Dreamer

• By: Martin Garrix, Mike Yung

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dreamer /ˈdriːmər/ B1	noun - a person who dreams; someone who is not practical or realistic
dream /driːm/ A1	verb - to experience images, emotions, or sensations during sleep noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance
shelter /ˈʃeltər/ B1	noun - a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger verb - protect (someone or something) from bad weather, danger, or attack
going /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/ A1	noun - departure verb - moving or travelling
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - not easy; requiring effort
shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ B1	verb - emitting or reflecting light
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
believer /bɪˈliːvər/ B1	noun - a person who believes in something
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of
lover /ˈlʌvər/ B1	noun - a person who loves someone
runner /ˈrʌnər/ A2	noun - a person who runs
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
voices /ˈvɔɪsɪz/ A2	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth

Grammar:

• Don't tell me not to dream

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ This uses "Don't" + base form of the verb to give a negative command or instruction. It expresses a prohibition. "Don't tell" is the core structure.

• And that’s everything to me

  ➔ Pronoun reference and emphasis

  ➔ "That's" refers back to the concept of "freedom." "Everything to me" emphasizes the extreme importance of this freedom to the speaker.

• What I’ve got or where I go

  ➔ Indirect Questions with "What" and "Where"

  ➔ These are examples of indirect questions functioning as noun clauses. "What I've got" functions as the subject of a sentence (even though the full sentence is omitted for brevity). "Where I go" also functions similarly. The word order is subject + verb, not the interrogative order.

• It ain’t easy to keep going when it’s hard

  ➔ Cleft sentence with "It" and subordinate clause with "when"

  ➔ "It ain't easy" is a form of a cleft sentence where "to keep going when it’s hard" is emphasized. The "when it's hard" clause acts as an adverbial clause of time, modifying the main clause.

• As long as I got something to believe in

  ➔ Conditional Clause with "As Long As"

  ➔ "As long as" introduces a condition. The main clause (which is implied but not explicitly stated - the singer will keep going) is dependent on the fulfillment of the condition: having something to believe in. It's a more emphatic version of 'if'.

• I’m a runner cause I’ve got somewhere to run

  ➔ Cause/Effect with "cause"

  ➔ "Cause" (because) connects the reason (having somewhere to run) to the action (being a runner). It explains the motivation.

• I just listen to the voices in my head

  ➔ Relative Clause (implied)

  ➔ The phrase "the voices in my head" is functioning as a noun phrase that includes a reduced or implied relative clause. A full relative clause would be "the voices that are in my head." The verb 'are' and the relative pronoun 'that' have been omitted for brevity.

• You know you got to believe

  ➔ Modal Verb "got to" (have to)

  ➔ "Got to" is an informal contraction of "have got to," which functions as a modal verb expressing obligation or necessity. It is essentially equivalent to "have to." In the sentence structure, it indicates a strong need or requirement for belief.