Legends Never Die – English Lyrics

• By: Against The Current

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
legend /ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/ B2	noun - a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched sound
greatness /ˈɡreɪt.nəs/ B2	noun - the quality of being great
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B1	verb - to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship
scars /skɑːrz/ B2	noun - a mark left on the skin after a wound has healed
defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ B2	noun - an instance of defeating or being defeated
fire /faɪər/ A1	noun - the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat
pick /pɪk/ A2	verb - to choose or select from a group
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into contact with something
eternity /ɪˈtɜːrn.ɪ.ti/ C1	noun - infinite or unending time
harm /hɑːrm/ B2	noun - physical injury or damage

Key Grammar Structures

• Legends never die when the world is calling you

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (for general truths/facts)

  ➔ Uses the present simple to state a general truth about legends. "Legends "never die" is presented as a factual statement, and "the world is calling you" describes a recurring or habitual situation.

• Can you hear them screaming out your name?

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Can' (for ability/possibility), Present Continuous ('screaming')

  ➔ 'Can' is used to ask about the listener's ability to hear. 'Screaming' in present continuous describes the ongoing action of the crowd calling out their name.

• Every time you bleed for reaching greatness

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (general truth), Gerund ('reaching')

  ➔ Expresses a general truth about the cost of achieving greatness, highlighting the repetitive nature with 'Every time'. 'Reaching' functions as a gerund, acting as the object of the preposition 'for'.

• Relentless you survive

  ➔ Adjective as adverbial modifier (unconventional word order)

  ➔ The word order is inverted for emphasis. 'Relentless' is an adjective, but functions adverbially to modify 'survive'. A more conventional phrasing would be 'You survive relentlessly'.

• It's deep in their bones they run into smoke when the fire is fierce

  ➔ Cleft sentence (emphasis), 'When' clause

  ➔ This line uses a cleft-like structure, similar to cleft sentences. 'It's deep in their bones' emphasizes where the courage originates. The 'when' clause establishes the condition under which they run into smoke.

• But you'll never see the price it costs, the scars collected all their lives

  ➔ Future Simple ('you'll see'), Relative Clause (implied 'that')

  ➔ 'You'll never see' uses the future simple to state a future impossibility or certainty. The relative clause 'the price it costs' has an implied 'that' (the price *that* it costs).

• When everything’s lost they pick up their hearts and avenge defeat

  ➔ Present Simple (habitual action), 'When' clause, Verb + Object + Complement ('avenge defeat')

  ➔ The sentence describes a recurring action when a specific condition (everything's lost) is met. 'Avenge defeat' is a transitive verb taking a direct object.