Dust Clears – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Imagine if the life that you thought you shared wasn't really there
It was made up in your mind, could be anyone, anywhere
'Cause you'd been living in a world of your own design, undermined
In another place, other space in time
...
As the dust clears and it all starts to disappear
It may get harder 'cause you just restarted
And wherever you are, land on another stone
It may get harder 'cause you just restarted
You better get real, real, real
And realise that the situation's going nowhere
Because you act so tough, I've totally lost control
So please try to understand that if I could
I'd call and I would be there
And if it didn't hurt so much, you know I'd give you it all
You know I'd give you it all
...
Imagine if the friend that you thought you knew wasn't really true
It just existed in your head, the reflection used wasn't you
Completely unaware, could be anywhere, anytime
...
'Cause there was a shift in the paradigm
...
As the dust clears and it all starts to disappear
It may get harder 'cause you just restarted
And wherever you are, land on another stone
It may get harder 'cause you just restarted
You better get real, real, real
And realise that the situation's going nowhere
Because you act so tough, I've totally lost control
So please try to understand that if I could
I'd call and I would be there
And if it didn't hurt so much, you know I'd give you it all
...
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1 |
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share /ʃer/ A2 |
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mind /maɪnd/ A2 |
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living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2 |
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design /dɪˈzaɪn/ B1 |
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dust /dʌst/ A2 |
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clear /klɪr/ A2 |
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disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ B1 |
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harder /ˈhɑːrdər/ A2 |
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restarted /ˌriːˈstɑːrtɪd/ B1 |
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land /lænd/ A2 |
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stone /stoʊn/ A1 |
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realise /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B2 |
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situation /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/ B1 |
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control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1 |
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friend /frend/ A1 |
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true /truː/ A2 |
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reflection /rɪˈflekʃən/ B2 |
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shift /ʃɪft/ B1 |
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hurt /hɜːrt/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Imagine if the life that you thought you shared wasn't really there
➔ Use of the second conditional 'if' clause to express hypothetical situations.
➔ 'if' introduces a hypothetical condition that is not real, often paired with 'would' or 'could' in the main clause.
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It was made up in your mind, could be anyone, anywhere
➔ Use of 'could be' to express possibility or uncertainty.
➔ 'could be' indicates that something is possible but not certain.
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And if it didn't hurt so much, you know I'd give you it all
➔ Use of the second conditional 'if' with past tense to express hypothetical regret or unreal situations.
➔ 'if' + past tense in the 'if' clause and 'would' + base verb in the main clause express hypothetical situations.
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And realise that the situation's going nowhere
➔ Use of the present continuous tense 'is going' to describe ongoing or developing situations.
➔ 'is going' is the present continuous tense, used to describe actions or situations that are happening now or ongoing.