Dystopia

• By: ONE OK ROCK

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
peace /piːs/ A1	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong noun - responsibility for a fault or wrong
shame /ʃeɪm/ B2	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. verb - make (someone) feel ashamed
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, real or imagined. verb - be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening.
reason /ˈriːzən/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event. verb - think, understand, and form judgements logically.
heathen /ˈhiːðən/ B2	noun - a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do.
colors /ˈkʌlər/ A1	noun - the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.
bleed /bliːd/ B1	verb - lose blood from the body
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).
euphoria /juːˈfɔːriə/ C1	noun - a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
dystopia /dɪsˈtoʊpiə/ C1	noun - an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
magnet /ˈmæɡnət/ B2	noun - a piece of iron or other material that generates a magnetic field and attracts or repels other such pieces or objects made of magnetizable materials.
sadness /ˈsædnəs/ B1	noun - the condition of being sad; unhappiness.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
understanding /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/ B2	noun - the ability to understand something; comprehension. verb - perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker)
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
holding /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ B1	verb - grasp, carry, or support (something) with one's hands. noun - an area of land held by lease or freehold.

Grammar:

• We blame it on a whisper

  ➔ Simple present tense to describe a habitual action or general truth

  ➔ The verb "blame" is in the present tense to indicate a statement of fact or habitual action

• Tryin' to find some inner peace

  ➔ Using the informal contraction "tryin'" as a colloquial form of "trying"

  ➔ "Tryin'" is a contracted, colloquial form of "trying", used informally to express effort or attempt

• We got no place to go and nothing to lose

  ➔ Using "got" as a colloquial form of "have" in informal speech

  ➔ In casual speech, "got" functions as the equivalent of "have" to indicate possession or necessity

• Find euphoria in dystopia

  ➔ Imperative sentence construction used as a motivational or instructive statement

  ➔ The verb "find" is in the imperative form, giving a direct command or suggestion

• I'm holding on to my faith

  ➔ Present continuous tense to emphasize ongoing action or state

  ➔ The phrase "holding on" is in the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action

• Let our souls become the magnets

  ➔ Imperative sentence with "let" to express a wish or suggestion

  ➔ The construction "let" + object + verb in base form expresses a wish, suggestion, or permission

• I'm still holding tight

  ➔ Present continuous tense indicating an ongoing action with adverb "still" for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase "am still holding" uses present continuous tense with "still" to emphasize ongoing persistence