Dream On

• By: Aerosmith
• Album: Aerosmith

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin
lines /laɪnz/ A2	noun - a long, narrow mark or band
past /pæst/ A2	noun - the time before the present
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
dues /djuːz/ B2	noun - an obligatory payment; a fee
sin /sɪn/ B2	noun - an act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offense, or omission.
books /bʊks/ A1	noun - a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.
fools /fuːlz/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.
sages /ˈseɪdʒɪz/ C1	noun - a profoundly wise person
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - the time it takes the earth to complete one revolution around the sun
laughter /ˈlɑːftər/ B1	noun - the action or sound of laughing
tear /tɪər/ A2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye
tomorrow /təˈmɒrəʊ/ A1	noun - the day after today
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality

Grammar:

• Every time when I look in the mirror

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "when"

  ➔ The word "when" introduces a subordinate clause of time. It connects the subordinate clause "when I look in the mirror" to the main clause (implied).

• All these lines on my face getting clearer

  ➔ Present participle "getting" acting as an adjective.

  ➔ "Getting" modifies "lines", describing their increasing clarity. This is a reduced relative clause (e.g., "All these lines on my face which are getting clearer").

• The past is gone, It went by, like dusk to dawn

  ➔ Simile using "like"

  ➔ The phrase "like dusk to dawn" creates a simile comparing the passage of the past to the quick transition between night and day.

• Isn't that the way Everybody's got the dues in life to pay

  ➔ Tag question "Isn't that the way"

  ➔ A tag question is used to seek confirmation or agreement on a statement. In this case, it checks if the listener agrees with the implied statement that life is tough.

• You got to lose to know how to win

  ➔ "got to" (informal for "have to"), Infinitive of purpose (to know)

  ➔ "Got to" is an informal way of saying "have to", indicating obligation. "To know how to win" is an infinitive of purpose, explaining the reason for losing.

• Half my life's in books, written pages

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words) and past participle as adjective (written)

  ➔ The word "is" is implied between "pages" and "written" (Half my life is in books, (which are) written pages). "Written" acts as an adjective describing the pages.

• All the things come back to you

  ➔ Simple present tense (general truth)

  ➔ The simple present tense expresses a general truth or something that always happens. It conveys that consequences always return to you.

• Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

  ➔ Future tense with "will"

  ➔ "Will take" expresses a future action or possibility.