young human beings; children
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity that one engages in for amusement or fun
step /stɛp/ A1	verb - to lift and set down one's foot or one foot after the other in walking
keep /kiːp/ A2	verb - to continue to have or hold something
snowstorm /ˈsnoʊstɔːrm/ B2	noun - a heavy fall of snow accompanied by high winds
follow /ˈfɒloʊ/ A1	verb - to go or come after a person or thing
futures /ˈfjuːtʃərz/ A2	noun - the time or events that will happen after the present
traveling /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to make a journey, typically of some length

Key Grammar Structures

• kids on this game you step it up

  ➔ Phrasal Verb: 'step up'

  ➔ To 'step it up' means to increase effort or improve performance.

• I'm yours to keep

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose/result

  ➔ The structure 'yours to keep' uses the infinitive 'to keep' to define the status of the subject.

• the snowstorm it's keeping us

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The 'is keeping' form denotes an action currently affecting the subject.

• follow the futures

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb 'follow' is used as an instruction or command.

• you're traveling

  ➔ Subject + be + Verb-ing

  ➔ This contraction 'you're' functions as the subject and auxiliary verb for the ongoing action.