Different World

• By: Alan Walker, Sofia Carson, K-391, CORSAK
• Album: Different World

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been damaged or fractured.
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. verb - to have a dream while sleeping.
chasing /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ B1	verb - to pursue in order to catch or overtake.
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2	noun - an evil spirit or devil.
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface that vehicles can use.
castle /ˈkæsəl/ B1	noun - a large building or group of buildings fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and often a moat.
turning /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis or point.
dust /dʌst/ A2	noun - fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter.
shadows /ˈʃædoʊz/ B1	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts.
skyline /ˈskaɪlaɪn/ B2	noun - an outline of land and buildings against the sky.
reminds /rɪˈmaɪndz/ B1	verb - cause (someone) to remember something.
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression. verb - to adopt a pleased or amused facial expression.
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary.
longing /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ B2	noun - a strong desire or craving.
fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons.
afloat /əˈfloʊt/ B2	adjective - floating in water; not sinking.
mountainside /ˈmaʊntənˌsaɪd/ B1	noun - the side of a mountain.
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

Grammar:

• This is not the world we had in mind

  ➔ Past perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past perfect tense to indicate that the action of having a certain world in mind was completed before another past action.

• We've been chasing our demons down an empty road

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense

  ➔ The present perfect continuous tense is used to express an action that started in the past and is still continuing or has recently stopped.

• But we got time

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ The simple past tense is used to express actions that were completed in the past.

• Escaping our shadows just to end up here, once more

  ➔ Gerund phrase

  ➔ The gerund phrase 'escaping our shadows' acts as a noun and describes the action of escaping.

• Take me back

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or requests, as seen in 'Take me back'.

• When we were full of life

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ The past continuous tense is used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past, as in 'we were full of life'.

• And even though we might have lost tonight

  ➔ Modal verb 'might' + perfect infinitive

  ➔ The structure 'might have lost' indicates a possibility in the past regarding the action of losing.