Holiday

• By: Green Day
• Album: American Idiot

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - a hot glowing gas that is produced when something burns
shame /ʃeɪm/ B2	noun - a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.
died /daɪd/ A1	verb - past tense of die: to stop living
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known
dogs /dɒɡz/ A1	noun - a domesticated canid
key /kiː/ A2	noun - a thing that provides a means of gaining access to or understanding something.
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
misery /ˈmɪzəri/ B2	noun - a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body.
bleed /bliːd/ B1	verb - to lose blood.
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - to experience images, emotions, and sensations during sleep noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
lies /laɪz/ B1	noun - false statements or information
drum /drʌm/ A2	noun - a percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands
holiday /ˈhɒlədeɪ/ A2	noun - a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done.
president /ˈprezɪdənt/ B1	noun - the elected head of a republican state.
bombs /bɒmz/ B1	noun - a container filled with explosive, incendiary, or other destructive material, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a timing mechanism, remote control, or proximity fuse.
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke. verb - to discharge a firearm or other weapon
outlaws /ˈaʊtlɔːz/ C1	noun - a person who has broken the law and remains at large or is a fugitive.

Grammar:

• Hear the sound of the falling rain

  ➔ Present participle as adjective (falling)

  ➔ The word "falling" is a present participle acting as an adjective to describe the rain. It indicates rain that is in the process of falling.

• Coming down like an Armageddon flame

  ➔ Simile (like)

  ➔ The phrase uses "like" to compare the rain to an "Armageddon flame", highlighting the intensity and destructive nature.

• The ones who died without a name

  ➔ Relative clause (who)

  ➔ "Who died without a name" is a relative clause modifying "the ones". It provides additional information about those who died.

• I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to dream, to differ)

  ➔ "To dream" and "to differ" are infinitives used to express the purpose of begging. The speaker begs *in order to* dream and differ.

• This is the dawning of the rest of our lives

  ➔ Noun phrase as subject complement (the dawning...lives)

  ➔ The entire phrase "the dawning of the rest of our lives" acts as a noun phrase that complements the subject "This", describing what "This" is.

• Can I get another Amen?

  ➔ Modal verb for permission (Can)

  ➔ The modal verb "Can" is used to ask for permission, though in this context, it's used rhetorically, more of a call for agreement or approval.

• Who criticize your government

  ➔ Present simple (criticize)

  ➔ The verb "criticize" is in the present simple tense, referring to a general or habitual action. It describes those who generally criticize the government.

• Is not a way that's meant for me

  ➔ Reduced relative clause (that's meant)

  ➔ "That's meant for me" is a relative clause describing "a way". The "that is" can be implied/removed, especially in informal contexts