Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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undid /ʌnˈdɪd/ B1 |
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reflex /ˈriːfleks/ B2 |
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worst /wɜːrst/ A2 |
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conviction /kənˈvɪkʃən/ C1 |
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pursue /pərˈsuː/ B2 |
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entirely /ɪnˈtaɪərli/ B1 |
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overlooked /ˌoʊvərˈlʊkt/ B2 |
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possibilities /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiːz/ B1 |
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challenges /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪz/ B1 |
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heroes /ˈhiːroʊz/ A2 |
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swallow /ˈswɑːloʊ/ A2 |
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remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ A2 |
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hope /hoʊp/ A1 |
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shadows /ˈʃædoʊz/ A2 |
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familiar /fəˈmɪliər/ B1 |
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storage /ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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How did you get the house back from the bank?
➔ Question formation with auxiliary "did"
➔ In the sentence, "did" is placed before the base verb "get" to turn a statement into a past‑tense question.
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I bought the bank.
➔ Simple past tense (regular verb)
➔ "bought" is the past form of "buy", showing a completed action in the past.
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It's like a reflex with me.
➔ Simile using "like" + noun
➔ "like" introduces a comparison; the noun "reflex" is the thing being compared.
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But my foot's in the door.
➔ Contraction of "is" and idiomatic expression
➔ "foot's" = "foot is"; the phrase means the speaker already has a chance or position.
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It's actually the worst job you can get in a crime lab.
➔ Relative clause with modal "can" + infinitive
➔ "you can get" is a relative clause modifying "job"; "can" shows ability.
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Must be 100, 150 feet.
➔ Modal verb "must" for deduction
➔ "Must" expresses a strong logical conclusion: the speaker believes the distance is 100‑150 feet.
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Darkness, the truest darkness, is not the absence of light.
➔ Appositive phrase (noun + apposition)
➔ "the truest darkness" restates "Darkness"; the appositive adds extra description.
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It is the conviction that the light will never return.
➔ "that"‑clause as complement
➔ "that the light will never return" explains what the "conviction" is.
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All you have to do is look up in the sky.
➔ "All ... is + infinitive" construction
➔ "All you have to do" is the subject; the verb "is" links it to the infinitive "look".
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