Lyrics & Translation
[English]
UnattachedHeart was racin' on a one-way track
I got lost in the feelin'
And felt nothin' at all
Played my part
Won't get crazy over one-night stars
Just the time that we live in
The writing's on the wall
So here we go again, a night to feel alone
Guess it's gonna be a modern tragedy
And I'm supposed to start again
A face, a name, a ghost
I guess it's gonna be a modern tragedy
And I'm supposed to start again
Love to keep options open
While I found my piece
But the grass wasn't greener (hmm)
And you're still on your own (you're still on your own)
Played my part
Won't get crazy over one-night stars
Just the time we live in (oh)
The writing's on the wall (writing's on the wall)
So here we go again, a night to feel alone
Guess it's gonna be (guess it's gonna be) a modern tragedy
And I'm supposed to start again
A face, a name, a ghost
I guess it's gonna be (guess it's gonna be) a modern tragedy
And I'm supposed to start again
A modern tragedy, a night to feel alone
Guess it's gonna be (guess it's gonna be) a modern tragedy
And I'm supposed to start again
Key Vocabulary
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unattached /ˌʌnəˈtætʃt/ B2 |
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racin /ˈreɪsɪŋ/ A2 |
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lost /lɔːst/ A1 |
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feelin /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A1 |
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nothin /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A1 |
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played /pleɪd/ A1 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2 |
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one-night /wʌn naɪt/ A2 |
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stars /stɑːrz/ A1 |
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tragedy /ˈtrædʒədi/ B1 |
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supposed /səˈpoʊzd/ A2 |
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options /ˈɒpʃənz/ A2 |
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greener /ˈɡriːnər/ B1 |
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ghost /ɡoʊst/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Heart was racin' on a one-way track
➔ Present continuous tense with contraction
➔ The verb 'was racin'' is a contraction of 'was racing,' indicating an action happening at the moment of speaking.
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I got lost in the feelin'
➔ Past simple tense with informal contraction
➔ 'Got' is an informal contraction of 'got lost,' used in conversational English.
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Just the time that we live in
➔ Relative clause with 'that'
➔ The clause 'that we live in' describes 'the time,' providing additional information.
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So here we go again
➔ Present tense with adverb of frequency
➔ 'Again' indicates repetition of an action in the present tense.
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Guess it's gonna be a modern tragedy
➔ Future tense with 'gonna'
➔ 'Gonna' is an informal contraction of 'going to,' used to express future actions.
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And I'm supposed to start again
➔ Present tense with modal verb 'supposed to'
➔ 'Supposed to' indicates an obligation or expectation in the present tense.
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While I found my piece
➔ Past simple tense with subordinating conjunction 'while'
➔ 'While' introduces a contrastive clause, indicating an action happening at the same time as another.
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The writing's on the wall
➔ Present tense with contraction 's
➔ The contraction 'writing's' combines 'writing' and 'is,' indicating a current state.
