Control – English Lyrics

• By: Halsey
• Album: If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃən/ B2	noun - a large amount of money or assets
diamonds /ˈdaɪəməndz/ A2	noun - a precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance
gold /ɡoʊld/ A1	noun - a yellow precious metal
awake /əˈweɪk/ B1	adjective - not asleep verb - to stop sleeping; wake up
shadows /ˈʃædoʊz/ B1	noun - dark areas where light is blocked
monsters /ˈmɒnstərz/ B1	noun - imaginary creatures that are large, ugly, and frightening
echoed /ˈekod/ B2	verb - (of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.
groaned /ɡroʊnd/ B2	verb - make a deep, inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.
secrets /ˈsiːkrəts/ B1	noun - something kept hidden or unexplained
deadly /ˈdedli/ B2	adjective - causing or able to cause death
disease /dɪˈziːz/ B2	noun - a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury
colder /ˈkoʊldər/ A1	adjective - at a low temperature
meaner /ˈmiːnər/ B1	adjective - unpleasant, unkind, or nasty
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2	noun - an evil spirit or devil
bones /boʊnz/ A2	noun - any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
scaring /ˈskɛərɪŋ/ A2	verb - causing fear in (someone); frightening.
awful /ˈɔːfl/ B1	adjective - very bad or unpleasant
energy /ˈenərdʒi/ A2	noun - the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity
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
villains /ˈvɪlənz/ B2	noun - a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
familiar /fəˈmɪliər/ B1	adjective - well known or easily recognized

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm bigger than my body

  ➔ Comparative adjectives

  ➔ The phrase uses the comparative form of the adjective 'big' to compare the speaker's identity to their physical body.

• I can't help this awful energy

  ➔ Modal verbs

  ➔ The use of 'can't' indicates inability or lack of control over the situation.

• Who is in control?

  ➔ Interrogative sentences

  ➔ This is a direct question asking about the subject's control, using the structure 'Who is...'.

• They beg me to write them

  ➔ Infinitive phrases

  ➔ The phrase uses the infinitive 'to write' to express purpose or intention.

• I'm colder than this home

  ➔ Comparative adjectives

  ➔ This line uses the comparative form of 'cold' to compare the speaker's emotional state to their home.

• I turned all the mirrors around

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The use of 'turned' indicates an action completed in the past.

• And all the kids cried out

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase 'cried out' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action.