Doomsday Blue
Lyrics:
[English]
Avada Kadavra I speak to destroy
The feelings I have I cannot avoid
Through twisted tongues A hex deployed on you
That all the pretties in your bed
Escape your hands and make you sad
And all the things you wish you had you lose
I, I, I know you’re living a lie
I, I, I see the scars in your eyes
I, I, I know you’re living a lie
I, I, I guess you’d rather have a star than the moon
I guess I always overestimate you
Hoodoo all the things that you do
I’m down down in my Doomsday blue
(I, I, I know you’re living a lie)
(I, I, I know you’re living a lie)
Avada Kadavra The thoughts in my head
The places I touch when lying in bed
The visions of you the words that you said Undo
My heartbeat buried in the ground
And to the strings I bind you’re bound
So when you sleep you’ll hear my sound (cuckoo)
I, I, I know you’re living a lie
I, I, I see the scars in your eyes
I, I, I know you’re living a lie
I, I, I guess you’d rather have a star than the moon
I guess I always overestimate you
Hoodoo all the things that you do
I’m down down in my Doomsday blue
I guess you’d rather have a star than the moon
I guess I always overestimate you
Hoodoo all the things that you do
I’m down down in my Doomsday blue
For your romance
I’d beg steal and borrow
It’s draining me hollow You-ooooh
You could slow dance me
Out of sorrow
But your favourite colour Compared to the others is doom
Doomsday blue
Blue
Blue
Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue
Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue
Avada Kadavra I speak to destroy!
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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speak /spiːk/ A2 |
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destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ B2 |
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feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ B1 |
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scars /skɑːrz/ B2 |
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heartbeat /ˈhɑːrtbiːt/ B1 |
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doom /duːm/ B2 |
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blue /bluː/ A1 |
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star /stɑːr/ A2 |
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romance /roʊˈmæns/ B1 |
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sorrow /ˈsɔːroʊ/ B2 |
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hex /hɛks/ C1 |
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twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ B2 |
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things /θɪŋz/ A1 |
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bind /baɪnd/ B2 |
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avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ B1 |
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Grammar:
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I speak to destroy
➔ Infinitive of purpose
➔ "to destroy" is used to show the purpose of the action "speak".
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The feelings I have I cannot avoid
➔ Relative clause with present perfect
➔ "I have" expresses possession of feelings that are ongoing.
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And all the things you wish you had you lose
➔ Relative clause with past conditional
➔ The phrase "you wish you had" shows a hypothetical desire about the past.
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I guess you’d rather have a star than the moon
➔ Comparative structures with "rather"
➔ "Rather" is used here to express a preference between two options.
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I’m down down in my Doomsday blue
➔ Prepositional phrase indicating emotional state
➔ The phrase "down in" expresses being in a certain emotional or mental state.
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So when you sleep you’ll hear my sound
➔ Temporal clause with future tense
➔ The phrase "when you sleep" sets a time condition for the main clause.
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I guess I always overestimate you
➔ Adverb placement with "always"
➔ The adverb "always" is used to indicate the frequency of overestimating someone.