How to disappear
Lyrics:
[English]
John met me down on the boulevard
Cried on his shoulder 'cause life is hard
The waves came in over my head
What you been up to, my baby?
Haven't seen you 'round here lately
All of the guys tell me lies, but you don't
You just crack another beer
And pretend that you're still here
This is how to disappear
This is how to disappear
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Joe met me down at the training yard
Cuts on his face 'cause he fought too hard
I know he's in over his head
But I love that man like nobody can
He moves mountains and pounds them to ground again
I watched the guys getting high as they fight
For the things that they hold dear
To forget the things they fear
This is how to disappear
This is how to disappear
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Now it's been years since I left New York
I've got a kid and two cats in the yard
The California sun and the movie stars
I watch the skies getting light as I write, as I
Think about those years
As I whisper in your ear
I'm always going to be right here
No one's going anywhere
...
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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cry /kraɪ/ A1 |
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hard /hɑːrd/ A1 |
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lie /laɪ/ A1 |
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pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1 |
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training /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ A2 |
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cut /kʌt/ A1 |
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face /feɪs/ A1 |
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fight /faɪt/ A2 |
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mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ A1 |
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ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1 |
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high /haɪ/ A1 |
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dear /dɪər/ A2 |
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fear /fɪər/ B1 |
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kid /kɪd/ A1 |
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sun /sʌn/ A1 |
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light /laɪt/ A1 |
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Grammar:
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John met me down on the boulevard
➔ Simple Past Tense
➔ The sentence uses the simple past tense to describe a completed action in the past. The verb "met" is the past tense form of "meet".
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Cried on his shoulder 'cause life is hard
➔ Simple Past Tense; Subordinating conjunction 'cause'
➔ The verb "cried" is in the simple past. "'Cause" is a shortened, informal version of "because", a subordinating conjunction that introduces a reason.
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Haven't seen you 'round here lately
➔ Present Perfect Negative Contraction
➔ "Haven't seen" is a contraction of "have not seen", which is the negative form of the present perfect tense. It indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present, or has relevance to the present.
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This is how to disappear
➔ Infinitive phrase as a noun
➔ The phrase "how to disappear" functions as a noun, specifically as a subject complement after the verb "is". The "to + verb" form is the infinitive.
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Cuts on his face 'cause he fought too hard
➔ Simple Past Tense, Adverb of Degree 'too'
➔ "Fought" is the simple past tense of "fight". "Too" is an adverb of degree, modifying "hard" to indicate excessiveness.
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I love that man like nobody can
➔ Simple Present Tense; Subordinate Clause with 'like'
➔ "Love" is in the simple present, expressing a general truth or feeling. "Like nobody can" functions as an adverbial clause modifying the verb "love," indicating the extent or manner of the love. 'Like' here means 'in the same way that'.
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I'm always going to be right here
➔ Future with 'going to'; Adverb of Frequency 'always'
➔ "I'm going to be" expresses a future intention or prediction. "Always" is an adverb of frequency, indicating that something happens all the time or very often.