Immortals

• By: Fall Out Boy
• Album: So Much (for) Stardust

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or a low standard
watcher /ˈwɒtʃər/ B1	noun - a person who watches or observes someone or something
eternal /ɪˈtɜːnl/ B2	adjective - lasting or existing forever; without end
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - a hot, glowing body of ignited gas that is produced by something on fire
guard /ɡɑːrd/ B1	verb - to protect from harm or unwanted access noun - a person who protects something
dog /dɒɡ/ A1	noun - a domesticated carnivorous mammal
fever /ˈfiːvər/ B1	noun - an abnormally high body temperature
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
sand /sænd/ A2	noun - a loose granular substance
bottom /ˈbɒtəm/ A2	noun - the lowest point or part of something
glass /ɡlɑːs/ A1	noun - a hard, transparent substance
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ A2	verb - to imagine
immortal /ɪˈmɔːrtl/ B2	adjective - living forever; never dying or decaying noun - an immortal being
blackout /ˈblækˌaʊt/ B2	noun - a failure of electric power
faith /feɪθ/ B1	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone or something
past /pæst/ A2	noun - the time before the present
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A2	noun - the time that is to come
wound /wuːnd/ B1	noun - an injury to living tissue

Grammar:

• They say we are what we are

  ➔ Reported Speech / Indirect Speech with Zero Conditional

  ➔ The structure "They say + (that) + clause" reports what people generally believe. The zero conditional ("what we are, what we are") expresses a general truth or fact. The "that" is often omitted in informal speech.

• But we don't have to be

  ➔ Modal Verb "have to" in the negative

  ➔ "Don't have to" expresses lack of obligation or necessity. It means that there is no requirement to be a certain way.

• I'm bad behavior but I do it in the best way

  ➔ Conjunction "but" contrasting ideas; Adverbial phrase "in the best way"

  ➔ "But" connects two contrasting ideas: being bad behavior and doing it in the best way. "In the best way" is an adverbial phrase describing how the bad behavior is performed.

• I try to picture me without you but I can't

  ➔ Infinitive after "try"; Conjunction "but"; Modal verb "can't" for inability

  ➔ "Try to picture" uses the infinitive after the verb "try." "But" introduces a contrasting idea (the inability to imagine life without the other person). "Can't" is a modal verb expressing inability.

• Sometimes the only payoff for having any faith

  ➔ Gerund phrase as object of preposition, "for having"; Noun Clause as subject

  ➔ "For having any faith" is a gerund phrase acting as the object of the preposition "for". "The only payoff for having any faith" is a noun clause acting as the subject of the sentence.

• Is when it's tested again and again everyday

  ➔ Passive voice "it's tested"; Adverb of frequency "again and again"

  ➔ "It's tested" is in the passive voice, indicating that the faith is being tested by an external force. "Again and again" emphasizes the frequent and repeated testing.

• I'm still comparing your past to my future

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense, Preposition 'to' for comparison

  ➔ The use of the present continuous indicates an ongoing action or process. The preposition 'to' establishes the relationship between what is being compared - 'your past' in relation 'to' 'my future'.

• It might be your wound but they're my sutures

  ➔ Modal Verb "might"; Pronoun Reference (It/They), contrasting ideas using 'but'.

  ➔ 'Might' expresses possibility or uncertainty. 'It' refers to the wound, and 'They' refers to the sutures. The conjunction 'but' introduces a contrast, showing that even though the wound belongs to one person, the sutures (or healing efforts) belong to the speaker.