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If I was young, I'd flee this town 00:17
I've buried my dreams underground 00:21
As did I, we drink to die 00:25
We drink tonight 00:29
Far from home, elephant guns 00:33
Let's take them down one by one 00:37
We'll lay it down, it's not been found 00:41
It's not around 00:46
Let the seasons begin 00:50
Where all was right, wrong 00:54
Let the seasons begin 00:58
Take the big game down 01:02
Let the seasons begin 01:06
Where all was right, wrong 01:10
Let the seasons begin 01:14
Take the big game down 01:18
01:23
Oh-oh 01:54
Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah 01:57
Oh-oh 02:02
Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah 02:06
Oh-oh, yeah 02:10
Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah 02:14
Oh-oh 02:18
Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah 02:22
02:27
And it rips through the silence of our camp at night 03:29
And it rips through the night, all eyes, our eyes 03:37
It rips through the silence of our camp at night 03:45
It rips through the silence 03:53
All that is left is all that I 03:58
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Elephant Gun – English Lyrics

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[English]

If I was young, I'd flee this town

I've buried my dreams underground

As did I, we drink to die

We drink tonight

Far from home, elephant guns

Let's take them down one by one

We'll lay it down, it's not been found

It's not around

Let the seasons begin

Where all was right, wrong

Let the seasons begin

Take the big game down

Let the seasons begin

Where all was right, wrong

Let the seasons begin

Take the big game down

...

Oh-oh

Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah

Oh-oh

Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah

Oh-oh, yeah

Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah

Oh-oh

Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah

...

And it rips through the silence of our camp at night

And it rips through the night, all eyes, our eyes

It rips through the silence of our camp at night

It rips through the silence

All that is left is all that I

...

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Vocabulary Meanings

flee

/fliː/

B2
  • verb
  • - to run away from a place or person because you are afraid of possible danger

buried

/ˈberiːd/

B1
  • verb
  • - to put a dead body into the ground

dreams

/driːmz/

A2
  • noun
  • - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep

underground

/ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/

B1
  • noun
  • - beneath the surface of the ground

drink

/drɪŋk/

A1
  • verb
  • - to swallow liquid

home

/hoʊm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the place where one lives

elephant

/ˈelɪfənt/

A2
  • noun
  • - a very large animal with thick grey skin, large ears, and a long trunk

guns

/ɡʌnz/

A2
  • noun
  • - a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are fired by explosive force

found

/faʊnd/

A1
  • verb
  • - discover (something or someone) unexpectedly or while looking for something else

seasons

/ˈsiːzənz/

A2
  • noun
  • - each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours

right

/raɪt/

A1
  • adjective
  • - morally good or justifiable

wrong

/rɒŋ/

A1
  • adjective
  • - not correct or true; incorrect

game

/ɡeɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - an activity or sport usually involving skill, knowledge, or chance, in which you follow fixed rules and try to win against an opponent or solve a puzzle

rips

/rɪps/

B1
  • verb
  • - to tear (something) quickly or forcibly

silence

/ˈsaɪləns/

B1
  • noun
  • - the complete absence of sound

camp

/kæmp/

A2
  • noun
  • - a place where people live temporarily, often in tents

eyes

/aɪz/

A1
  • noun
  • - the organ of sight

young

/jʌŋ/

A1
  • adjective
  • - having lived or existed for only a short time

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