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The signs are obvious, they are everywhere 00:29

All that we hear about is the gloom and despair 00:37

Too many would be prophets saying 00:43

It's the end of it all 00:46

'Cause mother earth can't take much more 00:50

The hammer's gonna fall 00:53

So nature has its needs, that's a lesson learned 00:58

But it appears to me there are greater concerns 01:05

'Cause we can save the planet 01:11

Thinkin' we will somehow survive 01:14

But father time is calling us 01:18

To save somebody's life 01:22

So I won't bend and I won't break 01:26

I won't water down my faith 01:30

I won't compromise in a world of desperation 01:33

What has been I cannot change 01:40

But for tomorrow and today 01:44

I must be a light for future generations 01:47

01:57

If we could find a way to preserve our faith 01:59

So those who follow us 02:06

See the price that was paid 02:09

Then maybe when they question 02:13

What it's gonna take to survive 02:16

They'll find the strength to carry on 02:20

In what we leave behind 02:23

So I won't bend and I won't break 02:28

I won't water down my faith 02:32

I won't compromise in a world of desperation 02:35

What has been I cannot change 02:42

But for tomorrow and today 02:45

I must be a light for future generations 02:49

Lookin' in the eyes of the children 02:58

Knowing that tomorrow is at stake 03:02

When the choice is up to them 03:06

Will they have the strength to say 03:09

We won't bend and we won't break 03:14

We won't water down our faith 03:18

We won't compromise in a world of desperation 03:21

What has been we cannot change 03:28

For tomorrow and today 03:32

We must be a light for future generations 03:35

For future generations 03:39

We won't bend and we won't break 03:42

We won't water down our faith 03:46

We won't compromise 03:49

In a world of desperation 03:52

What has been we cannot change 03:56

But for tomorrow and today 04:00

We must be a light for future generations 04:03

We must be a light for future generations 04:09

Yes we must be a light for future generations 04:17

We must be a light for future generations 04:28

For future generations 04:37

For future generations 04:41

04:44

Future Generations

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Lyrics:

[English]

The signs are obvious, they are everywhere

All that we hear about is the gloom and despair

Too many would be prophets saying

It's the end of it all

'Cause mother earth can't take much more

The hammer's gonna fall

So nature has its needs, that's a lesson learned

But it appears to me there are greater concerns

'Cause we can save the planet

Thinkin' we will somehow survive

But father time is calling us

To save somebody's life

So I won't bend and I won't break

I won't water down my faith

I won't compromise in a world of desperation

What has been I cannot change

But for tomorrow and today

I must be a light for future generations

...

If we could find a way to preserve our faith

So those who follow us

See the price that was paid

Then maybe when they question

What it's gonna take to survive

They'll find the strength to carry on

In what we leave behind

So I won't bend and I won't break

I won't water down my faith

I won't compromise in a world of desperation

What has been I cannot change

But for tomorrow and today

I must be a light for future generations

Lookin' in the eyes of the children

Knowing that tomorrow is at stake

When the choice is up to them

Will they have the strength to say

We won't bend and we won't break

We won't water down our faith

We won't compromise in a world of desperation

What has been we cannot change

For tomorrow and today

We must be a light for future generations

For future generations

We won't bend and we won't break

We won't water down our faith

We won't compromise

In a world of desperation

What has been we cannot change

But for tomorrow and today

We must be a light for future generations

Yes we must be a light for future generations

We must be a light for future generations

For future generations

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
signs /saɪnz/ B1	noun - indications or signals that something is happening or will happen
gloom /ɡluːm/ B2	noun - partial or total darkness; a state of depression or despondency
despair /dɪsˈpɛər/ B2	noun - the complete loss or absence of hope
prophets /ˈprɒfɪts/ C1	noun - persons who predict or proclaim messages from a divine source
earth /ɜːrθ/ A2	noun - the planet on which we live; the ground or land
mother /ˈmʌðər/ A2	noun - female parent; maternal figure
planet /ˈplænɪt/ B1	noun - a large celestial body orbiting a star
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B2	verb - to continue to live or exist beyond a difficult situation
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - strong belief or trust in someone or something, often spiritual or religious
generation /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ B2	noun - a group of people born and living around the same time
preserve /prɪˈzɜːrv/ B2	verb - to protect something from harm or change; to keep intact
pay /peɪ/ A2	verb - to give money for goods or services
question /ˈkwɛs.tʃən/ B2	noun - a sentence or phrase used to ask for information or clarification
bring /brɪŋ/ A2	verb - to take something or someone to a place
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place or person

Grammar:

I won't bend and I won't break

➔ Future tense with 'will' for promises or decisions.

➔ The phrase "I won't bend" indicates a strong commitment to not change one's beliefs.
What has been I cannot change

➔ Present perfect tense to express past actions with present relevance.

➔ The phrase "What has been" refers to past events that cannot be altered.
We must be a light for future generations

➔ Modal verb 'must' for necessity or obligation.

➔ The phrase "We must be a light" emphasizes the importance of guiding future generations.
If we could find a way to preserve our faith

➔ Conditional sentence to express hypothetical situations.

➔ The phrase "If we could find a way" suggests a possibility that is not guaranteed.
When the choice is up to them

➔ Passive voice to emphasize the action over the subject.

➔ The phrase "the choice is up to them" indicates that the decision lies with the children.
They'll find the strength to carry on

➔ Future tense with 'will' to express certainty about future events.

➔ The phrase "They'll find the strength" conveys confidence in their ability to persevere.
In a world of desperation

➔ Prepositional phrase to indicate location or context.

➔ The phrase "In a world of desperation" sets the scene for the challenges faced.

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