Darkside

• By: blink-182
• Album: NINE

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dressed /drɛst/ B1	verb (past participle of dress) - to put clothes on oneself or others
black /blæk/ A2	adjective - of the very dark color resulting from the absorption of light
world /wɜrld/ B1	noun - the earth and all life on it
lives /lɪvz/ B1	verb (third person singular of live) - to be alive; to exist
breathes /brɛðz/ B2	verb - to take air into the lungs and then exhale
medicate /ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/ C1	verb - to treat or heal with medicine
numb /nʌm/ B2	adjective / verb - lacking sensation / to cause loss of sensation
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
dark /dɑrk/ A2	adjective - having very little or no light
rain /reɪn/ A2	noun / verb - water falling from the sky / to fall as rain
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to stay in one place or remain in expectation
care /kɛər/ B1	verb / noun - to feel concern or interest / concern about someone or something
darkside /ˈdɑrk.saɪd/ B2	noun - the sinister or hidden part of something, often associated with evil or secrecy

Grammar:

• She don't know my name.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense to express a fact about her not knowing the speaker's name.

• I don't care what you say.

  ➔ Negative form in present simple.

  ➔ The negative form 'don't care' indicates a lack of concern about what the other person says.

• I'm going to the darkside with you.

  ➔ Future intention using 'going to'.

  ➔ The phrase indicates a planned action or intention to go to the darkside.

• She won't last the night.

  ➔ Future negative form.

  ➔ The phrase uses 'won't' to indicate that she is not expected to survive the night.

• And I wait for her.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The present simple tense is used here to express a habitual action of waiting.

• You would leave, but you need me to numb the pain.

  ➔ Conditional sentence.

  ➔ This conditional sentence expresses a hypothetical situation regarding leaving and needing help.

• In the sun, it's still dark.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a general truth about the situation.