Mr. Brightside

• By: The Killers
• Album: Imploding The Mirage

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
brightside /ˈbraɪt.saɪd/ B2	noun - the positive aspects of a situation
cage /keɪdʒ/ B1	noun - an enclosure made or wire or metal bars
fine /faɪn/ A1	adjective - in good health; well
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - an act of touching with the lips verb - to touch with the lips
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to be in a state of rest
cab /kæb/ A2	noun - taxi
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	noun - the cloud of black, grey, or white gases and dust that is produced by burning something verb - to inhale and exhale the smoke of burning tobacco or a drug
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on
stomach /ˈstʌmək/ A2	noun - the internal organ in which the first part of the digestion of food occurs
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are
chest /tʃest/ A2	noun - the upper front part of the body between the neck and the stomach
dress /dres/ A1	noun - a one-piece garment for women
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events. verb - determine the behavior or supervise the running of.
jealousy /ˈdʒeləsi/ B2	noun - the state or feeling of being jealous.
saints /seɪnts/ B2	noun - persons acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded as being in heaven after death
sea /siː/ A1	noun - the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its land masses.
price /praɪs/ A1	noun - the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something.
destiny /ˈdestəni/ B2	noun - the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
eager /ˈiːɡər/ B1	adjective - having or showing desire or interest.

Grammar:

• Coming out of my cage

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (action in progress)

  ➔ The use of "coming" indicates an action that is happening at the moment of speaking. It's the speaker's present state.

• And I've been doing just fine

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I've been doing" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. The use of "just fine" emphasizes the speaker's attempt to portray a state of well-being.

• How did it end up like this?

  ➔ Past Simple Tense (interrogative)

  ➔ The question structure uses the auxiliary verb "did" to form a question in the past simple tense, inquiring about a past event's unexpected outcome.

• Now I'm falling asleep

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (action in progress)

  ➔ Similar to "Coming out of my cage," "I'm falling" indicates the speaker is actively in the process of falling asleep at this very moment.

• While he's having a smoke

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (action in progress) + noun phrase

  ➔ "He's having" uses the present continuous to describe a concurrent action, and "a smoke" functions as a noun phrase representing the activity of smoking.

• Let me go

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ This is a direct command. The speaker is imploring someone to release them. The imperative mood is used to give orders or make requests.

• 'Cause I just can't look, it's killing me

  ➔ Modal Verb (can't) + Present Simple Tense (action and result)

  ➔ "Can't look" expresses inability due to emotional distress. "It's killing me" is in the present continuous but represents an ongoing, almost metaphorical, killing of the speaker's spirit or well-being.

• Jealousy, turning saints into the sea

  ➔ Present Participle as a Modifier

  ➔ "Turning" is a present participle functioning as an adjective modifying "jealousy." It describes the effect or action of jealousy, making it dynamic and active.

• Destiny is calling me

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (action in progress, personification)

  ➔ The present continuous "is calling" depicts destiny as actively engaged in calling the speaker. The personification of "destiny" imbues it with agency.