If Everyone Cared – English Lyrics

• By: Nickelback
• Album: The Best of Nickelback, Volume 1

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with Nickelback's inspiring song "If Everyone Cared." The track's clear, repetitive chorus and universally understood message of love and unity make it an excellent and motivational tool for language learners. Through its lyrics, you can practice essential vocabulary related to positive actions and emotions, while being inspired by its hopeful vision for the world.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cared /keərd/ A2	verb - felt concern or interest; looked after and provided for
cried /kraɪd/ A1	verb - shed tears, expressed sorrow
loved /lʌvd/ A1	verb - felt deep affection
lied /laɪd/ B1	verb - told a false statement with intent to deceive
shared /ʃeərd/ A2	verb - divided and distributed
pride /praɪd/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.
swallowed /ˈswɒləʊd/ B2	verb - caused food or drink to pass from the mouth into the stomach.
died /daɪd/ A1	verb - stopped living
trees /triːz/ A1	noun - perennial woody plant
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space visible from the earth
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky
satellites /ˈsætəlaɪts/ B2	noun - an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.
dreamed /driːmd/ A2	verb - experienced images, emotions, and sensations during sleep
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
fireflies /ˈfaɪərflaɪz/ B1	noun - a nocturnal beetle that produces a soft light.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B2	noun - an ideal or heavenly place.
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
small /smɔːl/ A1	adjective - of limited size; not large.

Key Grammar Structures

• If everyone cared and nobody cried

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The phrase 'If everyone cared...' expresses a hypothetical situation that is unlikely or contrary to reality.

• Nobody died

  ➔ Simple Present Tense used for general truths or repeated actions / future expectation in the context of the song

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• Swallow their pride

  ➔ Verb phrase with 'their' referring to people; idiomatic expression meaning to accept humility

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• You and me

  ➔ Coordinate Conjunctions and Personal Pronouns

  ➔ The phrase 'You and me' connects two people, illustrating the subject of loving or caring.

• Singing Amen, I, I'm alive

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'singing' used as a verb describing an ongoing action

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• Then we'd see the day when nobody died

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'when' indicating a future point in time

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